1987 AMC Eagle 4X4 Snow Drive (POV) - Radwood Ready Straight 6 Sedan

[@TedwardDrives]

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[@Real_Turismo]

Amc amx 3?

[@ryanthefanguy9060]

Mine is the 1974 Gremlin X with hockey stripe

[@LiamDrives]

Grabbed a bundle of that coffee excited to try it.

[@hillalrizqi2503]

Do you have supra mk4

[@Real_Turismo]

@@hillalrizqi2503 :(

[@oniondude6991]

How dare you say she isn't a looker, she's beautiful!

[@bighands69]

Compared to today's cars it is beautiful but compared to other cars it is not. The interior is really nice looking.

[@stefan2566]

@@bighands69 so today cars are not other cars aswell?

[@bighands69]

@@stefan2566 Other cars as in those of different periods such as the 1960s. I probably was not clear in what I meant.

[@stefan2566]

@@bighands69 got ya ✌

[@blain5827]

My first car was an 82 AMC Eagle that would go anywhere, drove that thing down snowmobile trails

[@doggedlydetermined7022]

Imagine being in 1987 in your truck or SUV during a snow storm and someone passes you in this 😂

[@stephendrane1973]

I've owned two and use to drive by trucks and suv's in the winter all the time, even salt trucks . It was amazing . I had great luck with both mine , 1984 and 1987 . My father owned two also , 1981 and I think 85 . He felt the same way I did . Wish I had one now.

[@edgrigsby8610]

Our mail delivery person had an AMC Eagle wagon. She bought it new and drove it forever. I'll tell ya one thing, our mail was never not delivered. Even in brutal Michigan blizzards, we still got our mail.

[@javiersilva1577]

Wait she was delivering in her personal car?

[@bongodave13]

@@javiersilva1577 Yes. A lot of rural mail carriers drive their own cars. A friend of mine was one. He owned a Jeep with right hand drive.

[@TheTopher]

Look at the mirror in the CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD! love it! Hahah

[@misterpimlott6330]

Imagine if this was the car that could talk

[@JapaneseSoomi]

@@misterpimlott6330 what where huh

[@superbroadcaster]

Lol pretty common on old vehicles

[@rexjolles]

@@JapaneseSoomi the chrysler Lebaron

[@jackpolack3315]

I have 3 of these cars and never saw one mounted that low.

[@hx.925]

I really wanna see stuff like this, older classic cars but not 1960s ferraris Like maybe 1980s dailies, for instance, a Crown Vic LTD Wagon

[@TedwardDrives]

the crazy part, is these seem harder to find lol

[@hx.925]

@@TedwardDrives Yes true This is why this is so special.

[@y4nnickschmitt]

@@TedwardDrives makes sense since a Ferrari seems more worthwhile to keep in existence for most people.

[@brentboswell1294]

@@TedwardDrives you need to escape the Northeast! The survivors of most of these type of cars are out west...where we don't (over) salt our roads

[@superdestrier9160]

May I point you in the direction of Regular Car Reviews? There's a lot of older American iron on there.

[@grizzleypeak]

AMC's were actually good reliable cars for their time.... Definitely underappreciated.

[@taylorca1047]

My dad had passed his 1980 AMC Eagle to me about 8 years ago. Eventually the motor went bad and was forced to get rid of it. Now that we've lost my dad its definitely on my bucket list to find another one. So many great memories going hunting and fishing in it with him. The AWD on these are truly amazing it puts my jeep to shame.

[@rickybobby1975]

I grew up with the wagon version. I remember being amazed how you could effortlessly move a little lever to put it in and out of 4x4. Way ahead of it's time.

[@tattooedsailor8666]

They were fantastic in the snow. My neighbor had one. He was constantly pulling people out of ditches.

[@ivantuma7969]

these were the foundation of the very popular Cherokee ... the rumor is, AMC was doing an engine collaboration with VW/Audi for their 4-cylinder cars. They saw the development of Quattro and beat Audi to the market with an AWD sedan, coupe and wagon. My friend's dad had the wagon ... I noticed that in the mid-80s, many of the local well-to-do families drove an Eagle.

