Lookin through these threads it seems I might be a bit of an odd duck, though that's not really anything new. I don't currently have an Eagle, but Mom and Dad had one when I was growing up (an 80 wagon) and kept it til I was most of the way through high school. Never drove it to school, but "learned to drive" on it since that was Dad's daily driver while I had my permit.
We had a particularly nasty driveway that, combined with midwest winters, was nearly impassible without shoveling. Dad's requirement for a 4wd American made vehicle and wanting a car pretty much limited us to the Eagle in the early 80s (replacing a pair of Scout IIs
. When I got into Boy Scouts it became almost a member of the troop making nearly every camp out as I earned my Eagle. It was the perfect size for the cabin tent, a 48 gallon cooler, all our gear for a weekend and room for one or two of the other scouts and their gear.
As a teenager I looked at an SX/4, and a friend of mine had one with the aluminum slots and a station wagon his mom had for parts. Those were just too small for me though, especially after the wagon, so I've always kind of wanted a 2dr sedan (though I think they are referenced here as coupes). Have looked at a couple over the years, but things just haven't worked out to actually acquire one.
I've married into Jeeps and we are about 90% done with the restoration of an 84 Cherokee Chief (wife's first "car"). In searching out some bits I ran across info on the Sundancer conversion and the information found here ... that would be a cool car for sure
Anyway "hey!" and maybe we'll see about getting to one or more of the gatherings and meeting people here and offer a hand when I can.
Bill
ps the username is a typo, trying to get it straightened up.
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