AMC Eagle = Original Crossover! AMC was over 30 years ahead of their time.

This is sad, AMC in its death rattle.

I ACTUALLY saw one of those Renault Alliances driving around the other day. I was extremely surprised someone was able to keep it running this long.

Scrambler mini truck looks awesome.

It's amazing how much more appealing Jeep's 1983 lineup is compared to their 2015 lineup. Don't get me wrong, the current Grand Cherokee is a great vehicle, and the current Wrangler is good, but the old vehicles are just so much more appealing.

Wow, the Renaults were AMC's only chance at a modern car as the Eagle/Concord/Spirit all are basically updates of the AMC Hornet that I believe came out in 1970.

I learned how to drive manual in a Alliance. Thanks big sister for teaching me.

AMC, inventor of the crossover SUV.

Love these retro reviews. Keep them coming!!

"the marriage is going well." Like Bonnie and Clyde's marriage went well.

I really dig those AMC 4WD cars. Always have.

I've ridden in a Scrambler, one of my friends in high school had an '82 model. This was on March 5, 2010, so both of us were born several years after AMC folded and anything AMC-built was pretty rare by then. That Scrambler was pretty well-known around the school. There was another guy with a '50 Studebaker there, I got to ride in that one quite a few times in 2009-2010 and it was another of the school's coolest cars. Both of those people graduated a year ahead of me, I don't remember anything quite so awesome in my graduating class. I myself drove... nothing and had no license. I upgraded from nothing to an '08 Honda Accord when I was 19, not that cool but... FREEDOM! October 14, 2020 4:28 am

I loved that Honcho blue pick up

Keyless entry in 1983! I hadn't heard of such a thing until about 1990.

Poor AMC. It was really a rad company in its day.

My dad a CJ5 inline-6. Forgot what year it was, but he loved it. It can withstand up to 2 feet of water. Drove it until the wheels fell off... literally, LOL. He then bought a 1986 Jeep Cherokee, and still has it to this day. Refurbished, but not restored.

1:41 gas fill door swinging open lol

To think if it weren't for AMC our beloved jeeps would have gone out of style. As a owner of a Spirt and Jeeps I can say the 258 motor is one of the best built motor ever.400k miles is nothing to see on one of them motors and still running strong. As ws the little Iron duke 4cyl mad by another company now gone (Pontiac). Strange how the quality car company's went and the umm crap ones lived? make a good reliable car that will last for years and years and put yourself out of business AMC is also responsible for creating the SUV market,by introducing the 4x4 eagle.The cars were very well built and didn't suffer the quick rusting many other brands had. Sad to see them gone. I would buy the entire range of eagles and jeeps from 1983 and a Spirt,if I had the place to keep them.

HAHA look at that Renault Alliance gas door flying open at 1:41!

some good looking jeeps here :D, if only vehicles could stay young and rust free

omg, the Alliance was one of THE biggest POS ever...

that honcho is freakin gnarly!!!

Damn jeep made some sexy pickups.

Wow. I didn't even know we got the Fuego here.

I'd love a scrambler

I love the Honcho!

As a youth, my friends ad I would make jokes about "le car" we saw around town. Whoever thought it was a good idea to put that on the side, i thank you for countless punchlines spoken in bad french accents by elementary school kids.

Kenosha Wisconsin's finest in '83.. good stuff..

I came here for the Jeeps.

They should make a 2 door Gladiator that looks like the Scrambler

that scrambler and honcho look so freaking bad ass...i can picture them with a upgrade suspension and may be a different set of rims and tires off road of course!!

My dad used to work at the Kenosha plant making the same vehicle...lots of stories! My grandmother used to have an Alliance sedan. She liked it for the most part! Now she drives an Toyota Camry.

My dad had an '83 CJ-5 with the 2.5 4cyl. He put 2 engines in it, and countless clutches in all the years he owned it... It was actually pretty reliable, and he drove it many years, but unfortunately, Ohio winters finally took its toll on it.

55 HP? Wow. My 1977 Celica I had as a college student old back then had 90 HP and it was adequate, but no barn burner. I can't imagine so little power.

i know a few people who bought Alliances when they were new and the general consensus was that while reliability wasn't great they were surprisingly comfortable and quiet for a small car

That body roll. Holy cow, but it must have been so so smooth in a straight line haha! And wow. "Le Car" "The Car" Amazing.

Those early XJ pictures hit different. Looks like an XJ Cherokee from the '70s.

Pt.2 keep them coming, the retro review are awesome Thanks so much. I think you should do, the big three from Detroit.

I'm sorry, but that 83 Alliance is absolutely hideous. It looked like it was going to flip over when it took a turn. A smoking badass 55HP engine, I think some lawnmowers today have that much.

i had an 86 renault alliance when i was 16. got astonishingly good fuel economy. i dont know the specs but we rode around all day for $3. was slow and didnt handle well and parts hard to find. but it was an experience

Now THESE where great cars!

