News: Putting FUN and FRIENDLINESS, FIRST into owning and learning about AMC small bodied cars, primarily Eagles, Spirits and Concords as well as vehicles built in AMC's Mexican subsidiary, VAM.

The AMC Eaglepedia can now be accessed using the buttons found below  This is a comprehensive ever growing archive of information, tips, diagrams, manuals, etc. for the AMC Eagle and other small bodied AMC cars. 

Also a button is now available for our Face Book Group page.

Welcome to the AMC Eagles Nest.  A new site under "old" management -- so welcome to your new home for everything related to AMC Eagles, Spirits and Concords along with opportunities to interact with other AMC'ers.  This site will soon be evolving to look different than it has and we will be incorporating new features we hope you will find useful, entertaining and expand your AMC horizons.

You can now promote your topics at your favorite social media site by clicking on the appropriate icon (top upper right of the page) while viewing the topic you wish to promote.


  • November 22, 2024, 04:29:43 PM

Login with username, password and session length

« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Chicago Eagle  (Read 6091 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Prafeston

  • I <3 Wheels
  • Global Moderator
  • Eagle Turbo Diesel
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
  • Thumbs Up 55
Chicago Eagle
« on: January 23, 2014, 01:44:10 PM »
Buddy of mine in Chicago sent me this photo a couple days ago. I gave him props for even recognizing it was an Eagle! :)

Logged
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

Offline eaglefreek

  • Moderators
  • AMC Eagles Den Addicted
  • *****
  • Posts: 4011
  • Thumbs Up 209
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 03:03:45 PM »
Wow, it looks like a mini car between those SUVs.
Logged
1986 AMC Eagle Wagon 4.2L/4.0L head, AW4,NP242, Chrysler 8.25" rear.
1981 AMC Eagle Wagon As Seen On TV  Lost In Transmission


 

"I know he'd be a poorer man, if he never saw an eagle fly,
Rocky mountain high"  John Denver
Click for Fayetteville,TN Forecast" border="0" height="100" width="150

Offline Prafeston

  • I <3 Wheels
  • Global Moderator
  • Eagle Turbo Diesel
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
  • Thumbs Up 55
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2014, 04:09:43 PM »
That's what I said! The wagon is so big I was blown away how tiny it looked next to those behemoths!  ;D
Logged
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

Offline drock87

  • Eagle Sport
  • ****
  • Posts: 267
  • Thumbs Up 11
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2014, 04:24:00 PM »
You know what though, keep in mind, if you look at the dimensions of an Eagle, it would be considered a compact by todays standards. Cars longer than an Eagle? Passat, Camry, Accord, Altima, Fusion. Same size within 3 inches? A4, Cruze, Jetta, Corolla, etc.

Now, this car could use some new springs. Mine was running waiting in line to go into the service department at work for an oil change (the only thing I really DONT do...I HATE changing oil) and with it at proper to even slightly higher than stock ride height, it towered over everything else.
Logged
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....

Click for Akron, Ohio Forecast" height="90" width="160

Offline Prafeston

  • I <3 Wheels
  • Global Moderator
  • Eagle Turbo Diesel
  • *****
  • Posts: 1461
  • Thumbs Up 55
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2014, 04:45:01 PM »
This one doesn't appear to be sagging to much. It's got a pretty even height front to back.
Logged
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

Offline vangremlin

  • Administrator
  • AMC Eagles Den Addicted
  • ******
  • Posts: 4485
  • Thumbs Up 217
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2014, 10:48:03 PM »
Quote from: eaglefreek on January 23, 2014, 03:03:45 PM
Wow, it looks like a mini car between those SUVs.

Totally!  It's almost like it got photo-shopped and made smaller.  The wheel/tire combo on the Eagle is smaller than the wheels on that Escalade.
Logged
1981 Kammback 258 - "Pepe"
1980 Coupe 258 - "Ginger
1972 Gremlin X 304
1978 Gremlin 4 cyl 121 - sold
1964 TBird 390 - sold

Offline Whuntmore

  • Busy Eagle Owner
  • AMC Eagles Den Addicted
  • ********
  • Posts: 2459
  • Thumbs Up 111
  • If a hammer won't fix it, it's probably electrical
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2014, 09:56:51 AM »
it looks like there's more ground clearance with the eagle then the other two.
Logged

Offline IowaEagle

  • AMC Eagle Archivist
  • Administrator
  • AMC Eagles Den Addicted
  • ******
  • Posts: 31968
  • Thumbs Up 477
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2014, 10:52:07 AM »
It does look like what it was, a compact car of the '70s and '80's. 
Logged
Click for Toledo, IA Forecast" border="0" height="100" width="150   


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

Offline drock87

  • Eagle Sport
  • ****
  • Posts: 267
  • Thumbs Up 11
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2014, 02:53:08 PM »

Quote from: Prafeston on January 23, 2014, 04:45:01 PM
This one doesn't appear to be sagging to much. It's got a pretty even height front to back.

The front looks lower to me; that's what caught my attention.
Quote from: IowaEagle on January 24, 2014, 10:52:07 AM
It does look like what it was, a compact car of the '70s and '80's.

Exactly. I think sometimes people think our cars are larger than they are because A) Everybody seems to think all old cars are bigger (false...especially weight...new cars are comparitively a LOT heavier) and B) The height makes them look larger up close. These were compacts the same way a new Cruze or Impreza is.
Logged
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....

Click for Akron, Ohio Forecast" height="90" width="160

Offline youngkyle

  • certified license to ill.
  • Eagle Sport
  • ****
  • Posts: 282
  • Thumbs Up 6
  • 1987 Dodge Daytona
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2014, 02:50:56 PM »
does that mean you could park in the "compact car" only spots in a parking garage, right next to the elevator?  ;D
Logged

Offline drock87

  • Eagle Sport
  • ****
  • Posts: 267
  • Thumbs Up 11
Re: Chicago Eagle
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2014, 04:39:28 PM »
Quote from: youngkyle on February 01, 2014, 02:50:56 PM
does that mean you could park in the "compact car" only spots in a parking garage, right next to the elevator?  ;D

You Bet!!!
Logged
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....

Click for Akron, Ohio Forecast" height="90" width="160
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk