a6 the neks advertiser october 26 1972 its jeeps latest- its quadratrac brampton a unique new fulltime fourwheeldrive system called quadratrac in troduced by jeep corpo ration in its 1973 jeep wagoneer and jeep truck models is backed by the most extensive testing of any major new engin eering advance develop ed by jeep in three de cades the new system tops a long list of mechanical improvements and refin- ments incorporated in the 1973 jeep wagoneer jeep truck jeep com mando and jeep cj5 and cj6 marvin w stucky american motors vice- president i n charge o f jeep product develop ment said the quadra- trac system will be of fered as an option in the fourdoor jeep wagoneer and in four models of the jeep truck line in con- junction with the 3g0 cid v8 engine and auto matic transmission the quadrat r a c system which has been under development for more than four years represents an advance which is as significant to the fourwheeldrive vehicle as the first auto matic transmission was to t h e automobile h e said stucky said the new system gives maxim um handling response on and off the road at all times under a 1 1 driving conditions a unique controlled- type differential in the quadratrac drive sys tem allows each driving wheel to operate at its own speed delivering continuous power to all four wheels in the cor rect proportion to match the vehicle to the road surface in both forward and reverse there is no 4wd shift lever and the need for optional selectivedrive front hubs is eliminated according to w r fletcher jeep sales ma nager the quadratrae system will be fed into the line onagradual basis which will enable the company to deter mine the extent of de mand p r o d u c tion of quadratrac units in jeep truck models is scheduled to begin early in october the complete 1973 jeep line goes on sale in jeep dealerships in midseptember among the many mechanical improve ments and refinements in 1973 jeep models fletcher said arc a 11- new instrument clusters in most models 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nissan absorbing steering col umn in wagoneer and truck models truck box side panels of double- wall construction mech anical clutch linkage in all models with manual transmissions and the ad dition of a more power ful 360 cid fourbarrel v8 engine as an option in the wagoneer and certain trucks jeep vehicles are av ailable in nine exterior colors fawn beige fairway green metallic copper t a n metallic daisy yellow transam red champagne white jetset blue metallic avocado mist metallic and butterscotch gold the first five are new the 1973 jeep line up jeep wagoneer the allnew quadra- trac fulltime fourwheel drive system is introduc ed on the 1973 jeep wag oneer in which numer ous engineering impro vements arid refinements also have been incorpo rated to make the most popular fourwheeldrive station wagon even more versatile on and off the road available in standard and custom models the wagoneer offers conven tional foursvheel drive as standard equipment the more advanced qu adratrac system is op tional with the 360 cid v8 engine and automat ic transmission a choice of t h r c e american motors engi nes is offered with a more powerful 360 cid four barrel v8 availab le for the first time as an option along with a twobarrel version of the 360 standard power- plant is the 258 cid six standard with all engi nes is a threespeed all- syncromesh manual transmission a floor mounted stick shift re places the column shift optional with all engines is a fourspeed floor- shift manual transmis sion or columnshift tur bo hydramatic among many impro vements in the wagon eer for 1973 are a new instrument panel ener gyabsorbing steering column n e w steering wheel new standard oil and ammeter gauges and brake warning lights and broad changes in in terior trim and ornamen tation also new are a lock ingcolumn ignition switch and hazard warn ing switch the n e w threepod instrument cluster inclu des the speedometer and odometer in the cen ter the fuel and temper ature gauges in the left and new oil and ammet er gauges in the right standard park brake and brake failure warn ing light are located in the upper left cluster pod standard direct- reading oil and ammeter gauges previously not offered replace indicat or lights softfeel control knobs have international- code symbols and white visible lettering the re- styled crash pad has a wider brow and covers more area among numerous in terior refinements are new woodgrain instru ment cluster trim for the custom wagoneer color- keyed instrument panel steering column and wheel new ballbearing ash tray new optional clock new green seat trim color replacing blue offered with a cho ice also of buff and black doubleneedle pleats for all custom wagoneer seat inserts and new door armrests