Jeep needs to bring back the honcho and the comanche.

Good cars. Just too bad the alliance wasnt reliable. Ive always liked the looks even today. My sister had one back then, was a nice car & VERY good on fuel. Ride was very nice.

I have an 1983 CJ7 and a 1983 CJ8. Great year.

Some of the most beautiful cars ever made

I can't even imagine what that Wagoneer would be worth today.

These old cars from all manufacturers are most entertaining on the slalom and I think everyone at some point used that GM 2.5 in at least one of their models. Hell I had 3 cars with the old "iron duke"

Never understood why the oil level interior readout never took off more.

JEEP SCRAMBLER

I can't recall ever seeing a Renault on the streets here in the states. I still see AMCs and old wagoneers periodically but I don't think I've ever seen a LeCar or an alliance or any Renault for that matter on the road here.

Wouldn't mind finding a Spirit from that era. However, I'd really love to know what happened to the headquarters building. I wonder if it's still standing.

Never seen a Honcho before

hi amc workers of kenosha me too

Damn those jeep are 🔥🔥🔥

It's the American Leyland, ahem, Alliance

Why is the engine sound effect at the very end of the video so goddamn loud???

Is that CW Mcall cj5 and 4wd in the back ground?

I've never heard of the Honcho and I've never seen this model of Cherokee before. Interesting.

Scrambler's were cool.

I just feel like if AMC was able to bridge the gap a few more years to get to the SUV craze of the early 90s that Jeep might have saved them and gave them a legit shot at supplanting Chrysler as #3.

The cradle/birthplace of my XJ.

A few girls at my high school had a Fuego in the 80s... not bad looking

It’s a little known fact that all designers at AMC were blind.

love the le car and the fuego! =)

4:58 either the doors not shut all the way or the pre-production truck has a wicked door hap

Its so extrange that in every country exepct us, the renault 9/11 and 18 were good and reliable cars The jeeps always were nice looking bad ass 4x4 vehicles! The awd eagle was a nice concept And what an ugly and outdated suv was the grand wagon/wagoneer, it looks like a 60's car, the 4runner was in those years!!

What sexy CJ renegades

Love these retro

Great stuff, unlike the junk today.

Thanks John!

Love the office tower.....of course unions are to blame!

Any test on the Renault Alliance GTA? Or the Alpine A310?

I would love to own an old CJ7 or a Scrambler

Thy were junk cars when i pulled wrenches for a living i wroked on lots of them but thy had some neat tech for its day and kind fun to drive but still junk always broke down all the time

Outside of the Concord 4 door and the Large Renault; which didn't seem to sell well.....AMC had a pretty progressive lineup for 1983. It s a shame quality and other issues relating to AMC history ultimately led them to merge with Chrysler in 1987. I remember a dealer near me even having few gray market R5 Turbos on the lot around this time. It seemed LeCars and Alliances were everywhere.......until things started breaking and the repair bills were astronomical. The Eagle 4x4 wagon was considered pretty upscale back then.

Selec - Trac is pretty awesome.

AHAHAH car of the year. They really made a mistake because this was gone a year later. The convertible is okay but honestly. Compare this to a Cadillac Eldorado from that year.

With exception to the France only Renault Fuego, that Renault Alliance was the first car to ever have remote keyless entry.

Ohh to have that Cherokee! Why don't the manufacturers realize there are more than a few of us that want a 2 door and not a 4 door SUV!

that music they play for the jeeps..... I WANT THAT MP3!!!!

The Eagles had the Iron Duke? Didn't know that.

Gimmie that Cherokee or Wagoneer!

Was AMC the first to make an AWD sedan? I can't think of another AWD sedan made in the 1970s.

one thing i have to say ONLY OLD JEEPS ARE REAL JEEPS

I wanna 1983 Concord!

80's..the decade of the boxes.

I still can't believe AMC used the GM 2.5 "Iron Duke" 4 cylinder. You can't kill those very easily

We have 2, a '76 and '86. Love them both. Also own a '96 Cherokee. Not interested in new Jeeps owned by Fiat. Jeep needs to break off from Chrysler before they go belly up again.

Look at how young he looked.

Dat Honcho!

Did amc become jeep?

That XJ...did they ever end up making any of those?

Man Im feeling old now 😢

I just wish American Motors had placed a V-6 Engine in the SX-4, calling it the SX-6, or even better than that would be a V-8 therefore calling it the SX-8.

is it wrong that I kinda want a LeCar...

CJ5, you say?

Bankrupt 4 years after this aired. You see why in this video.

So good. Volt meter. Mmmmm...

lol my quad has 77 hp...

I miss 80's cars. Modern vehicles are disposable appliances without a soul.