[@ΔιονυσηςΣιμονης]

With the snow looks more like sailing than driving 😂

[@santarosa6676]

Rented one of these in Colorado. Handled rough dirt roads beautifully. I remember being very impressed

[@americanbadass05]

I bought an 84 Eagle wagon in 2015 for 600 bucks. It needed ball joints. Basically for the winter to keep my ‘11 mustang off the road. I chose the Eagle after watching the episode of top gear when they took sport wagons to find the beginning of the Nile or something. I said they were all stupid and should have chosen the Eagle but they are the 3 stooges of cars so no big deal. I loved it on the snow. Limited model so it had power seats, windows, locks, leather and vinyl wood panels. Moved to Florida later and sold it. I do have 2 other AMC designs the YJ wrangler and XJ. Cherokee

[@justinbrunje7932]

I daily an 85 Eagle wagon, had 130k when i got it now has 177k on the clock. Been the best daily i have ever had and don't plan on parting with it, ever.

[@sikkidesmet]

I have a 1980 Eagle wagon. I could look at her all day!

[@impactblue2601]

The car is so obscure that it's totally cool!

[@bighands69]

It is nicer looking than the majority of SUV cars today. Crossovers look like vomit.

[@trevorjameson3213]

@@bighands69 Yeah I think that AMC Eagle looks pretty cool. Modern SUV's look like a cartoon car, ugly and all the same stupid look. And yeah Crossovers, well, sort of egg-like, or gay cartoonish look.

[@MrCarGuy]

This is now rarer than most exotics from the period.

[@mikehenkes]

AMC was so ahead of their time. They called the SUV/ AWD madness 2 decades early! Also, all of the 90's cab forward car's that "saved Chrysler" like the Intrepid, Concord, all of JEEP ext came from the AMC HQ

[@lukeson8934]

That interior looks absolutely perfect! Like seriously, showroom quality.

[@edalder2000]

I have not seen one of these in at least 30 years. What a time capsule. The Eagle was like nothing else before or since.

[@furrysharker]

I remember in the early 80's thinking these were absolutely ridiculous - who would ever want a car where you sat up high and had 4WD as a daily driver? I guess time proved me wrong.

[@notroll1279]

No... it's just that in many urban areas, people have gone nuts and buy a truck where a car would do the job better...

[@efs83dws]

My parents had several AMC’s. They were good, dependable cars.

[@DNHarris]

This was my first car, a brown woody 1984 AMC Eagle Wagon 4x4. Thank you for the flashback! The inline 6 continued through the XJ Jeep Cherokee and 1st and 2nd gen Jeep Grand Cherokees (ZJ and WJ) and Wrangler (YJ and TJ) through 2006. It was a bullet of an engine.

[@InternetDude]

Look at my videos I have a blue 86 woody wagon.

[@DNHarris]

@@InternetDude I'll check em out!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

She's gorgeous! I've seen plenty of Eagle wagons, but never a 4 door sedan. It's a shame that it was discontinued when it was.

[@TonyJumpkins]

I love the old steering wheel with the rectangle in the center 🤩. Also that interior color is radical

[@oliverkalamata2753]

The new Jeep Wagoneer has a nice steerimg wheel for a new car.

[@alh06]

@@oliverkalamata2753 That is an almost direct copy of an old Mercedes S class

[@MrAustindies84]

First car was an 88 wagon. Drove it over 200k till the engine shot a rod. Turned 16 20 years ago. Was a blast to drive. Could get 8 buddies in it with a go cart strapped to the roof. Love

[@XA351GT]

The funny thing is when you said it's 1987 but it feels like the 70s that's because that body design dates back to the early 70s as the Hornet. in 1978 they changed the name to Concord and then when it went 4WD it became the Eagle. So you were pretty much driving a 25 YO design. I'm glad you mentioned Subaru. It showed again that AMC was ahead of it's time.

[@dftns19]

I don't think I even knew they made a sedan of these. Saw the wagons quite a bit relatively as a kid.

