Back in January 2018, I had the privilege of taking an all-new JL Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport wheeling at Austin JeepPeople‘s biggest annual event, the Polar Bear Run, alongside hundreds of JK Wrangler owners in their rigs. They don’t call it the Polar Bear Run for nothing: everyone at Hidden Falls Adventure Park in Marble Falls, Texas was supposed to remove their roofs and doors, and lower their windshields before they hit the trails. Doing that let in the cold, but it also put me closer to the sights and sounds of nature. If that sounds like fun to you, take a look at our Pick of the Day, a 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara listed by a South Dakota dealership on ClassicCars.com.
Two-door Jeeps have been around for decades, but the Wrangler model is less than 40 years old, replacing the CJ series in the 1987 model year. The first-generation Wrangler, otherwise known as the YJ (or “Yuppy Jeep” to some) was produced until the 1996 model year. Its successor, the TJ, had more Jeep-like round headlights and a new coil-spring suspension, among other updates.
This Forest Green Pearl Coat 1999 Wrangler Sahara benefits from those as well as a few modifications designed to make it even more capable off-road. Up front, it has a 9,000-pound Warn winch in between a pair of auxiliary lights. The corners of the body below the tan removable hardtop are protected with diamond-plate armor. It also appears this Jeep has been lifted to give it more ground clearance. If additional grip is required and the Goodyear Wranglers need to be aired down, there’s a QuickAir 2 compressor to fill them back up and get the Wrangler on the road home after a day of splashing through mud and crawling over rocks.
Aside from a newer head unit, there don’t seem to be any changes to the interior. The Dark Green and Camel Trailcloth upholstery is still there and the knob for the five-speed manual gearbox hasn’t been swapped out for an aftermarket piece.
There’s also not a lot of wear present. That’s because whoever owned this four-wheel mountain goat only put 19,402 miles on its Power Tech 4.0-liter I6. There are still thousands of miles of streets and trails ahead of this $27,853 off-road machine. If you buy it, start things off right by removing the doors and roof and going for a drive. You’ll be glad you did.
Click here to view the listing for this Pick of the Day on ClassicCars.com.
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