The AMC 304 V8 was a special engine ... the engine was so powerful when it was first produced that the frame of the Jeep CJ-5 had to be redesigned to withstand it. It was one of AMC's best ...

In 1976, AMC started prioritizing the then-new Jeep CJ-7, relegating the CJ-6 to mostly ... introducing its 258-CI inline-six ...