[@TedwardDrives]

Yeah there were even two door convertibles called Sun Dancers 😂. Mannnny more wagons made than these

[@georei]

My dad had the amc eagle station wagon and it was a beast. Very first car I drove on back roads when I was 12

[@claytonbouldin9381]

My friend in high school had a 1982 Eagle 4x4, Brown with the wood paneling. His Dad gave it to him when he got his drivers license. That thing was a beast in the snow too. I remember driving in a couple of blizzards and it just went! No getting stuck, or sliding off the road ever happened. I'm not sure what he is doing these days, but am pretty sure he still had that Eagle.

[@migaisnotacat]

I would drive this thing all the day in the snow. What a cool car.

[@rushfan9thcmd]

My Eagles loved snow. 3 wagons and an SX/4 over the years. Great vehicles for sure. Still miss my 70 AMX.

[@michaelpetersonjr]

My great grandfather had a wagon version of this car, a 1984 AMC Eagle. It had the 258 cubic inch 4.2 6-cylinder engine, same as in the earlier Jeeps. It was also a 3-speed automatic. I remembered riding in one as a kid. Last of these were in 1988 just after Chrysler bought out AMC.

[@LiamDrives]

There’s a slider to switch to 4wd that is so cool!

[@thesilvercrusade301]

Wow it's like a wood panel older jeep cherokee meets a subaru baja! Wild - I love it!

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

The AMC Eagle concept was way ahead of its time. I almost bought one in the 1980's. AMC was on its death bed, though. The Eagle was basically a 1970's Hornet on which AMC grafted a single speed transfer case with full-time 4WD or 2WD selections, and independent front suspension, and the old-fashioned carbureted 258 CID straight six. By 1987, AMC had come out with the much more powerful and refined 4.0 multi-port injected 4.0L straight six for the Jeep Cherokee and Comanche pickup , but it never made it into the Eagle. So, the Eagle was a very innovative car for its time that was cobbled together from the parts shelf because of AMC's horrible financial condition. That's why it was never a big seller. Great snow car, though.

[@jkav5062]

My granny had one. It was the first car I drove in the 80s. Wow good to see the Eagle again. Running by the way.

[@fredharvey2720]

Used to see these in Denver back then. AMC folded and Subaru took over that niche, and very well.

[@gecku3602]

I love watching this as he realizes why people were upset when AMC went away. They made nice cars, just couldn't afford to do it.

[@tuanh_duong]

You are right that it feels like it is from the 70s. The Eagle dates back originally to the Hornet, a compact car that was one of the best sellers for the company. Then, they somehow managed to spruce it up a bit and sold it as the Concord, a compact luxury car in the late 70s to early 80s. Finally, in its final incarnation was the Eagle. AMC also made a hatchback version of this called the SX4 and a Kammback till '83, I believe, which is even rarer. But a good number of these sold were either the wagon or, as shown here, the sedan. Man, do I want one of these :D

[@phl_fx]

It's incredible how many interior parts are in common with the jeep wagoneer of same period

[@Kiss__Kiss]

When I was young, I used to say, "When I grow up, I will own one of these.. FF to today, when the X4/GLC Coupe' Are what keep me reminiscing on the whole AMC Eagle sedan/wish list of a car. Thank you Tedward for reviewing this, as I sit here in my 50s wondering what could have been, between that AMC and myself lol

[@325xitgrocgetter]

The car feeling like it's 1970 isn't too far off the mark. The Eagle itself was based on the Concord which was based on the Hornet which came out in 1970...so the platform was 17 years old by 1987 so even by 80s standards it was pretty dated. Still, a cool car and concept that predated the SUV by a number of years.

[@patsfan8057]

Yup. What he said....

[@TheSDB13]

Ah, basically the first crossover, love these things

[@MountainSalsa]

Oh man I loved seeing these on the roads! Quite rare these days. Thanks for this!!

[@superdestrier9160]

That interior is beautiful! And the exterior! That's a lot of brown.

[@weedmastersr]

There's something so comfy about these old cars.

