Is that an X6?

Quaint country folk "often" put certain, "random" words in quotes. I don't "know" why, but it "comes across" as a little odd. Just "my" $0.02.

no, it is much better looking than an X6, I got in one yesterday.
Aztek came to mind.

It's in fucking LEBANON! No matter how sweet it is (and it is sweet)it's going to be a pain to have it shipped across the Atlantic.

1982 "amc" Eagle 2door 4x4 - $4000 (Lebanon) Heres a "blast" from the "past" a 1982 "amc" eagle 4x4 it had been "siting" in a barn for 16 years and i got it out and put a "tune up" and a "trany service" on it and it "runs" "great"!!!the car is almost "perfect" the body has "NO RUST" it has AC and it works the 4wheel drive "works" "great"!!! the inside is "perfect"...im asking $4000 or best offer...my cell is 513-464-8598!!! i have more "pics" if u would like to see them just email me and i will "send" them thanks for looking!!!

Quotes are fun.

I wasn't dissing country people (heck, I probably am one to most of the general population). I just think it's funny how the use of quotes goes up exponentially the farther you travel from population centers. That's all.

Goes right along with the incorrect use of apostrophe's.

Didn't BMW just claim they invented this class of car?

I pay respect to this AMC Eagle as a owner of a Subie.
Can't help but see some common theme between this car and mine.

Maybe it's: "We know what we like and don't give a shit what others think!," perhaps.

but its not the wagon form...

Anyone else find it ironic that these turned out to be such rust buckets, in light of AMC's patriotism-laced boasts about galvanized body shells?

An '82 would make this a genuine Kenosha-built AMC too, a few years before everything moved to Brampton to make way for Renaults and Chryslers.

@ teargas: Lebanon, OH

as an Ohio resident I scoff at the "No Rust" claim. Even if it's been sitting in a barn the cancer will find it. Everything rusts in OH.

@damnElantra:

Even better... All the body roll and fuel consumption with none of the utility.

FWIW, as long as I live I will never pay $4000 for ANYTHING domestic manufactured between 1975 and 1993.

EEEEEEEGUUUUUUUUUUL!!

@akirachan: We "know" what we "like" and don't give a "shit" what others "think"!

Fixed that for ya.

Also: Murilee, I don't think AMC Eagles "ever" had V8s. Thought the top-of-the-line was the 258 I-6.

As a lover of strange cars, wagons, AWD and Jeeps, Eagles appeal to me in indescribable ways.

@Mad_Science: Murilee? V8? Are you on the crazy pills?

@cgarison: Subaru claimed it first.

Hell, if you thing this thing is a deal at $4000, I'll sell you my "really" rust free '84 wagon for $3950.

BTW, these things also came with AMC's version of the "Iron Duke" 2.5L 4 banger. Since the seller doesn't specifically identify the engine, it may one of those.

@teargas: Wait, what?

Say all the nasty things you want to about AMC/Eagle, but they pretty much invented the Subaru.

@ranwhenparked: The trick there is that they never claimed the whole shell was galvanized (and indeed it wasn't), the galvanized panels did not readily rust, but the non-galvanized ones sure did.

Also, being an '82 does not guarantee that it's from Kenosha. They were building these in Brampton too, in '82 IIRC.

That's just screaming for a 4.0 swap. Then its awesomeness would be unmatched.

"I'm sorry"

@Ben Wojdyla: Liar! It totally said V8 a second ago.

...and I assumed this was a Murilee post based on the content.

Reading comprehesion: I'm doing it wrong.

An Ohio car from the 80's with no rust? stored indoors or not, I'm not buying it - shenanigans!

@smalleyxb122: Actually, if swap the 4.0 head and FI onto the original 258, you end up with a "stroker" 4.0. It's a very common upgrade with these cars.

@Feds: Would you pay $4k for one of these?
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I would love to see the poster which represents the evolutionary parent-child relationships which led to the crossover vehicles of today. Most manufacturers of today would pay money to have information supressed which directly linked their vehicles to the AMC Eagle's of the world.

In the spirit of full disclosure, this post made me start researching how I would assemble a '70 Hornet with IFS, 6.1L Hemi, 6-speed, etc.

Weren't all AMC's treated with Zeibart back then? I'm reasonably sure they were the first manufacturer to offer a rust-through warranty.

I owned two AMCs of this vintage, both well over a decade old at the time and neither one of them was rusty. AMC used Zeibart body treatment on the panels of these cars and at least in South Dakota they resisted rust extremely well. My '87 Grand Wagoneer which was also an AMC was an entirely different story. It rusted everywhere, even under the door seals.

Bad writers put "quotes" around words they want to emphasize. They also use exclamation marks for no reason!

