How Much Is It Worth?...........

[96 Vette CE]

I always had a liking for these quirky cars. Owner says it only has 22,000 original miles, it's AWD and has the 258 motor too......


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[96 Vette CE]

The_Dude zeek @Lars

[Rodnok1]

Is that an Eagle?

[96 Vette CE]

Is that an Eagle?

:iagree:


1981 AMC Eagle with the straight 6 :yesnod:

[GixxerBill RIP]

It’s worth a push into a junkyard nothing more

[Frankie the Fink]

Might be worth a bunch, I had my pristine 1961 270hp Corvette at a Disney car show judged by Chip Foose. I parked beside a turd brown AMC Gremlin (even had an 8 track tape player). Guess which car got all the attention ? All in all, a humiliating eperience.

[JRD77VET]

It’s worth a push into a junkyard nothing more

:slap:

[IB4TL]

It’s worth a push into a junkyard nothing more

:iagree::funnier:

[IB4TL]

The_Dude zeek @Lars

I think Patsgarage is the guy to ask :yesnod:

[Rodnok1]

Wasn't the Concord or something similar and the eagle beefed up?

Friend had 2 of the Concord I think not Eagle.. Been a while.

[96 Vette CE]

I think Patsgarage is the guy to ask :yesnod:


I didn't know he was a member here :seasix:

[Rikki Z-06]

I always had a liking for these quirky cars. Owner says it only has 22,000 original miles, it's AWD and has the 258 motor too......


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Found this :island14:

https://www.classic.com/m/amc/eagle/year-1981/

[IB4TL]

I didn't know he was a member here :seasix:

He is but unfortunately he doesn't post often. :cert:

[markids77]

It is an AMC, it is all wheel drive and it is cool as hell. It is also baby turd brown which cancels 85 percent of the cool factor. I vote for $2500 value.

[96 Vette CE]

Wasn't the Concord or something similar and the eagle beefed up?

Friend had 2 of the Concord I think not Eagle.. Been a while.



I don't know much about them only that the Eagle shared the same drive train as the early Jeep Cherokees, had a Ford ignition system, and GM steering column/power steering pump. They were a mish mash of parts before AMC went out of business

[IB4TL]

How much is the owner asking for :island14:

[dvarapala]

It is an AMC, it is all wheel drive and it is cool as hell.


Probably the best looking vehicle AMC ever made

[CurtP]

Body and trim parts have to be next to impossible to find for it. I don't think they were ever popular enough to have much of an aftermarket for them. Turd brown makes it all the more cooler.

[96 Vette CE]

How much is the owner asking for :island14:


I didn't want to disclose the price until I got some of ya'lls thoughts on it. I will post the asking price up though :yesnod:

[96 Vette CE]

Look at the interior in this thing


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[The_Dude]

I had one of those things in the early 90s. It was a POS.

[Asparagus]

Regardless of miles, it's OLD and will come with a plethora of issues, cool car for sure though.

[96 Vette CE]

I had one of those things in the early 90s. It was a POS.


They seem to have a cult like following, I was thinking of buying to flip it

[IB4TL]

I had one of those things in the early 90s. It was a POS.

I thought of you earlier today.... I saw a Rustang with bungee cords on the front, unsure if they were holding down the hood or holding up the bumper :Jeff '79:
I wanted to take a pic but couldn't as I was driving. :fruit:

[markids77]

Come on folks... you are all about expressing yourselves, unfettered and unfiltered here. Am I truly the only member willing to commit to assigning a value to this gem? Grow a pair and contribute!!!!

[Vandelay Industries]

It's been parked in that very spot since 1983. :cool1:

[markids77]

It's been parked in that very spot since 1983. :cool1:

OK. What would you pay, whether you were interested or not?

[OnPoint]

5k - good car to give to one of the kids to drive, as if they wreck it, no big loss.

[96 Vette CE]

Come on folks... you are all about expressing yourselves, unfettered and unfiltered here. Am I truly the only member willing to commit to assigning a value to this gem? Grow a pair and contribute!!!!

:iagree:

I know there are a lot of car guys and gals here so was just curious to see how far off the seller is on his asking price

[ricks327]

Look at the interior in this thing


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Foreskin Beige/ :rofl:

[Swany00]

looks like some of them go as high as $37k, damn...I would think $6k is ballpark but it's likely going for $15k ish?

[DDSLT5]

Buy it up brother!!!!

[96 Vette CE]

How much is the owner asking for :island14:

looks like some of them go as high as $37k, damn...I would think $6k is ballpark but it's likely going for $15k ish?



