1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free - Jalopnik Comments

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

carlivar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:38:15 EDT

Ehhh... been looking for an Eagle like this, but I must have manual trans.

carlivar

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:09:47 EDT

@MalFuller: Congratulations on your luck with that '82. My first Eagle (an '84 sedan) was a rustbucket when I bought it.

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

dculberson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:38:10 EDT

@stuntpuppy: I can't shut it. There's too much cock in it.

dculberson

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

stuntpuppy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:25:04 EDT

@Mike the Dog: Shut yer cockholster. Get it?

stuntpuppy

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:47:40 EDT

@countryboyohio: Just a fact-check for you... It's not a V-6, it's an I-6, as you can see from the nice pics you provided. It does NOT have high and low-range 4wd, unless the NP129 transfer case it was built with was swapped for a NP229 at some point (I don't see the lever in your pics). It is a beautiful, original clean example of a vanishing car, but it's not worth $4000.

BTW, WTF is a "Cock Holster", anyway?

Oh yeah, before you go dogging on me, my daily driver is an '84 Eagle wagon I bought in Virginia last month (the second one I've owned, BTW). It's also rust free, but not quite as nice as yours. It was also a whole lot less than 4 grand.

WAY less.

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

MalFuller — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:46:09 EDT

I had an '82 Eagle Wagon right here in salt laden New Hampshire and it never did rust. I appreciate that it is hard to know about AMCs unless you owned one during the early '80s. Earlier Hornets, Concords & Gremlins rusted badly.@Mike the Dog:

MalFuller

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

countryboyohio — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:10 EDT

Hello ya'll!!! i am the guy that posted this car on ebay and craigslist...to all u guy's on here that think u know something about cars!!!this car sat in a barn with concrete floors for 16 years..so hows it goin to rust if when it was put in there in good shape why wouldent it come out in good shape???the car is a V6.and it dose have high and low 4x4.the car is too clean.thats why it is up for sale.i love how people like to run there "Cock Holsters" about other peoples stuff it's kinda funny to me.ive lived in ohio my hole life and ive built my share of street cars and i have found tones of rust free cars and trucks from the 80' to the 60's and they wasnt that bas at all so 1 of 2 things the people that r running there mouths r eather bench racers or thay aint ever owned a real street car...but it's a AMC Eagle.and im selling it...so thanks for looling at it...and i sent the guy on this web Paige more pics so i dont know if he is goin to post them or not!!!

countryboyohio

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

thatguy01 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:12:02 EDT

@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.

thatguy01

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

slimwhitman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:41:27 EDT

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.

slimwhitman

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:34:54 EDT

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.

Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

brandegee — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:01:30 EDT

@ranwhenparked: The Dutch were first! As always...
[www.ritzsite.net]

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...

brandegee

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

IronEagle — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:01:35 EDT

Ah yes the GrandDaddy of the Talon.

IronEagle

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

CptSevere — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:12:38 EDT

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.

CptSevere

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:39 EDT

@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...

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

cq — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:32:50 EDT

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.

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Pinkerton — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:32:26 EDT

@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.

Pinkerton

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Murdoc — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:45:11 EDT

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

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

MalFuller — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:22:15 EDT

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.

MalFuller

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

ranwhenparked — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:03:17 EDT

@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]

ranwhenparked

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Grrrrrrrrr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:57:42 EDT

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.

Grrrrrrrrr

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

jolietjake — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:38:02 EDT

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

jolietjake

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

muleshoe — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:04:34 EDT

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

muleshoe

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

DannyBN — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:27:43 EDT

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

DannyBN

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

DannyBN — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:23:19 EDT

@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.

DannyBN

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:15:51 EDT

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.

Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

lascauxcaveman — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:06:41 EDT

@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.)

lascauxcaveman

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

NovaloadMissesPolar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:00:39 EDT

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.

NovaloadMissesPolar

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

devilock138 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:48:35 EDT

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.

devilock138

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

beercheck — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:42:13 EDT

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

beercheck

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

akirachan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:38:30 EDT

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.

akirachan

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

LUV_TRUK — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:31:55 EDT

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

LUV_TRUK

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

TriShield — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:27:39 EDT

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.

TriShield

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

DannyBN — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:26:15 EDT

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.

DannyBN

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

jack pine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:25:35 EDT

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.

jack pine

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

jack pine — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:24:36 EDT

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.

jack pine

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Tomsk — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:23:38 EDT

@Feds: Would you pay $4k for one of these?
[jalopnik.com]

Tomsk

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:46 EDT

@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.

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Capt. Mazda Sisko — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:27 EDT

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

Capt. Mazda Sisko

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mad_Science — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14:14 EDT

@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.

Mad_Science

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Sth002000 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14:07 EDT

"I'm sorry"

Sth002000

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

smalleyxb122 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:11:35 EDT

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

smalleyxb122

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:08:29 EDT

@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.

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

lascauxcaveman — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:08:13 EDT

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

lascauxcaveman

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

bzr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:05:43 EDT

@teargas: Wait, what?

bzr

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mike the Dog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:16 EDT

@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.

Mike the Dog

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:09 EDT

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

Ben Wojdyla

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Mad_Science — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:59:23 EDT

@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

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Feds — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:59:14 EDT

@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!!

Feds

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

nsjames — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:57:24 EDT

@ 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.

nsjames

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

ranwhenparked — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:55:43 EDT

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.

ranwhenparked

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

damnElantra — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:53:53 EDT

but its not the wagon form...

damnElantra

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

akirachan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:35 EDT

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.

akirachan

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

cgarison — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:00 EDT

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

cgarison

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Ash78 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:50:36 EDT

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.

Ash78

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

boosted-lego-wagon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:50:29 EDT

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.

boosted-lego-wagon

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

teargas — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:50:19 EDT

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.

teargas

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Hamslamm — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:49:11 EDT

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

Hamslamm

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

Ash78 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:30 EDT

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.

Ash78

1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free

macecalrissian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:45:48 EDT

Is that an X6?

macecalrissian