The "first" "non-off-road, mass-produced passenger vehicle" with "4wd" (although "part-time" 4wd) was the "Subaru Leone Station Wagon," released in Japan in "1972." It didn't come to the States till "1974" as a 1975 model as the "Subaru DL."

I think Subaru had the "first" so-called "crossover" vehicle with "4wd" capability.

For "whatever" its worth.

Minotaurs and Griffins consider "silly" to be a fightin' word.

zeibart zei!
No one who speaks German could be an evil man

sorry that's all that "I" could think of after reading that ad.

I wonder why that shade of brown went out of style.

"NO RUST" = nose as long as a telephone wire

Ohio, for chrissake. Even the rivers rust there. When they're not on fire.

@akirachan: But that's "4WD," hell, Powerwagons, Willy's and Wagoneers all had that since time immemorial.

Wasn't the Eagle the first "AWD"? Or is it the Jensen FF? (admittedly not the same automotive class.)

FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS?

Holy hell, when I was in high school (the late 90s), you were getting fleeced badly if you paid more than $600 for any Eagle.

@lascauxcaveman:

The Jensen was the first "passenger car" with 4WD.

The Subaru was the first "car-based" 4WD off-roader.

The Eagle was the first "mainstream" "reasonably-priced" "full line" 4WD "passenger car" made primarily for "on road" driving.

@Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow: Same here, except Eagles were still new when I was in high school.

No Rust and I'm 29 yeh we're together on that

I'11 take the 1980 Audi Quattro over the 1980 AMC Eagle.

Since it's Ohio, I might be inclined to believe "less rust than usual," but I certainly don't believe in NO RUST.

Here in New England, a 1982 Eagle would have started rusting before it was ever driven off the lot.

@akirachan:

I think the Soviets beat Subaru to the punch by several decades.

The 1940 GAZ M61 used a GAZ M1 passenger car body mounted on a 4WD chassis that would later be shared with WWII military vehicles.

[en.wikipedia.org]

Of course, the Rover Company in the UK built several "Road Rover" prototypes in the 1950s, that would have had a carlike body on Land Rover mechanicals, but it never made it to production.

[www.austin-rover.co.uk]

AMCs circa '82 didn't rust. They were in fact Factory Ziebarted, employed sheet metal galvanized on two sides and they also featured plastic inner fender liners. They were great cars.

I love these cars, there's one I've seen driving around here in the MI U.P. and I think that might be my ultimate car for this climate.

@Murdoc: Then you can scoff at all the yuppies in their Subaru "Legacys" riding around with their golden "retrievers" in the back. The AMC calls for a "sled dog" mutt from Skandia riding shotgun.

I so need to snag a picture of the brown wagon version of one of these floating around the city for you guys. It's high enough that it looks like it has a lift kit.

@MalFuller: You put a bit too much faith in marketing, I'm afraid. I was shopping for an Eagle when the fella who owned it told me much the same thing as you said. As he was telling me about how it would never rust I stuck my finger through the fender just above the rubber wheel lip and asked "what's this, then?" I bought it anyway...

I kind of like these Eagles. Good in snow, but they don't have a two speed transfer case, so no low range. This one's cool because it's the hatchback. Still, when I think about it, I'd just as soon have a Jeep. And Yeah, Mike the Dog has a good point when he warns about the Iron Duke fourbanger. They're junk. They eat timing gears.

Ah yes the GrandDaddy of the Talon.

@ranwhenparked: The Dutch were first! As always...
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The Ziebart treatment seemed to do the trick. In the 10 years my father had his '83 Cherokee it never showed a hint of rust. But regular washing and garaging does wonders for that sort of thing. The engine on the other hand...

My mom had one of these when I was a kid.. I only have one thing to add, from that perspective: if you have or had kids, and you put them in the back of these things, they're probably in need of physical therapy at the very least. The rear bench consisted of a very thinly padded driveshaft hump with something akin to vinyl-covered basting pans on either side of it. Sitting in the front with mom was okay, but if the family went somewhere in toto, I fuckin hated that car.

Also, it went to the junkyard when it was about 6 years old, but that sort of lifespan for late-'70s early-'80s cars (even the Japanese ones) was pretty common at the time, at least up here in New England.

I drive an '81 Datsun 810 that is a very similar shade of brown (I prefer to call it "root beer metallic"). Anyway, the best part about the color is that it hides rust well. The car looks "rust free" until you get up close. Truth is....it's a rustbucket, but from 20 feet, it looks good.

@akirachan: IMO, the various Jeep and Willys wagons were the first volume 4WD cars. They shared some parts with Willys/Jeep trucks, but they were marketed as cars with Jeep capability and strength.