[@robouzounian7109]

Thank you for highlighting this abomination of a vehicle. I actually love how awkward and different this car looks from anything on the road. Seeing one actually on the road is nothing short of miraculous! Phenomenal.

[@williamhadley1580]

Just like the 82 I had in high school. It had a Nash derived engine paired to a Chrysler transmission and brakes, Dana driveline and GM/Delco electricals. Oh and just for laughs a Ford ignition system. It was the first American 4wd with independent front suspension.

[@27Zangle]

Awesome! One of my friend's dad had one of these in high school. The damn thing would go anywhere in the winter.

[@Rrgr5]

Dude, that car is awesome, if they were sold in my country AMC would probably still in business today, ppl here love 4WD, I would buy one, looks like a brick, uses a big inline 6 and is high enough that I can roll fine in my street full of holes.

[@DMETS519]

By 1986 the third brakelight had been a requirement on all cars. I don't remember any AMC Eagles ever having one. I didn't see one on this one either unless it was covered by that sticker in the back window.

[@seiph80]

I know why: the EPA actually classified the Eagles, weirdly, as light trucks, so they were technically exempt. Trucks weren't required to have them until 1994, so that's why you don't see any Eagles with the third brake light.

[@davequinlan3020]

My Eagle was A 1983 and it was not a shift on the fly. The Eagle defined a Crossover as we know it today. And yes....it cut through any snow like it was butter.

[@ChimkenNuggers]

Someone dailys one near me. I love seeing it around, so different than everything else on the road today.

[@PRRrailfan]

Oh man, these things are so cool! I'd love to have a manual, wagon version!

[@kriegjaeger]

"Who looks at this car and says 'yep that's the car I'm taking care of forever!" BOY If I had any mechanical inclination I'd consider it! I tend to get anxious even doing relatively routine stuff like oil, brakes and contemporary parts. Can't imagine retrofitting a car but it's nice to think about.

[@edwingonzalez8840]

Wow, brought back memories, I had a 1980 AMC EAGLE STATION WAGON 4X4 with the wooden panels. That was my First car at 17 years old in 1993 in Paterson NJ. The kids made fun of me for having such a Vehicle, I stuck my middle finger at them as I drove it while they walked. Huge problem I had with it was it wouldn’t take reverse until it warmed up, depends how cold it was it could have taken 15-30 minutes to warm up then a big boom &!it would reverse. As an impatient kid I would be reving that engine, if not I would have to get out of car with friends & push car backwards to get out of parking spot. Never figured out that problem. It was a great car, until I was making a left at a intersection & a brand new Hyundai scoup speeding hit me on my right quarter panel & spun me around and at that time I didn’t wore a seatbelt and landed on the passenger side. Hyundai Scoup TOTALED! I drove my Eagle home, As per my Pops not worth the fix, sold it for parts. Thanks again for the video.

[@Ateal317]

Tedward (riffing on the car for the first couple minutes): "Why in the world would you pick this car? It isn't a looker. What makes you decide to keep this for so long?" Owner: "It reminded me of the smell of my grandfather's car." 🥺

[@jh1328]

My cousin’s friend had the exact same one when I was 9 and I remember hearing Oasis for the first time in this car back in like 95.

[@TedwardDrives]

That’s the perfect nostalgia machine

[@lameduck3630]

Love a straight six.

[@199hf]

It's funny that AMC is now what the manufacturers are doing. They were ahead of their time

[@kriegjaeger]

I love everything about it, in theory. I've done some work on cars and have enough knowledge to be dangerous but I've heard the eagles are a real pain to deal with.

[@quintenelijah6586]

This car is absolutely gorgeous 😍😍 and the interior is genuinely stunning ❤️

[@saucyp123]

I love everything about this car

[@Divido126]

"Hit me in third!" LOL

[@TedwardDrives]

The best teamwork on the channel so far 😂

[@brentboswell1294]

There was also an Eagle based on the Spirit (a shortened two door hatchback version of the Concord). IIRC, the Spirit-based Eagle was dropped in 1984.

[@seiph80]

The SX/4

[@theeditorrestrial]

Freakin perfect! Wanna see more AMC's.

