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Offline Eagle1985

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1985 Inaugural Edition
« on: August 21, 2005, 03:57:50 PM »
   Here are some recent photos of a 1985 Inaugural Edtion Eagle including views of the unique ID plate mounted on the glove box door, the keyless entry receiver module between the sun visors and the bottom portion of the build sheet.


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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2005, 05:05:53 PM »
Looks like they were using the AMC Renault keyless entry -- had the same one in a '84 Alliance.  Thanks much for the extra pix.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2005, 08:50:25 PM »
What are "Kraytons"?
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2005, 09:02:36 PM »
Kratons: What you put in salads. Oh, wait, those are "croutons." ;D  Kratons are the flexible parts that are the bumper extensions, the fender flares, and flexible rocker trim.  Kraton is also the material they were made out of.
 Yes, the Keyless Entry was the same as in Renaults. At the CT AMO show, (where the Inaugural car was,) I was talking w/ a former AMC Zone Manager, about my new SX-4 w/ Keyless Entry, and he said it was the Renault item.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2005, 09:15:34 PM »
Kraton was a plastic produced by AMC's plastics subsidary' although I think Shell actually held the patent.  Few people know AMC did their own plastic work.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2005, 11:44:15 PM »
Now that sure looks like a well care for AMC Eagle Wagon Presidential edition.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2007, 05:12:50 PM »
I know this is old, but if peole want to see an AMC Eagle with Keyless Entry, they should not have to go this far to the back
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2007, 07:02:23 PM »
It was a Renault unit.  AMC put it in their cars when they started putting them in the Alliances they were building.  One of the service information bulletins I just put in the Eaglepedia talks about it.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2007, 03:49:41 PM »
I had not seen these pictures before.  That is a really cool Eagle. 
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2007, 04:57:26 PM »
2 cars over in the top picture looks like a Sundancer
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2007, 09:34:04 PM »
Really nice pics! What exactly does it mean that it inaugural? In car lingo that is...

Also... if I already have power locks... whats would it take to make it keyless? I suppose I could just take it up to the shop that does the remote start stuff... im sure they could do it.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2007, 10:03:57 PM »
I have a build sheet for an Inaugral Eagle supplied to me by a member who has one.  I need to post that some day.  Unless I already have.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2007, 10:19:47 PM »
Probably in the high $15K range.  Ironically, they were built in Brampton, Ontario.
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2007, 10:26:48 PM »
WHy is tht ironic?
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Re: 1985 Inaugural Edition
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2007, 10:28:34 PM »
They were for President Reagan's inauguration and built by American Motors Canada.
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