An Eagle Transformation YOU HAVE TO SEE (Warning Picture Heavy)

[amc78concord]

Nice, very nice Robert.  You did good.  Not to detract from your car but do you know if that paint scheme on the Pacer was a factory job?  I never remember seeing anything like that before.

I don't think it is a factory paint scheme, but I don't know for sure.  I talked to the guy, it's a '75 Pacer, but has a '78-'80 grille because it has a stroked 383 under the hood   

[IowaEagle]

Thanks Robert.  Looking at that Pacer again I see where it is heavily modified. 

[vangremlin]

The car looks super!  Great job.  I think everyone dreams of rescuing a car and bringing it back to to show car status.  Congratulations!

[Bobs Eagles]

Hi, this post is from Robert's Dad showing my former Eagle "woody" wagon in above picture. I drove this Eagle wagon daily for 20 years. It took us on many family vacations to many many USA States during those years. A few times we had to fold down the front seats and sleep in the car at night due to not finding a hotel room. It even brought Robert home from the hospital when he was born back in 1992. But all those Wisconsin "salty" winter roads ate away the body, and I had to "retired" it a few years ago. As the left side shock tower and lower control arm rusted away and folded in, causing it to not be able to steer. Not to mention many other places of the body that were rusting away hidden by the rubber sides next to rocker panels and wheel flares. But if you look close at this picture of my retired Eagle, you will notice the rear bumper with flat trailer hitch is now on Robert's Jr Eagle. Also the front bumper, door bottom rubber trim, front and rear bumper rubber end caps, some fender and door trim, carburetor, front axles, under hood heater parts, wiper arms, and many other odd and ends now live on Roberts woody Eagle, and his white Eagle that was his Grandpa's car. Robert is lucky that I learned years ago to keep certain spare parts around, which some are hard to find. As at the Dells car show on Saturday, he opened up the rear hatch, only to have the left hinge break off! I told him not to worry, I have some good hinges at home. So when we got home, in no time we had another one put on, and as good as new! So we went back to Dells show on Sunday, and we just took his Eagle woody wagon, and it rained hard most of way home. Then just when we got into our home town, driving by Wal-Mart, a gust of wind and rain comes and "blows Off " the right windshield wiper! So we ran into Wal-Mart and bought a new one to put on my old Eagle wiper arms that are now on his Eagle.  Anyhow, now you know why Robert likes a woody wagon, since he has been riding in one almost his whole life!

[amc78concord]

Hi, this post is from Robert's Dad showing my former Eagle "woody" wagon in above picture. I drove this Eagle wagon daily for 20 years. It took us on many family vacations to many many USA States during those years. A few times we had to fold down the front seats and sleep in the car at night due to not finding a hotel room. It even brought Robert home from the hospital when he was born back in 1992. But all those Wisconsin "salty" winter roads ate away the body, and I had to "retired" it a few years ago. As the left side shock tower and lower control arm rusted away and folded in, causing it to not be able to steer. Not to mention many other places of the body that were rusting away hidden by the rubber sides next to rocker panels and wheel flares. But if you look close at this picture of my retired Eagle, you will notice the rear bumper with flat trailer hitch is now on Robert's Jr Eagle. Also the front bumper, door bottom rubber trim, front and rear bumper rubber end caps, some fender and door trim, carburetor, front axles, under hood heater parts, wiper arms, and many other odd and ends now live on Roberts woody Eagle, and his white Eagle that was his Grandpa's car. Robert is lucky that I learned years ago to keep certain spare parts around, which some are hard to find. As at the Dells car show on Saturday, he opened up the rear hatch, only to have the left hinge break off! I told him not to worry, I have some good hinges at home. So when we got home, in no time we had another one put on, and as good as new! So we went back to Dells show on Sunday, and we just took his Eagle woody wagon, and it rained hard most of way home. Then just when we got into our home town, driving by Wal-Mart, a gust of wind and rain comes and "blows Off " the right windshield wiper! So we ran into Wal-Mart and bought a new one to put on my old Eagle wiper arms that are now on his Eagle.  Anyhow, now you know why Robert likes a woody wagon, since he has been riding in one almost his whole life!

   

[Eagle1985]

Nice, very nice Robert.  You did good.  Not to detract from your car but do you know if that paint scheme on the Pacer was a factory job?  I never remember seeing anything like that before.

 

During the 1978 model year, that paint scheme was an $84.00 option.

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[83Eagle!]

Hi, this post is from Robert's Dad showing my former Eagle "woody" wagon in above picture. I drove this Eagle wagon daily for 20 years. It took us on many family vacations to many many USA States during those years. A few times we had to fold down the front seats and sleep in the car at night due to not finding a hotel room. It even brought Robert home from the hospital when he was born back in 1992. But all those Wisconsin "salty" winter roads ate away the body, and I had to "retired" it a few years ago. As the left side shock tower and lower control arm rusted away and folded in, causing it to not be able to steer. Not to mention many other places of the body that were rusting away hidden by the rubber sides next to rocker panels and wheel flares. But if you look close at this picture of my retired Eagle, you will notice the rear bumper with flat trailer hitch is now on Robert's Jr Eagle. Also the front bumper, door bottom rubber trim, front and rear bumper rubber end caps, some fender and door trim, carburetor, front axles, under hood heater parts, wiper arms, and many other odd and ends now live on Roberts woody Eagle, and his white Eagle that was his Grandpa's car. Robert is lucky that I learned years ago to keep certain spare parts around, which some are hard to find. As at the Dells car show on Saturday, he opened up the rear hatch, only to have the left hinge break off! I told him not to worry, I have some good hinges at home. So when we got home, in no time we had another one put on, and as good as new! So we went back to Dells show on Sunday, and we just took his Eagle woody wagon, and it rained hard most of way home. Then just when we got into our home town, driving by Wal-Mart, a gust of wind and rain comes and "blows Off " the right windshield wiper! So we ran into Wal-Mart and bought a new one to put on my old Eagle wiper arms that are now on his Eagle.  Anyhow, now you know why Robert likes a woody wagon, since he has been riding in one almost his whole life!

That is really cool.

[tougeagle]

Absolutely beautiful! man, I'm almost jealous that you had the parts and resources to get your eagle looking like that! Looks fresh off the factory floor, I can almost smell the "new car" smell.... That's a clean that I'm only able to aspire to, but short of achieving, for now. Eggs!

[amc78concord]

Absolutely beautiful! man, I'm almost jealous that you had the parts and resources to get your eagle looking like that! Looks fresh off the factory floor, I can almost smell the "new car" smell.... That's a clean that I'm only able to aspire to, but short of achieving, for now. Eggs!

Thanks    It's been fun