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Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler Corporation after the US$2 billion takeover of American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1987. The division marketed a variety of vehicles until 1997.
The Eagle name also appeared on several Jeep trim packages and unique models that included the J-10 pickup trucks, the wide-track Cherokee SJ, as well as the CJ-5 and CJ-7 models starting in 1976.
The Eagle provided a low-cost way of bridging the gap between AMC's solid and economical, but aging, passenger-car line and its well-regarded, but decidedly off-road focused, Jeep line, as the Eagle used the existing Concord (and later, Spirit) automobile platform.
The first generation (1990-94) offered a variety of potencies, layouts, and price points—a 92-hp, 1.8-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder version was the base; a 135-hp, 2.0-liter 16-valve...
The Eagle Premier may prove to be Iacocca's savviest career move yet. This capable, roomy new sedan was developed by the American Motors Corporation and Renault, AMC's parental French connection...
Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler after the US$2 billion takeover of American Motors (AMC) in 1987. The division marketed a variety of vehicles until 1997.
Eagle: the brand, the cars. In 1987, Chrysler Corporation bought the next-largest American automaker — Amerian Motors (AMC) — mainly to get the Jeep line of SUVs, rather than the AMC’s odd mix of cars. One of those AMC cars was the 1987 AMC Eagle.
AMC first offered the Eagle for sale as a 1980 model, it was closely based on the AMC Concord and it was offered in three major configurations – a four-door sedan, a four-door station wagon, and as a two-door coupe.
Junkyard Tour: The Jeep, Eagle, and 4WD Vehicles That Staved Off AMC's Death. Some of these models have faded into obscurity, but that doesn't mean they're not significant.
Perhaps the company’s most clever repackaging idea came near its end as an independent automaker when it combined passenger car bodies with Jeep-based technology to create four-wheel-drive ...