About American Motors Eagle
The American Motors Eagle was a compact passenger vehicle manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation. It was introduced to the market in 1979 and was discontinued in 1987. The successor of the Eagle was taken charge by Chrysler. The vehicle was available in many body styles including a 2-door coupe, a 2-door hatchback, a 2-door convertible, a 4-door sedan, and a 4-door station wagon. The station wagon style was based on the American Motors Concord model. After 1984, only the sedan and station wagon were still available for the dealers. In the final model year for the American Motors Eagle, the 1988 model year, the sedan was unavailable, leaving only the station wagon on the market. It was named the Eagle Wagon as Chrysler took over the sales. The American Motors Eagle was the only all-wheel-drive passenger car that was produced in the United States at the time. It was recognized as one of the first crossover vehicles.
The American Motors Eagle was given standard parts and accessories including the power steering and the power front disc and rear drum brakes. For exterior body parts and accessories, a set of 15-inch wheels with fiberglass-belted radial whitewall tires was given for better performance and riding experience. The American Motors Eagle was provided in 2 trim levels, a base and an upscale Limited. Extra kits were provided for the 2-door models and the station wagon. The sports package had parts and accessories including a Durham Plaid fabric seat trim, halogen high beam headlamps, sport fog lamps, a sport steering wheel wrapped in leather, dual black remote mirrors, a blackout grille, side tape stripes, and black bumpers with nerf strips. The package also offered parts and accessories like black moldings for the windshield, door frames, B-pillars, and the rear window.
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The American Motors Eagle was given a 4.2L straight 6-cylinder engine for the powering system. It was paired with a 3-speed automatic transmission. In 1980, all vehicles of the American Motors Eagle were installed with the four-wheel-drive system and matching parts and accessories. It adopted a New Process 119 transfer case which had a viscous fluid coupling. This allowed the drive system of the American Motors Eagle to operate on wet or dry pavement without causing undue suspension and drivetrain wear. To accommodate the rugged undercarriage of the operation, 2 trailer-towing packages were offered to handle the trailer parts that could weigh up to 3500 lb. The parts and accessories for the trailer included a weight distributing tow hitch, a 7-connector wiring harness, the wiring, an auxiliary transmission oil cooler, and optional parts including a heavy-duty battery and the automatic load-leveling air shocks. The application of the four-wheel-drive parts and accessories made the model popular in areas with heavy snow. Other cars with a four-wheel-drive layout at the time weren't able to deal with dry pavements, therefore were mostly made part-time. This allowed the Eagle to gain better performance and quality at the time.