LEGO® Jeep CJ-5

Description

An off-roader with a real-life model

The CJ-5 was a genuine off-road vehicle, known for its compact, boxy shape. The set picks up that original and translates it into 58 bricks. It belongs to the Legoland vehicles of the late seventies, a time when many cars were modelled on real ones. If you like off-roaders or are curious about the early days of brick vehicles, this is a plain example that gets by with few parts and still aims to be clearly recognisable as a Jeep.

What the colours tell you

Black, yellow, red and trans-clear are the main colours. The clear pieces stand for windows or the windscreen, black for wheels and underbody, and yellow and red for the bodywork. There are 22 different shapes among the 58 bricks. For a small set that is good variety and shows that a few special elements are included. The parts list on this page lists every element with its colour and quantity, so you can quickly see what the box contains.

Quick to build, long to play

The build does not take long, which makes it a good starting point if you are trying an older set for the first time. The model is sturdy enough to drive across a table or carpet and has no fragile attachments. As a collectable it fits alongside other vehicles from the seventies. If you own several of these cars, you can line them up and compare how differently the designers handled the limited selection of parts.

Turning bricks into something new

Once the Jeep is built, the bricks offer plenty of options. With the “What can I build?” tool on this page you can compare your own collection with the catalogue data and find out which models you could assemble from this set and the pieces you already own. Wheels and plates might become a trailer, the clear parts a window. That way the little Jeep grows step by step into a new project.

FAQ

How many pieces does the Jeep CJ-5 have?

Set 711-1 has 58 pieces in 22 different shapes. No minifigures are included.

What year is the set from?

It was released in 1977 and belongs to the Legoland theme, in the vehicles category.

Which colours appear most?

Black, yellow, red and trans-clear. The parts list shows the exact split.