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Offline Smitty

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SX4 Limited?
« on: December 05, 2012, 08:05:10 PM »
A few years ago I saw an ad on autotrader for an '83 "Limited" SX4.  They wanted crazy money for it and they never provided a pic of the interior and I do not see a Limited package as an option in my copy of the 83 factory brochure so I chalked it up to a seller that was not correct in their description.  Now I see an 83 SX4 Limited for sale that is supposed to have a leather interior - although no picture is provided.  So....  was there, in fact, a Limited package option for the SX4?
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 01:15:19 PM »
My collection of AMC factory literature from that era is extensive.

Nowhere do I find mention of a regular production Limited model being offered on Spirit series 40 or Eagle series 50 cars after 1980.

There is always the possibilty that one or more special order Limited models were produced.

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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 02:14:55 PM »
The VIN number of the SX/4 currently advertised as a "Limited" on the big auction site indicates that it is a base model.

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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 07:38:07 PM »
i got one for ya


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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 07:57:02 PM »
Of course that "Limited" emblem was borrowed off a Jeep Grand Waggie.
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2012, 08:36:51 PM »
I can turn anyone's vehicle into a "Limited".   ;)
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2012, 10:54:05 AM »
Quote from: Eagle1985 on December 06, 2012, 01:15:19 PM
My collection of AMC factory literature from that era is extensive.

Nowhere do I find mention of a regular production Limited model being offered on Spirit series 40 or Eagle series 50 cars after 1980.
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If I read that right that means you found the limited option for 1980 Spirits but not for any 1981 or newer Spirits or SX4s. I've seen at least two legit Limited Spirits. Those two must have been from 1980 then?
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2012, 12:12:00 PM »
Looks like vinyl seats to me. Also has regular steering wheel and looks like all base trim but  has sport mirrors. Also no wood trim on dash.
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2012, 01:23:49 PM »
Quote from: captspillane on December 07, 2012, 10:54:05 AM
Quote from: Eagle1985 on December 06, 2012, 01:15:19 PM
My collection of AMC factory literature from that era is extensive.

Nowhere do I find mention of a regular production Limited model being offered on Spirit series 40 or Eagle series 50 cars after 1980.
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If I read that right that means you found the limited option for 1980 Spirits but not for any 1981 or newer Spirits or SX4s. I've seen at least two legit Limited Spirits. Those two must have been from 1980 then?


As illustrated in the sales literature of the time, series 40 Spirits with the optional Limited package were regular production models for 1979 and 1980. None of my AMC factory showroom or dealer-only literature mentions a "Limited" model for 1981-1983 series 40 Spirits or series 50 Eagles.

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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2012, 10:31:04 PM »
One of the door panels on my big wagon is a limited door panel... just the drivers front though.
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Re: SX4 Limited?
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2012, 10:07:56 AM »
Quote from: mach1mustang351 on December 07, 2012, 10:31:04 PM
One of the door panels on my big wagon is a limited door panel... just the drivers front though.

The "Limited" option package, at a $400-$700 premium depending upon model year, was offered on series 30 Eagles from 1980-1987.


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