My dad had a 95 Eagle Vision. It was really nice! Top end model with leather, heated seats, dual climate control, etc. and it hauled ass. They were pretty great very reliable too.
Former owner the following: 1974 AMC Matador Wagon 1978 AMC Concord DL 1981 AMC Concord DL Wagon 1986 AMC Eagle Wagon 4x4 All four automobiles would outstanding. Today I drive 2019 Jeep Renegade Laredo 4x4 it's basically a Fiat! But sold by Chrysler/Fiat company. You can thank Lee Iacocca, for buying out AMC to get the Jeep trademark. Thank you
My dad still has his Turquoise Blue Metallic 92 Talon TSi turbo AWD. Clicked over 300k miles last week actually. He is the reason that color existed for the Talon. It was available for the Eclipse, but he talked the factory into putting it on the Talon.
Definitely want to see part 2. My dad had a Premier ES when I was a teen, it was a massive pile, but it was great to drive and super comfortable and the Italian designed body was really good to look at. The chronic transmission, cooling, and electrical issues really let it down though. I think most of the problem though was that no one in North America knew how to work on a crazy French car.. On a side note, the 3.0 V6 is a variation of the same PRV V6 found in the DeLorean DMC12 and the Renault Alpine Turbo
I had a 1988 Renault Medallion. Super comfortable but used the same transmission cooler, which Renault bought from a Spanish supplier. The Premier was based on the Renault 25, Renault's biggest luxury car at the time. I was quite advanced but it spent too much time being serviced for recurring faults. The R25 that belonged to Renault's CEO went for some kind of repair or service at least once a month. Renault has done a much better job since then.
I do love cab forward, and owned a 97 Stratus ES so I got to experience it. This era of Dodge was by far the slowest and from a performance standpoint, downright disappointing for their mass market buyers. I now daily a 2008 300C and by far this is hands down more reliable and tons more fun.
I also at one point had a 97 Avenger ES with the same 2.5L v6 and autostick my later Stratus had. It had so much sweet styling ruined by a lazy drivetrain, the v6 was slower than the base 2.0 i4 and stick shift 5 speed.
Great film. Thanks. It was an obscure car company that lacked a sense of identity. It changed a lot. It produced a variety of vehicles. It partnered with different manufacturers. I wish the Datsun 260 Z still exists. A neat mid sized sports car. Unrelated point, oh well.
My favourite AMC cars were the Marlin, the 1968-70 Javelin, the 1971-78 Matador, the 1978 and 79 Concord, the 1981-83 Spirit, I love the 1983 through 88 Eagle 4wd Wagon.
👍😊👍Yep. They inherited that whole "Let's build cars NO ONE else is" from Nash. As historic as Hudson was with the performance of the 1950s Hornet (and I guess you could say AMC's performance models like the Rambler Rebel, AMX and Javelin are of that heritage.), I always looked at AMC as "Nash", making unique cars like The early "unibody" Nash 600, the first NON CHEAPSKATE compact in the original Rambler, The only "wide" subcompact in the Pacer, and INVENTING the whole AWD car based wagon genre with the Eagle. (Subaru's claim of the first "sport utility wagon" with the Forrester is utter bullshit!). Ford, GM and Chrysler copied each other, AMC offered something DIFFERENT.
Very thorough and informative video! Quite entertaining too, reminding me of a number of models from the 90s I had totally forgotten. You're correct that Eagle was not really known or considered for most of its life cycle. But with the introduction of the Diamond Star Coupes, Eagle became quite well known--and well respected--in the enthusiast community for the Talon TSI all-wheel drive turbo. I believe the Talon was more popular and widely recognized than the Eclipse or Laser.
That's a good lookin Grand Cherokee @7:12, not lifted up too high, clean paint and wood trim, yeah that's a nice rig....I recently bought an 85 Cj7, it's my 4th Jeep but my first AMC vehicle of any kind...they used a lot of plastic fasteners, so it's easy to strip em out, and I've rebuilt every system on it, and it's actually turning out to be a reliable vehicle....later this year or early next year, I'm droppin Ford Coyote 5.0 motor in....👊🏻🤘🏻🇺🇸
George Romney knew. Before he left, AMC produced small reliable cars that had a niche market in the US. Had he stayed until the Jeep purchase, things might have been different.