Seller is asking $7,000

[IB4TL]

Buying that turd will put you dangerously close to Swany00 on the humanity scale :yesnod::D


Hope this helps :fruit:

[LATB]

I thought they were cool when new. I liked the wagon better than the coupe/sedans. I think they had a couple versions that were actually very trail worthy.
I have no idea what they are worth. I imagine a few thousand. Maybe up to 10-15 for some immaculate survivor or restored.

[dvarapala]

Seller is asking $7,000

Do it. :yesnod:

[Swany00]

Buying that turd will put you dangerously close to Swany00 on the humanity scale :yesnod::D


Hope this helps :fruit:

even more the reason to do it, the company is fantastic

[GixxerBill RIP]

5k - good car to give to one of the kids to drive, as if they wreck it, no big loss.

You must have to really hate your kids and wish them harm to think it’s okay for them to drive around in a 43 year old rolling pile of shit

[Aerovette]

You must have to really hate your kids and wish them harm to think it’s okay for them to drive around in a 43 year old rolling pile of shit

You're a rolling pile of shit. Do your kids trust you?

[GixxerBill RIP]

You're a rolling pile of shit. Do your kids trust you?

I wasn’t addressing you. Stay in your lane grandpa nobody cares what you think

[SteveOceanside]

Nice interior. Warm, in great contrast to the shitty black that is so common today.

[A/E]

A/E's Early 80's AMC Appraisal Estimate ~

Any Surviving Running Eagle ~ The FIRST True " Crossover $2,500

Desirable Earth Tone Color Scheme for an '81 Add $300

Rather Minty Condition Add $1000

$3,800 Conservative Estimate ~

What one is willing to pay for it is the " TRUE Value " at least to the buyer . . .

[jw38]

Seller is asking $7,000

I'd offer the seller $6500. If you don't but it, let me know because I will.

[96 Vette CE]

I'd offer the seller $6500. If you don't but it, let me know because I will.

:iagree:


I was actually thinking of offering 6k and bartering up from there. He's on vacation for the next couple weeks so we'll see :seasix:

[A/E]

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You Know kOKo ~ Mr Rodgers has an Eagle Sundancer in the Neighborhood back in the Day

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[A/E]

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Don't let the Forum's Envy and Fondness for this $7K Eagle make you pay Moar than $4K

[zeek]

6 to 7 grand.

[96 Vette CE]

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You Know kOKo ~ Mr Rodgers has an Eagle Sundancer in the Neighborhood back in the Day

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One of those went for 30 grand on BAT :yesnod:

[The_Dude]

The one I had was a manual transmission which failed with pretty low miles. Transmission guy said it would fail again after rebuilding it.

[GTOguy]

It’s worth a push into a junkyard nothing more

Strongly disagree. When new, these were used hard and thrown away afterwards. They have beefy, easily serviced mechanicals. And are practical. And can wheel like the Cherokee that came later. I predict these will follow in the footsteps of old Land Cruisers, Hi Lux pickups, CJ's, Bronco's, Toyota pickups, etc. as 'retro cool' 4x4's that will continue to gain in value. My $2500 '83 Toyota 4x4 pickup was worth about $3k ten years ago....and worth about 4 times that now and climbing. I'm betting a clean Eagle will be bringing 30k+ in the next 5-8 years. Look what happened to the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. They went from worthless to over 100k for a restored clean one. People like these cars now for the same reason they liked them then: styling, utility, and simplicity.

[Jeff '79]

It is an AMC, it is all wheel drive and it is cool as hell. It is also baby turd brown which cancels 85 percent of the cool factor. I vote for $2500 value.

I'd say $5-$6k :leaving:

[Mick]

I think it is way cool in an "Oh yeah, I remember my high school days" kind of a way. If it really is rust free, and the mechanicals are in even decent shape, I could see throwing $5K at it, drive it for a while, and see if I could get that $7K. :shrug:

[IB4TL]

How's the C4 doing :island14:

[zeek]

Seller is asking $7,000

Nailed it....:yesnod: :D

[Jeff '79]

Nailed it....:yesnod: :D

Nice educated guess :seasix:

[IB4TL]

Nailed it....:yesnod: :D

Nice educated guess :seasix:

He was a LEO....He knows a thing or two about judging a POS :yesnod:

....and putting speed-holes in them :funnier:


:D

[GixxerBill RIP]

Strongly disagree. When new, these were used hard and thrown away afterwards. They have beefy, easily serviced mechanicals. And are practical. And can wheel like the Cherokee that came later. I predict these will follow in the footsteps of old Land Cruisers, Hi Lux pickups, CJ's, Bronco's, Toyota pickups, etc. as 'retro cool' 4x4's that will continue to gain in value. My $2500 '83 Toyota 4x4 pickup was worth about $3k ten years ago....and worth about 4 times that now and climbing. I'm betting a clean Eagle will be bringing 30k+ in the next 5-8 years. Look what happened to the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. They went from worthless to over 100k for a restored clean one. People like these cars now for the same reason they liked them then: styling, utility, and simplicity.

