Frank's Jeep

[Raven Wolf]

Does anyone know specificaly the year and model of Frank's Jeep? It looks like a "Sport", but I'm not sure.

C'Mon TIWWA members....This is what you're best at!

[Guest fledgling666]

being that the Cherokee was virtually unchanged for the 14 years of it's 17 year existence, it will be very difficult to tell. as stated in another thread, i think it is a mid-nineties model 4-door, 2-wheel-drive with the 4.0L I-6 engine and auto tranny. i think that would make it the "Sport" model, if there was such a thing the year it came out, but if i remember correctly, there is no "Sport" badging on it.

[Raven Wolf]

Well, if you go to eBay, you'll see things like Jeep : Grand Cherokee LIMITED, Jeep : Cherokee SPORT, Jeep : Cherokee CLASSIC4x4, Jeep : Cherokee LOW RESERVE, Jeep : Cherokee Laredo 4x4, Jeep : Cherokee Pioneer ....I could go on and on. The Grand Cherokees look a lot bigger than Franks, so I guess that's out.

Anybody else?

P.S. This one looks close, but isn't quite right somehow.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...4521847303&rd=1

[Guest fledgling666]

a photo from the link above:

this is basically it, but year differences vary body details only extremely slightly until the overhaul in 99 or so. at that point, the body got a tiny bit smoother and more rounded with more rounded fender flares. and a slight angle on the top of the tail light lenses.

[Libby]

I know absolutely nothing about cars, whatsoever. But I wonder if they bought a new car for the show. If they did, then as the pilot was filmed in the spring, that would narrow it down to spring of 1996.

If they did buy a second-hand car (but I don't think 1013 ever did any cheaply!) it probably wouldn't be more than a couple of years old.

A bit of Googling came up with one of those consumers sites and this might be of help:

"1994 Jeep Cherokee: New safety features included side door-guard beams and a center high-mounted stoplamp.

1995 Jeep Cherokee: A driver-side airbag arrived in 1995, and the base SE model gained reclining front bucket seats. Three models went on sale: SE, Sport, and Country (the latter 4-door only). Four-cylinder Cherokees became available later in the season with a 3-speed automatic transmission.

1996 Jeep Cherokee: The 4-cylinder dropped five horsepower, to 125, and was no longer available with the 3-speed automatic transmission. Cherokee would be redesigned for 1997."

Practically nothing of this makes any sense to me - about the only thing I know about cars is where the door handle is - and even then that can take me a while to find.

[hippyroo]

are you in the market for one? or just curious?

[Raven Wolf]

Thanks, Libby. That was helpful and humorous!

Hippyroo... My fiance and I were discussing the fact that, when we're married, we'll have need for some sort of a truck or SUV, for many reasons, and I said..."Hey, how about a Frank-mobile! So, he and I have been looking on e-Bay, trying to see what's out there, and the prices, etc. So, I just thought I'd try to find out SPECIFICALY which model and year he had. I never realized there were so many TYPES of Jeep Cherokees! So, yes, I guess I AM in the market for one.

[Raven Wolf]

a photo from the link above:

this is basically it, but year differences vary body details only extremely slightly until the overhaul in 99 or so. at that point, the body got a tiny bit smoother and more rounded with more rounded fender flares. and a slight angle on the top of the tail light lenses.

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Another angle of the same one. As fledgling said, this is basicaly it, but something about the headlights and the front end seems "off" somehow.

[Walkabout]

I would bet money the vehicle was donated by Jeep.. talk about cheap advertising.. very common practice on other shows filmed in BC...

[Guest fledgling666]

not to mention, chrysler gets props in the credits.