Personally, I would love to own myself a Nash Metropolitan. It's basically a re-packaged Austin A90 America, so parts would be everywhere, it would be fuel-efficient even by today's standards, and it's rather cute. As for AMC proper, I always thought that the Marlin is a grossly-underrated car. The final 1967 version with the Ambassador front clip looked particularly nice.
I owned an eagle vision TSi in the mid-90's and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned. I liked that it was different than the Intrepid/Concourse, but still shared that platform. The car was very quick and sporty with great throttle response, so much so that my wife was afraid to drive it. It was loaded with luxury features and was very comfortable to boot. Just a great car all around.
I had a 1992 Talon and loved it. Probably the most comfortable seats I have sat in. The velour cloth kept you cool in summer. The automatic belts were a gimmick but I never had any issues with them. Traded it for a Pontiac Firebird Formula which I could finally afford. Yes, please do an in depth part 2. I do miss my Talon.
I owned a 1976 AMC Hornet 2 door tan color was one of the better-looking ones from AMC, I still purchase /own to this day a 1990 Eagle Talon base model with only 16,000 miles on it, super nice styling and goes when you step on the gas. Talon base model sold for around $12,000 US front-wheel drive, roll-up windows, no air conditioning, no cruise control, 5 speed, the upgraded version had body molding, air, and cruise. Still driving the Talon during the good weather months still a great looking car to this day.
I never owned an AMC or Eagle vehicle( except for a ‘80 CJ5 Jeep) but I did lease both a ‘95 and ‘98 Eclipse GST. The ‘98 was my favorite with leather, chrome wheels and the basket handle spoiler. Great job on the video! I had forgotten a few of these old models. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦
Enjoyed the video and the look back at the Eagle Brand. I remember going to the dealership and being pestered by a salesman to come look at a Jeep when I brought my Talon infor some warranty work back in the mid 90's. I've owned a lot of cars over the years and the Eagle Talon has always been one of my favorites. Easy to modify for power, affordable and still good looking to this day. I prefer the Talon due to its unique "look" as compared to the more pedestrian looking Eclipse. The different bumpers, gide skirts, wings and the black painted roof and A*B Pillars always gave the Talon a much different look than the Eclipse or Laser. The Talon initially enjoyed some support from Chrysler with parts available through Mopar and the Talons campaigned by the Archer Brothers in SCCA Competition. Whenever you get around to doing the video highlighting the Talon, I'd love to see some history on that and other aspects of Motorsports that the Talon was involved in, especially drag racing. Devin Schultz has run his Talon to a 7.047 @ 204.57 and has achieved a top speed of 215 mph in the 1/4 mile. Currently the fastest AWD 4Cylinder John Shepherd ran his 91 Talon TSi/AWD to 7.7 @191.32 and managed to get a feature in Hot Rod magazine many moons ago.
i just came here from a video of a guy with an eagle doin i6's ... prob the same guy. i had to think back on what cars eagle even made because the only one i really remembered was the talon (a friend of mine had one) and maybe the vision, but you didn't really see that many people driving those. from what i remember anyway.
My family used to run an AMC/ Rambler dealer back in the day. Lots of stories I’ve heard about how great they were in their hay day. Now my family has a javelin, gremlin, spirit, daily driven eagle, rambler, and a junkyard full of amc parts cars. My great grandpa who owned the dealership was only 1.5 hours north of Kenosha and personally knew Lee Iacocca. I love my 2012 Charger RT but damn, I was born in the wrong generation.
I don’t think a lot of people realize this, but the platform from the original eagle premier was actually an asset to Chrysler. I say this because it was the basis for the LH platform. Yes, it didn’t exactly have the cab forward style of the cars that would be put on the L each platform, but the layout of the eagle premier would actually be the basis on which it was built.
I bought the Eagle Talon TSI with AWD back in 1990... Driving that car was the most fun I had with my clothes on. I really liked it's aesthetics so I made sure it looked stock outwardly. That said, it was modified and was an absolute BEAST on the track.
My grandparents bought an Eagle Premier brand new in 1988. I loved that car. It seemed at the time that it was way beyond other models in tech. My parents then inherited the car in the mid 90's and I drove it some in high school. Cool car! I thought that Eagle should have gotten more credit for their cars.
I love my AMC Eagle woody wagon. I wanted one since I was kid and finally found a nice example a couple of years ago. I can't fill it at gas stations without getting someone asking me about it...
The premier was not just a rebrand Renault. It was a joint design between AMC and Renault. It was based some what on a Renault 25 but very different at the same time. Also there was another concept called the Allure which was a 2 door sportier, sleeker version of the premier. Great video though!!!! Glad to see someone cares about AMC and Eagle's legacies!!!!!!
Great video!!! Looking forward to the deep dive on the Eagle lineup. I always thought the Talon was a sharp car and combined with the Eagle brand it had a cleaver name.
I love the Eagle brand! Even though all Eagles are rebadged vehicles, they felt special to me! Would have loved to have seen Eagle versions of the Dodge Grand Caravan and Dodge Spirit that were planned but never made!
That old Eagle Wagon. Just look at all the panel gaps. The headlights were never aligned right. The door panels and trim never lined up. The moldings, fit and finish were just a mess. I love quirky cars but damn. I remember when they were new and they immediately looked cheap. To their credit though, their toughness surpassed their cheesy looks.
My connection to AMC...parents purchased a 1971 AMC Hornet as a second car to replace an aging '63 Impala.....Dad was in grad school and got a great deal on the Hornet as they were clearing out the 71s. Overall, it held up ok mechanically...other than it stalling when the airconditioning was on. Took a bit to solve that...eventually we just stopped using the AC....Plastic bits cracked...doors sagged and the tops of the fenders rusted out.. We had the car for 10 years and it was involved in 3 car accidents which probably didn't help it cosmetically. To be fair, a 1970s car be driven for 10 years was probably an eternity. Dad looked at getting an AMC Eagle in 1980 when they first came out because he liked the idea of a four wheel drive car in our snow belt state but they were expensive and while he never said so I think our Hornet experience soured him on AMC products. Though some years later, I found a Hornet SC360 for sale...the muscle car version of the Hornet...in the early 2000s....Dad dryly commented about the Hornet being crap when new..can't imaging what a 30 year old one would be like. I remember when Chrysler took over AMC and Iacocca was advertising the new division...focusing on the Jeeps...the Eagle cars seemed to be an afterthought. Eventually I got a job with a car rental agency at their corporate headquarters....and I recall we had some of the Eagle sedans as fleet vehicles at some locations. If I recall correctly, in addition to Jeep and the new factory in Ontario, didn't the LH sedans derive their basic architecture from the Eagle Premier? I always thought the Eagle Vision was the best styled car of the LH bunch and after the brand was cancelled, the Vision was rebranded as the Chrysler 300M which also an attractive and sporty sedan.
I love the Marspeed videos...Very informative and well presented! I had the 1989 Eagle premier ES Limited. Sharp looking car but poorly built as it came with many problems.
Did you do the part two yet bud because I am actually very much looking forward to seeing it so I just hope that you can definitely do the part two very soon here bud
Great video. Eagle was truly a confused brand but growing up the Eagle Talon was among my favorite cars. Eagle made a few concepts aside from the Optima like the Eagle Vision Aerie but if there was one Eagle concept car I'd love to see a video on it is the 1995 Eagle Jazz concept car. Even over 20 years old the Jazz concept looks like it could be a modern production vehicle. Too bad about that rear end though.
I'm 40 and have always been a car buff so I vividly remember the Eagle brand. There was an elderly man on my street who recently moved in that drove a mid 1990s Eagle Vision TSI. My son and others were absolutely perplexed end had never heard of an Eagle Vision and only barely I had heard of the eagle talon. A couple months ago he traded his Eagle Vision infor a Camry. I was sad since it felt like a piece of my childhood and God only knows when I'll ever see another one. I talked to the man who told me that his Eagle Vision although it looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor was a pile of crap since new. It suffered 2 failing head gaskets and a transmission during the 57k miles he owned it.
Love this video, and for more I LOVE EAGLE TALONS. The name Eagle just sounds so AMERICAN and out of the Diamond Star Motor merger I only own the nothing but Eagle. Currently, own 2 Eagle Talons, 95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD 61k original miles and a 92 Eagle Talon TSI FWD Automatic swap Drag Racing car. Love these cars, meant the best of friends with these cars. Ever year in Ohio, there is a HUGE Car meet/racing event going on 27 years so far and continuing. I will never get rid of my cars and be that 70 year old still driving one.
I know I am years late to this topic, but I just recently discovered this channel. I found the AMC/ Eagle history interesting. I have always been a fan of the underdog. In the video you mentioned a possible part 2 with more details about the Eagle cars. I can't find it. Did it ever come to fruition ?
I had an Eagle Premier. Styling by Giugiaro, PRV engine, ZF trans. Lots of comfort features. It was a VERY good car. Had over 220,000 mi. when it hit a deer.
Man, I would love to own myself a Nash Metropolitan. It's basically a re-packaged Austin A90 America, so parts would be everywhere, it would be fuel-efficient in its day, and it's rather cute. As for AMC proper, I always thought that the Marlin is a grossly-underrated car. The final 1967 version with the Ambassador front clip looked particularly nice.
I only ever knew the eagle vision as a grandma car since the only person I knew that had one WAS my log German grandma. I remember getting picked up from school in it throughout the 2000s. It was silver, had that old person car smell, and had a school board license plate(even though she wasn’t involved in our city’s schools in any way). Every time I stepped in the car she was listening to opera cassette tapes or NPR.
Just saw 007- The Man with the Golden Gun for the first time in about 30 years. Bond and Scaramanga gave that AMC Matador and Hornet a hell of a workout in the chase scene!
AMC management had pioneered how to outsource parts production to achieve efficiency and brought new models to the market at minimum expense. Personnel with that knowledge, plus the new car plant in Brampton, plus the Jeep brand were the assets Chrysler desperately needed going forward, especially the talents of AMC (Renault) executive François J. Castaing. Former used LHS satisfied owner who reluctantly traded in his trouble free Eagle Talon for it. I still regret all these years later not having been able to keep both.
@Marspeed I lived in Kenosha all my life about 2 miles from the AMC plant. I’m not sure except for the Eagle Wagon, which I never really remember getting carried over. I guess there were left over models. The last Renault’s produced in the plant here were Encores and Alliances. Then Chrysler made Omnis and Diplomats and closed down car production. The plant here became an engine plant. The Eagle Cars I think like you said was away for Renault to get sales here. Although I don’t think AMC had anything to do with those cars unless Renault was using AMC engines.
Have owned 10 AMC ,Jeep & Eagle cars . Best cars I've owned, Premier was roomy, huge trunk SX/4 went everywhere, AMX was the best looking Gremlins were cool, Alliance got great gas mileage, Jeeps ... Nothing stopped them, miss AMC !
Loved the brand. I got my drivers licence in a Concord, my first car was a Javelin, then a Concord. Definitely should have stayed with smaller cars and the Jeep.
me and my buddy drove his moms medallion from Yuma AZ to Elcentro CA which is right at 60 miles in 32 minuets. it might have only had 103 HP but had no problem hitting a prolonged 120 MPH.
Part 2 Please! I had family that owned a 95 Talon turbo that was an awesome car. The AMC Eagle wagon looked like weird parts bin vehicle. And growing I never understood the background of the Eagle brand and always seems odd that the brand share dealer space with Jeep
I had a 1998 Eagle Talon TSi and I loved it. Personally, I liked the rear lights better than the Eclipse lights at the time. However, after the movie the Fast and the Furious a lot of Talons out here in California were converted into Eclipses as they could get body kits for them and custom taillights as no one made any lights or body kits for the Talon. My car stayed stock.
