The incredible, ahead of its time, AMC Eagle 4 wheel drive wagon. FEATURE REPORT.

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The incredible, ahead of its time, AMC Eagle 4 wheel drive wagon. FEATURE REPORT.

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Carthropology interviews an owner of a 1984, 4 wheel drive AMC Eagle station wagon. This "survivor" is the car of choice for Tim, a ski instructor in Sun Valley, who travels everyday to the snowy ski slopes in Idaho.
With the benefit of hindsight, one is surprised how well outfitted, comfortable and road worthy Tim's car is. The car, almost 30 years old, anticipates todays car market. A market that is oriented around SUVs whose main focus is comfort, ruggedness and convenience...
This report is a tribute to the scrappy, innovative and fearless AMC.
AMC backed "big ideas " that underscored its willingness to punch far beyond its weight.
The AMC Eagle cars were "a big idea". They were perhaps ahead of their time.
AMC was bought by Chrysler in 1987, but its demise was not for lack of originality, foresight or imagination, as you will see in this report.

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@user-ts5qw6tr9b 9 ай бұрын

I had one in 1989. I wish I still had it

@TheSiggib Жыл бұрын

Looove the AMC Kammback!!!

@ReaperRestorations 4 күн бұрын

got one sitting in the driveway right now, next to an AMC Cherokee

@danr4197 Жыл бұрын

What an incredible BEAUTIFUL machine! YES, AHEAD of it's time. I can't believe AMC was bought by Chrysler who totally destroyed it all.

@queenmab1999 Жыл бұрын

LOVE this car!!

@Abarth-ME262 2 ай бұрын

Living in colorado it's the best 4×4 I've ever owned!

@Martyn-kp1ik 6 ай бұрын

I had to look this up my parents had like 6 growing up even took one to grade they still have one

@eddygci8 Жыл бұрын

Damn that baby is clean

@OsbornTramain 4 ай бұрын

AMC isn't around anymore because they had a fantastic Jeep line and the Eagle cars were great and they were profitable......and the share price was low, so Chrysler Bought them......and gained all that technology.....Iaccoa new a good deal when he saw one!

@ManiaMusicChannel Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@steveshattah 9 ай бұрын

AMC is the big if only company.

@carthropology8318 9 ай бұрын

Innovative, ideas, succeed only so far. Innovators are still at the mercy of others, when their competition has massive marketing budgets, and when they are also your source for engines and parts. I am thinking, primarily of, the stake in the heart that GM handed AMC, when it reversed its commitment to provide GM engines to AMC for the production of the “Pacer” the highly anticipated car that AMC wanted to bring to market.

@steveshattah 9 ай бұрын

@@carthropology8318 it's unbelievable to me the AMC would have designed an entire car around an engine that didn't yet exist. Many of their decisions were so bad it seems like they may have been trying to tank the company.

@PhantomWoIf 9 ай бұрын

the seats look comfy and the instrument board looks tranquil & calming, the wood trim & light brownish beige colors add to that, i like that. what i never liked in 80s cars is when top of their instrument board is slanted towards the driver, an unpleasent sight in my opinion, same in this car, but the good thing is the piece that holds the radio & heater control is slanted towards the front, that compensates it a bit. the 4WD & higher ground clearance is a great thing, i guess that old vehicle isnt very heavy either, it will drive well through snow & muddy ways. how much $ u.s. would that car sell for these days ?