Vehicle Description
1985 AMC Eagle Wagon 4x4 ?Rarely seen AMC Four-wheel drive Eagle
Wagon ?Only 67,116 original miles and the same owner for the past
28 years! ?Select Drive 4-wheel-drive with ?Shift-on-the-Fly"
capability ?One of only 13,335 Eagle station wagons produced in
1985 ?4.2L straight six-cylinder engine with a Carter two-barrel
carburetor ?Chrysler 998 Torque Command three-speed automatic
transmission and 3.08 gearing ?Autumn Brown Metallic (code 4A) over
Mocha Brown Metallic (code 4B) exterior ?Tan cloth interior (code
39R) ?Air-conditioning, power steering, power brakes, tilt steering
column ?Rear window defroster, rear wiper/washer ?AM/FM radio
Innovative yet on a budget, American Motors Company created the 4x4
Eagle in 1980, and it made a minor stir in the market as AMC
blended a common sedan, coupe and station wagon with all-wheel
drive, which had been confined to pickup trucks, vans and
sport-utility vehicles. This clean and tidy 1985 AMC Eagle comes
from the State of Iowa from the same owner for the past 28 years.
It only has 67,116 actual miles and is sold on an actual mileage
Iowa title. Made in American Motors? Brampton, Ontario, Canada
factory, this example is finished in Autumn Brown (code 4A) over
Mocha Brown (code 4B) and the paint and trim are in overall very
good order. The body is straight while the chrome bumpers fit
tightly to the body. Note the rectangular, flip-up exterior door
handles, which were unlike the handle-pushbutton combinations that
some competitors offered during the 70s and still not the same as
the other flip-up types used in the 70s and 80s. The engine bay is
also very tidy while the rear cargo area looks great. The flip-up
rear hatch has a defroster, wiper and washer. This wagon rolls on a
mixture of Toyo Z and Vector radials, size 205/75R15 at every
corner. Each tire is mounted to a factory alloy wheel. The wheels
and tires are all in satisfactory shape. Under the hood is AMC?s
4.2L inline six-cylinder engine with a Carter two-barrel
carburetor. The motor is backed by Chrysler 998 Torque Command
three-speed automatic transmission and 3.08:1 rear end. Driver
convenience features include air-conditioning, power steering,
power brakes and a tilt steering column. Alongside the Torque
Command, is a 42-disc New Process Gear (NP119) transfer case. Both
transferred power to the wheels with the most traction. The
full-time four wheel drive system, dubbed ?Quadra-Trac,? was
co-developed by AMC/Jeep and Chrysler's New Process Gear. Power
went through the rear driveshaft and was sent to a Morse Hy-Vo
chain to the front of the car. Differential action was aided by a
velocity-sensitive viscous coupling, which also limited slip. The
silicone-based fluid in the coupling had high shear and heat
resistance, keeping its viscosity through a wide temperature range
(starting at 40?F below zero and going over 400?F). Inside, the
car?s tan cloth interior (code 39R) is in very good order. The
front buckets are wide and look comfortable and have headrests that
integrate into the seatbacks when not needed, while there is a
bench seat in the rear. The corresponding tan carpet is in similar
shape to the seats. The headliner is in good order. Meanwhile, the
inner door panels and dashboard are in very good order but the air
conditioning is inoperable. A floor-mounted T-shifter and a factory
AM/FM radio complete the interior. The AMC Eagle was rooted in the
1978 AMC Concord, itself an upmarket version of the compact AMC
Hornet, sold previously. Concord sold as a sedan, hatch, and wagon,
with a four-cylinder, two straight sixes, and a 304 V-8. The car
was an immediate hit (for AMC), with 121,293 cars sold in its first
year, easily beating every other AMC car combined. Exterior styling
was slightly revised as all models used the ?power bulge? hood,
seen previously on the 1981?83 Eagle Series 50 models. The grille
header bar and hood ornament/trim strip were deleted in the
process. ?Shift-on-the-Fly? capability was added to the Select
Drive four-wheel-drive system as standard equipment. A new
key-fob-activated infrared remote keyless system with power locks
was newly available as an option. Radios with digital tuning were
also introduced. The 4x4 version of the Concord was given a
completely new name - Eagle - and a three-inch lift, with minor
sheet metal and trim changes, and standard 15-inch wheels (Concord
used 14s). Buyers could choose between two or four door sedans, or
a four door wagon. It used recirculating ball steering rather than
the trendy rack and pinion and front disc brakes with rear drums.
The standard powertrain was now the previously optional five-speed
manual, with the wide-ratio three-speed automatic still available
as a popular option. For 1985, manual-4x4 buyers could shift into
and out of four-wheel drive at will, without stopping the car; the
four cylinder was no longer sold with four wheel drive. The
alternator went from 42 to 56 amps, and hoods swapped a ?scoop
effect? for their old hood ornaments along with four-speaker
radios. Competition to this Eagle in 1985 included American Motors?
own Concord, Chevrolet?s Cavalier Wagon, Dodge?s Aries Wagon,
Ford?s Escort Wagon, Honda?s Civic Wagon, Mercury?s Lynx Wagon,
Nissan?s Sentra Wagon, Renault?s Sportswagon, Plymouth?s Reliant
Wagon, Pontiac?s Sunbird Wagon and Toyota?s Corolla Wagon. VIN:
2CCCK3858FB7098893 This car is currently located at our facility in
St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 67,116
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, actual
mileage Iowa title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full
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