Description

The Postal/Dispatch Jeep was made in two basic models, the DJ-3A and the DJ-5. The DJ-3A was a flat fender postal Jeep similar to the CJ-3A except it was two wheel drive. It was produced from 1956 until 1965. The DJ-5 was introduced in 1965 which is the postal Jeep most people are familiar with today. They also produced a long version from 1965 until 1968, the DJ-6. The DJ-5 was made by Jeep into the early 70s and production continued under AM General.

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Production Information

DJ-3A

YEAR	BODY	MODEL	START	END	UNITS
1956	DJ-3A	56337	10001	12510	2510⁽¹⁵⁾
1957	DJ-3A	56337	12512⁽¹⁵⁾	13305	794
1958	DJ-3A	56337	13306	14693	1388⁽⁶⁾
	DJ-3A ST CH	56437	10001	10001	1⁽¹⁶⁾
1959	DJ-3A	56337	14694	16642	1948^(6)(14)
	DJ-3A ST CH	56437	10002	10002	1⁽¹⁶⁾
1960	DJ-3A	56337	16643	19367	2725
	DJ-3A ST CH	56437	10003	10014	12^(16)(14)
1961	DJ-3A	56337	19368	20909	1542⁽²¹⁾
1962	DJ-3A
1963	DJ-3A
1964	DJ-3A
1965	DJ-3A

DJ-5

Year	Serial Number Range	Production
1965	xxx - xxx	ppp
1966	xxx - xxx	ppp
1967	xxx - xxx	ppp
1968	xxx - xxx	ppp
1969	xxx - xxx	ppp
1970	xxx - xxx	ppp
1971	xxx - xxx	ppp
1972	xxx - xxx	ppp

DJ-6

Year	Serial Number Range	Production
1965	xxx - xxx	ppp
1966	xxx - xxx	ppp
1967	xxx - xxx	ppp
1968	xxx - xxx	ppp

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