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Amc1320

November 06, 2013, 02:32:48 PM
We found this concord on CL , belonged to an older couple, interior was very nice and the engine runs great. Had very little mechanical work to do, brakes, shocks and a tune up.

But it had sat outside for a long time, no rust but the paint was faded out, and a tree had dented the front fender.

We added a new fender from our parts spirit and went ahead and swapped the bulge hood too. It really turned out to be a pretty cool ride in the end in my opinion. This one came out nice!





Rob c
84 Eagle Limited Wagon (driven everyday)
81 Eagle Kammback
81 Spirit (undergoing surgery)
83 Spirit (parts car giving it all to keep the rest going)
Manchester, TN

Prafeston

#1
November 06, 2013, 02:44:57 PM
Wow...a Concord I actually like. That's hard to do!

Spirit grill looks good on there. And of course it's gorgeous in Black!
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

ISOAR

#2
November 06, 2013, 02:47:47 PM
Good looking car. Congrats on ypur good find.

JayRamb

#3
November 06, 2013, 03:33:44 PM
I love that you went with AMC rims! Fantastic looking Concord!
Jayson H.
Best HWY Mileage of 87 Eagle:  26.2 MPG

Believer in AMSOIL & Seafoam
1987 Garnet Red Eagle Wagon: 70,500 miles
1967 Rambler Rebel 4 Door 290 V8 (original family car) Marina Aqua 142K miles
1985 Eagle Wagon in Autumn Brown 74,800 miles as my daily driver
SOLD 1984 Black Eagle Limited w/Tach & gauge cluster: 245,100 miles SOLD

IowaEagle

#4
November 06, 2013, 07:25:22 PM
Its amazing how a color change to Black really makes that beautiful Concord stand out!
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Not a Jeep.  Not a Car.  Its an AMC Eagle!

1982 Eagle SX/4 Sport;
1980 Concord DL;
1970 Ambassador 2 Dr HT, SST
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe;
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport - Freedom Drive II

Prafeston

#5
November 06, 2013, 08:09:26 PM
Did they ever offer the Concord in black? It looks so good! I for the most part hate the dull colors AMC used and all the dang variations of brown...except in correlation with the woodies!
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

IowaEagle

#6
November 06, 2013, 08:15:18 PM
Yup,  "Classic Black".  There is a nice shot of four door model in that color along with an AMX in the '79 brochure.
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Not a Jeep.  Not a Car.  Its an AMC Eagle!

1982 Eagle SX/4 Sport;
1980 Concord DL;
1970 Ambassador 2 Dr HT, SST
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe;
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport - Freedom Drive II

Whuntmore

#7
November 06, 2013, 08:38:01 PM
Looks awesome

vangremlin

#8
November 06, 2013, 09:11:34 PM
You do good work.  Looks great!  I really like that driver's door handle   ;)
1981 Kammback 258 - "Pepe"
1980 Coupe 258 - "Ginger
1972 Gremlin X 304
1978 Gremlin 4 cyl 121 - sold
1964 TBird 390 - sold

IowaEagle

#9
November 06, 2013, 09:13:34 PM
Even though the 2 doors had best looking vinyl roof (IMO) it looks better without it.
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Not a Jeep.  Not a Car.  Its an AMC Eagle!

1982 Eagle SX/4 Sport;
1980 Concord DL;
1970 Ambassador 2 Dr HT, SST
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe;
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport - Freedom Drive II

Amc1320

#10
November 07, 2013, 07:28:40 PM
Yeah we went with black, rattle canned the door jambs and bottom of the trunk and hood.

Thanks to Dave we can now open the door!

I don't know why there weren't more black ones sold, it was offered

The vinyl top was toast, we did keep the trim on the car for it, thought it kinda added some lines

Thanks!
Rob c
84 Eagle Limited Wagon (driven everyday)
81 Eagle Kammback
81 Spirit (undergoing surgery)
83 Spirit (parts car giving it all to keep the rest going)
Manchester, TN

Prafeston

#11
November 07, 2013, 08:57:10 PM
Keeping the trim for the "vinyl" top was a good idea. Even though it may not be vinyl anymore it keeps that original feel. I like it!
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

drock87

#12
November 08, 2013, 02:00:28 PM
This looks fantastic!! I haven't decided what I want as my "second" AMC, but this gives me a lot of ideas. I really like '78-79 Concords, especially the coupes. But GREAT GREAT job!!
My list of my cars/toys (or toys at my disposal!)

1985 AMC Eagle Sportwagon
2017 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic
1993 Mercedes-Benz 500SL
2016 Triumph Bonneville
1962 Cruisers Inc Mahogany Outboard

I like to to tell people my Eagle is like a Ferrari. It's quirky, tempermental, border-line exotic, and something you don't see everyday.  See? Makes perfect sense....

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