I understand what you're saying however most of those examples you quoted are body on frame vehicles that make them desirable to serious offroaders.
What makes your Toyota pickup so desirable is the solid front axle versus the newer IFS. Same thing with the older Chevy 4X4 square body trucks.
These AMC cars didn't sell very well at the time because it was a very niche market that nobody wanted and has since then been totally dominated by Subaru.

If someone really wants a car with AWD in this price range I think the better option is to go for a more modern Subaru that still has parts availability and also could be found with a manual transmission to boot.

As far as the future value nobody has a crystal ball so it's anybody's guess but looking at past performance I can see the AMC badge as a detriment. Just look at the current values of muscle car era AMC's versus Ford Chevy Dodge and you can see they bring a fraction of the price for the same model type.

[Aerovette]

I wasn’t addressing you. Stay in your lane grandpa nobody cares what you think

But I was absolutely adressing you.

[GixxerBill RIP]

But I was absolutely adressing you.

And I don't care your opinion means absolutely nothing to me, just text on a monitor nothing more

[Jeff '79]

He was a LEO....He knows a thing or two about judging a POS :yesnod:

....and putting speed-holes in them :funnier:


:D

:rofl::rofl:

[The_Dude]

They seem to have a cult like following, I was thinking of buying to flip it

Might be worth it to flip. I'd think it'd be an expensive car to drive. Getting parts could be tough.

[Jeff '79]

Might be worth it to flip. I'd think it'd be an expensive car to drive. Getting parts could be tough.

For 5-$6k , I'd beat the piss out of it on Dewey Beach.
It's A pretty cool time capsule, color not withstanding :Jeff '79:

[Anjdog2003]

I always had a liking for these quirky cars. Owner says it only has 22,000 original miles, it's AWD and has the 258 motor too......


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1981 AMC Eagle > Thomas Matthew Crooks > 96CE

[Swany00]

1981 AMC Eagle > Thomas Matthew Crooks > 96CE

that's lowdown and dirty

[Sea Six]

Honestly, I was thinking when you started this thread that you were going to buy it for your own personal enjoyment. Maybe keep it for a while.

But when you mentioned that you wanted to buy it in order to flip it, I’m thinking geez you need to get a car that has a much larger following. Either something that’s extremely practical that you can get for half or less of what it’s actually expected to sell for and quickly because it has plenty of potential buyers lining up to hand you the money in cash. Something like that has a very limited market, I would think. If you wanna buy something to flip, then the fact that she you like it or you don’t like it should have absolutely no bearing on whether you purchase it. Strictly speaking a business purchase should be viewed through strictly business filters in your eyes.

OK so now that that’s out of the way, I think it’s probably worth somewhere around 5K maybe. The A/E guy had a pretty good knock down analysis of what the valuation could look like. So I try to buy it somewhere around 4500. That’s if I wanted it which I really don’t so you should take that for what it’s worth.

[GTOguy]

I understand what you're saying however most of those examples you quoted are body on frame vehicles that make them desirable to serious offroaders.
What makes your Toyota pickup so desirable is the solid front axle versus the newer IFS. Same thing with the older Chevy 4X4 square body trucks.
These AMC cars didn't sell very well at the time because it was a very niche market that nobody wanted and has since then been totally dominated by Subaru.

If someone really wants a car with AWD in this price range I think the better option is to go for a more modern Subaru that still has parts availability and also could be found with a manual transmission to boot.

As far as the future value nobody has a crystal ball so it's anybody's guess but looking at past performance I can see the AMC badge as a detriment. Just look at the current values of muscle car era AMC's versus Ford Chevy Dodge and you can see they bring a fraction of the price for the same model type.
All valid points and I agree with you for all of the details you pointed out. That said, look at the AMC based Grand Wagoneers. They are crazy hot, and have been for the past 8 or 10 years. I think the AMC 4x4 wagon has potential value as a collector if it is kept up. I'd rather have it than a Subaru, for sure. (I hate Subarus). We'll have to wait and see.

[96 Vette CE]

Here's an under hood shot, look at those shock towers, clean as a whistle


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[OnPoint]

Sheeit, I'd rock that bitch for a little while, just for the entertainment value.

[DDSLT5]

Here's an under hood shot, look at those shock towers, clean as a whistle


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Ooooooooo - aftermarket aluminum rad!!!!! Now yer talking!!!

[Swany00]

Ooooooooo - aftermarket aluminum rad!!!!! Now yer talking!!!

gotta keep that massive 258 monster cooled!!!!

[Anjdog2003]

that's lowdown and dirty




I fought the temptation but it was a weak moment. :(