Limited wagon

[Group B]

Hey...new member here. I don't own an Eagle, but I had a 1981 Limited wagon as my first car in high school back in the '80s. It was my father's old car, and as a teenager, I thought it was extremely slow and beat the heck out of it. Recently I found the window sticker and thought I'd share it here, as it was a pretty loaded car. I will try to post some pics of the actual car itself in the future.

[A-A EAGLE]

An egg to you, nice document!

Anjo
Holland

[Group B]

These are the only pictures I can find at the moment. Judging by the date (November 1990), I took these on the last day I owned it.

[shanebo]

A pretty uncommon color scheme to boot....I liked that autumn gold alot..eggs for sharing a piece of Eagle history

[Group B]

In addition to all those options, it also came through with a tilt steering wheel, which surprised my father when he picked it up new, as he had not ordered or paid for that particular feature. Must have been a line mistake or all they had available at the time.

No idea if it still exists, although it does have a couple old hits in Massachusetts if you run it through Carfax. Here's the complete VIN if anyone wants to attempt to track it down:

1ACCK3874BK186139

[85AmCfreak]

Nice Car but one question? What is this front suspension skid plate?

[shanebo]

I would guess its the front skid plate...I cant think of what other skid plate it would be.

[Group B]

Yeah, my memory is vague, but there was a heavy flat piece of metal mounted underneath the front bumper and it shielded the front of the engine. The one time I took the car through deep mud, a lot of debris came up on top of the plate from the back and eventually sheared the alternator belt a day or so later.

[85AmCfreak]

I did not know that a skid plate was available for these cars................Interesting

[DaemonForce]

I did not know that a skid plate was available for these cars................Interesting

A skid plate is on my 83 Limited. It looks pretty good but I'll have to take it off one of these days just to clean up.

[vangremlin]

I always assumed the skid plate was standard equipment.  Maybe AMC made it an option in later years as a way to increase revenue.

[DaemonForce]

Standard equipment or not, we can all agree it's better to have it.

[Eagle1985]

According to the January 1, 1980 AMC Parts Price List, the optional front suspension skid plate, part number 3236927, was offered at the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $28.16. By 1986 the price had increased to $86.00 and then to $91.00 in 1987.

[eagleman]

Does anyone know where a guy might find one of these in good shape?Ihave tried several yards with no luck. But I do get a lot of blank looks.Its amazing how many folks have no idea what a eagle is or for that matter AMC!