I have been looking for an older Wagoneer for my girlfriend to use as a weekend vehicle. They were all fairly pricy and I did not want to spend 15K on a mid 80's model. I had a 1974 Cherokee that I should have never sold, but that's another story. I came across this one as I was at a stop light and happened to look at my phone and scan FB marketplace. It was just around the corner. I texted her and she said I could come by to take a look. When I arrived, it looked like a 1970 model that had been sitting for awhile. She said it runs but overheats, and the headlight has an issue and may be a ground. She also said the idle is too high. Battery was dead, but I will not use my duramax to jump vehicles as a friend of mine tried once and burnt up my TCM ($600). I noticed the shifter was in the center between two bucket seats and the A/C was in the center of the dash. I had never seen that before, but did not think much of it, at first. I looked online, and I believe it was here, and found a discussion about the 1414X. I had her send me a picture of the pink slip and it is indeed a 1414X. It needs some work, but it seems pretty solid, all original, and I'm super excited to have found her.
My question is, are these worth restoring to original, or are they just a model with limited production that really does not increase the value much?
Its a 1970 with a production year of 1969.
Thank you in advance for your response and sorry for the long message