My dad had a 95 Eagle Vision. It was really nice! Top end model with leather, heated seats, dual climate control, etc. and it hauled ass. They were pretty great very reliable too.
Former owner the following:
1974 AMC Matador Wagon
1978 AMC Concord DL
1981 AMC Concord DL Wagon
1986 AMC Eagle Wagon 4x4
All four automobiles would outstanding. Today I drive 2019 Jeep Renegade Laredo 4x4 it's basically a Fiat! But sold by Chrysler/Fiat company. You can thank Lee Iacocca, for buying out AMC to get the Jeep trademark. Thank you
My dad still has his Turquoise Blue Metallic 92 Talon TSi turbo AWD. Clicked over 300k miles last week actually. He is the reason that color existed for the Talon. It was available for the Eclipse, but he talked the factory into putting it on the Talon.
Definitely want to see part 2.
My dad had a Premier ES when I was a teen, it was a massive pile, but it was great to drive and super comfortable and the Italian designed body was really good to look at. The chronic transmission, cooling, and electrical issues really let it down though. I think most of the problem though was that no one in North America knew how to work on a crazy French car..
On a side note, the 3.0 V6 is a variation of the same PRV V6 found in the DeLorean DMC12 and the Renault Alpine Turbo
I had a 1988 Renault Medallion. Super comfortable but used the same transmission cooler, which Renault bought from a Spanish supplier. The Premier was based on the Renault 25, Renault's biggest luxury car at the time. I was quite advanced but it spent too much time being serviced for recurring faults. The R25 that belonged to Renault's CEO went for some kind of repair or service at least once a month. Renault has done a much better job since then.
I thought that the Eagle Talon was the coolest car on the road when I was a kid!
Also please do a video on the cab forward era of Chrysler and Dodge!
Mike Zerker to this day it’s a top 25 favorite of mine
Agreed. Love my 300m
I do love cab forward, and owned a 97 Stratus ES so I got to experience it. This era of Dodge was by far the slowest and from a performance standpoint, downright disappointing for their mass market buyers. I now daily a 2008 300C and by far this is hands down more reliable and tons more fun.
I also at one point had a 97 Avenger ES with the same 2.5L v6 and autostick my later Stratus had. It had so much sweet styling ruined by a lazy drivetrain, the v6 was slower than the base 2.0 i4 and stick shift 5 speed.
WinkelManBearPig bull. The 99 300m was 1sec slower around courses than the 99 vette. Might want to look a Motortrend’s 1999 car of the year article.
The AMC eagle wagon was the first crossover vehicle made
Ahead of its time for sure.
Great film.
Thanks.
It was an obscure car company that lacked a sense of identity. It changed a lot.
It produced a variety of vehicles.
It partnered with different manufacturers.
I wish the Datsun 260 Z still exists.
A neat mid sized sports car.
Unrelated point, oh well.
This one is really appreciated, btw the eagle talon tsi is still one of my favorites
I had a blue 95 eagle talon tsi awd. It's still my favorite car
My favourite AMC cars were the Marlin, the 1968-70 Javelin, the 1971-78 Matador, the 1978 and 79 Concord, the 1981-83 Spirit, I love the 1983 through 88 Eagle 4wd Wagon.
Jason Carpp....agree 100% on the Marlin, that fastback bodystyle looked awesome, all it needed was a big block, 4 spd, and posi rear end....
I loved AMC I thought they had the more unique cars .
👍😊👍Yep. They inherited that whole "Let's build cars NO ONE else is" from Nash. As historic as Hudson was with the performance of the 1950s Hornet (and I guess you could say AMC's performance models like the Rambler Rebel, AMX and Javelin are of that heritage.), I always looked at AMC as "Nash", making unique cars like The early "unibody" Nash 600, the first NON CHEAPSKATE compact in the original Rambler, The only "wide" subcompact in the Pacer, and INVENTING the whole AWD car based wagon genre with the Eagle. (Subaru's claim of the first "sport utility wagon" with the Forrester is utter bullshit!). Ford, GM and Chrysler copied each other, AMC offered something DIFFERENT.
