It’s gotten to the point that I can tell you what color an AMC Eagle will be before I see it. Unless it’s been touched by Rutledge Wood, at which point it’s silver, black trim with chrome spikes filling in trim holes, the stereotypical Eagle is maroon with the fake wood on the sides. Just about everywhere I’ve gone, that’s the case. Seeing one painted stark while from tip to tail is a genuine shock. Given that winter is on it’s way, I usually find myself looking at AMC Eagles and wondering how I’ve managed to not impulse-buy one yet. There is a lot to like about an Eagle: four-wheel drive, station wagon space, oddball conversation starter car, AMC straight-six powertrain. It’s the anthesis to the Jeep XJ Cherokee, the car that wanted to do more instead of the truck-like box that did what you would expect.
This Colorado-sourced example looks as mint as an Eagle ever gets. Our usual wish list applies: 4.0L stroker build, a touch more suspension height, and we’d be good. Maybe some under-body armoring just to be safe. AMC’s last gasp might have been based on a car that debuted in 1970, but even through to the end they did everything they could to keep it alive. The Eagle was a car well ahead of it’s time, and now you can look upon that same car as a budding classic.
No arguments from me on this 1 I’ve always liked and wanted one
You show a lot of things on Facebook Marketplace. Is this the new Craigslist? Someday I might step out of the 18th century!
Pretty much. CL started charging for vehicle ads. You’ll still find nice cars on CL, but if you’re scrounging or budget-hunting, FB Marketplace has some interesting options. That’s where we sourced the Dirty Cougar project from.
Letgo is a good site also