The Eagle Has Landed: 1986 AMC Eagle Wagon
AMC fanboys and Eagle lunatics alike might not want to admit it, but the AMC Eagle was the original crossover. It combined a car-like chassis/ride with a truck-like raised suspension and off-roading capability…but it wasn’t that great at doing either thing. At least it was powered by a big AMC inline-6 shared with various Jeep and Jeep-like things. Find this 1986 AMC Eagle Wagon offered for $12,985 in Cary, IL via Hemmings. Tip from BP.
From the seller’s description:
Location: Cary, Illinois, 60013
Mileage: 29
Transmission: Auto
Condition: Excellent
Exterior: Red
Interior: Red and Grey
Seller’s Description:
1986 AMC Eagle complete original car 29,000 miles from new. 4 X 4 Quadratrac with automatic transmission. Power locks, Air conditioning, power brakes and steering. This is an original low mileage time capsule. Car runs and drives like the day it left Kenosha, WI. New tires, exhaust, shocks and A/C compressor. You won’t find a nicer original AMC out there.
Price: $12,985
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Aaaaaand 35 years later, crossovers still aren’t that great at either thing. Drove my mom’s new to her 2016 Lexus RX350 a few days ago. I felt like I was in a large refrigerator that someone had tipped on its side and added wheels. I bet this things not that great at either is better than most at both.
Why are the only AMC vehicles left on the planet all low mileage museum pieces? It’s almost as if they don’t last when actually driven. Good thing AMC built so many parts cars back in the day to keep the remaining cars functioning.
Seeing this next to a 1992 Eagle is giving me some very bad ideas about what a boosted to the moon 4G63 would do in one of these wagons.