[@derekclaydon900]

AMC Eagles did not have EFI.They all had a computer controlled 2 bbl Carter carburetor,and yes they were AWD.They had a center differential and no low range.2wd just disconnected the front drive for better fuel economy.The 1st year models(1980) had no 2wd switch.

[@audieconrad8995]

Sooooo ahead of the time...

[@Gabe0u812]

Love travel that old car. When I was kid my brother had a 83 model 2 door

[@MileytheJeepV2]

Love my cherokee but this is a whole different beast i love it

[@stefan5218]

there is just this special charm about older cars

[@hughessystems3351]

Got an 83 wagon 4.2 manual. Ready for the 15" of snow predicted in the next day or 2....

[@TedwardDrives]

Jealous...Especially of the Manual. This Auto is kind of a dog. Its charming for sure, but it really hinders the powertrain haha

[@highc9977]

Hey Tedward, Respect the drive ✊

[@Set_your_handle77]

The wagon was ahead of its time.

[@tomsfruitstand6821]

brings me back to the blue wagon we had as a kid. great car

[@Oogiesgarage]

I remember seeing these as a kid and being like ugh that’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen and a few years ago I started wanting one strange how tastes change as you get older..cool asf

[@vojtechbatelka8581]

Oh man, this car has all the shades of brown and I think I love it. What a great video!

[@edantonuk690]

Love these cars would buy another if I could find a good one Had 2 coupes an a wagon but rust took its toll great car

[@thec2cexpress572]

I absolutely love it, what an awesome car, it should have been way more successful

[@OzarkMountainKing]

Two takeaways: 1) AMC Eagle was the future we didn't appreciate. If they made that exact car today under Chrysler, they'd be on back order. 2) I saw that Mark Martin sticker, and y'all need to check out his racing museum in Jonesboro, AR. It's pretty cool.

[@wordman3624]

It looks like something out of a Mad Max film. A great daily driver for evading marauders after a nuclear war.

[@edwardclement102]

The best deer hunter I ever knew Larry Revell had one.

[@TedwardDrives]

I’ll toast to Larry

[@vegard2000]

That thing is awesome, first time seeing one

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

Nice car, looks like a blast to drive...😎

[@ronnieroberts9478]

I love the old Eagles. They were amazing.

[@Fordguy1997]

What a car! Had that same steering wheel cover on my old Buick Century, just a different color

[@claytonbouldin9381]

I disagree. That is a beautiful car! I can't believe how immaculate that car is inside and out.

[@Method_MOK]

it's beautiful i want one

[@JohnDoe-jj6wf]

Surprised just how similar the interior is to the same year jeep grand wagoneer. More luxury than you would expect

[@OnboardCamEurope]

Please do more videos with old and rare cars!! :)

[@obsessedwithguitars3157]

AMC Eagles are among my favorite vehicles ever made, but I'm odd.

[@TobiasRieper047]

Gah, this makes me wish I was born in tje USA to grow up with these oddball cars. Amazing video Ted! Hope to see you do a shot of that 850i sometimes too, would be neat!

[@Petequinn741]

I had almost the twin of this car, loved it , it was my little tank .note put in 4 wheel when stopped

[@clintonturner5545]

Back in 1971, I bought a 1971 Gremlin. I finally put Traction Action Junior traction bars on it to help stop the rubber burning. Didn't work. Finally traded it in for new orange 600 cc Honda sport coupe.

[@Heretican]

"This AMC Eagle may not be pretty" What you mean? They're awesome looking

[@priesermax]

That car looks absolutely genius 👌

[@InternetDude]

I have two 86 eagle wagons, one is a parts car. They are awesome in winter.

[@samuelrucker7004]

It actually looks pretty comfortable

[@denismatyas7614]

Very interesting car, i actually kinda like the looks of it :D. On monday i will finally after a long wait have my first driving lessons in the dark and on a snow so needless to say that i am feeling pretty nervous. :D Wish me luck !

[@TedwardDrives]

Have fun! be patient and assume there's less grip than you think.