Rare Super Chief?

[The PIG Smith]

[joe]

Hey Joe, do you happen to have any info on Brian Chuchua or know where I can find it? I believe I have one of his conversions and I have been trying to find out more information for awhile now. Can't seem to find much on the net.

No I sure don't Scott. Since he closed or sold his dealership I haven't heard much about him. In his time he was very active in promoting Jeeps and offroad racing in So Cal. Even with all the dealer customs he was doing his main focus was on the CJ models. You might try asking around on some of the CJ forums. He was a lot better known with that crowd than with the FSJ bunch.

[Casey]

Oh of course it's one of those RARE models!



Brian Chuchua out west and Hinkles in SC were two of the biggest and best Jeep dealers in the world. They installed lift kits, tire/wheel combos, headers, engine swaps etc...right at the dealer and sold the Jeeps that way brand new.

[srobertsfsj]

Didn't the "S" stand for Sport? Since the Chief trim included the S trim pak the S was incorporated into the Chief badge.
I think the dealer you guys are talking about was prolly Brian Chuchua Jeep in SoCal.

Hey Joe, do you happen to have any info on Brian Chuchua or know where I can find it? I believe I have one of his conversions and I have been trying to find out more information for awhile now. Can't seem to find much on the net.

[threepiece]

not true if it is a chief then it has to be an s as it would be a step above an s with all the smae trim and then some.

Perhaps I misunderstood the Jeep sales Brochure?

[joe]

Didn't the "S" stand for Sport? Since the Chief trim included the S trim pak the S was incorporated into the Chief badge.
I think the dealer you guys are talking about was prolly Brian Chuchua Jeep in SoCal.

[baja]

Sounds like a regular old W/T chero when people start using the words RARE ecc they think there sitting on a gold mine or something

What type of school bus and what engine is it packing

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[fulsizjeep]

the S don't mean Squat

All Chief head badges have the S. AMC put it there so people like us would ponder endless hours about it's true meaning.

[talntar]

not true if it is a chief then it has to be an s as it would be a step above an s with all the smae trim and then some.

[threepiece]

QUOTE dmntxn77Its because its a Cherokee Chief "S" model. Which they all are that I have seen.

I used to think this as well but it is not true. The "Chief" is a trim package not a body style. Trim packages for the Cherokee included the S, Chief, and Golden Eagle. You had a choice of only one.

[fulsizjeep]

This is a real Super Chief from 1977.

As mentioned, it was a dealer upgrade. There is a member in Denver area that has an 86 GW that was converted. I don't think they were referred to as Super Chiefs except by the dealer (forget name) that made the ones like above.

This is Scott's build thread on his WT GW:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=120472

[mud89]

IIRC there was a Super Chief, but it was a 4-Door Wagoneer with W/T axles and flairs.

I think that's what they where calle Dealer mods from what I remember. A member here has one.

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X2

The real "super chief" was a package from a dealer : it was a wagoneer converted to W/T axles and flares, so like a Cherokee Chief with 4 doors. Maybe the super chief package included also a 401 ? I have an article reprint somewhere..

[mattmopar440]

Sounds like a regular old W/T chero when people start using the words RARE ecc they think there sitting on a gold mine or something

What type of school bus and what engine is it packing

[KaiserMan]

IIRC there was a Super Chief, but it was a 4-Door Wagoneer with W/T axles and flairs.

I think that's what they where called. Dealer mods from what I remember. A member here has one.

[Dmntxn77]

Its because its a Cherokee Chief "S" model. Which they all are that I have seen.

Since the Chief emblem has a red "S" on it, people assume its means Super..

Works for me cause in my opinion they are SUPER....