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Very thorough and informative video! Quite entertaining too, reminding me of a number of models from the 90s I had totally forgotten. You're correct that Eagle was not really known or considered for most of its life cycle. But with the introduction of the Diamond Star Coupes, Eagle became quite well known--and well respected--in the enthusiast community for the Talon TSI all-wheel drive turbo. I believe the Talon was more popular and widely recognized than the Eclipse or Laser.
That's a good lookin Grand Cherokee @7:12, not lifted up too high, clean paint and wood trim, yeah that's a nice rig....I recently bought an 85 Cj7, it's my 4th Jeep but my first AMC vehicle of any kind...they used a lot of plastic fasteners, so it's easy to strip em out, and I've rebuilt every system on it, and it's actually turning out to be a reliable vehicle....later this year or early next year, I'm droppin Ford Coyote 5.0 motor in....👊🏻🤘🏻🇺🇸
Thank you for a great video. It shows the steady improvement in the quality of your videos.
I owned 2 AMC ragles. 1984 amc 4door auto. a 1983 amc eagle wagon 4 speed. Loved them both
I feel like AMC had no clue what kind of car company it wanted to be
Facts, but the AMC Javelin, Eagle, and Rambler were their best cars. Gremlins and Pacers are meh
Miggy Silva 1970 AMC AMX is my dream car!! It’s sooo good looking at many angles!!
George Romney knew. Before he left, AMC produced small reliable cars that had a niche market in the US. Had he stayed until the Jeep purchase, things might have been different.
Personally, I would love to own myself a Nash Metropolitan. It's basically a re-packaged Austin A90 America, so parts would be everywhere, it would be fuel-efficient even by today's standards, and it's rather cute. As for AMC proper, I always thought that the Marlin is a grossly-underrated car. The final 1967 version with the Ambassador front clip looked particularly nice.
Actually, they had a very clear focus on what kind of company they wanted to be. They just could never muster the resources to make it happen.
Eagle was an American-French-Japanese hodgepodge.
So was or is Crysler
And dont forget dodge. So its a hodgepodgedodge.,
You can add Canadian to that mixorama.
Initial Wii ....I don't know about any Asian company having anything to do with AMC, I doubt that that occurred....
@@branon6565 The Eagle Talon and Summit were rebadged Mitsubishis.
Cool, I like a lot of these car's 😀 Part 2 will be cool to watch also .
I had two Eagle Premiers, 1991 and 1989. The '91 was my first car. Great cars they were, super comfy and handled like a dream.
The Eagle Vision was even sold in Europe as the Chrysler Vision
I owned an eagle vision TSi in the mid-90's and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned. I liked that it was different than the Intrepid/Concourse, but still shared that platform. The car was very quick and sporty with great throttle response, so much so that my wife was afraid to drive it. It was loaded with luxury features and was very comfortable to boot. Just a great car all around.
I had a 1992 Talon and loved it. Probably the most comfortable seats I have sat in. The velour cloth kept you cool in summer. The automatic belts were a gimmick but I never had any issues with them. Traded it for a Pontiac Firebird Formula which I could finally afford. Yes, please do an in depth part 2. I do miss my Talon.
I'll be waiting patiently for part two. I love the Eagle Talon. RIP Eagle.
I owned a 1976 AMC Hornet 2 door tan color was one of the better-looking ones from AMC, I still purchase /own to this day a 1990 Eagle Talon base model with only 16,000 miles on it, super nice styling and goes when you step on the gas. Talon base model sold for around $12,000 US front-wheel drive, roll-up windows, no air conditioning, no cruise control, 5 speed, the upgraded version had body molding, air, and cruise. Still driving the Talon during the good weather months still a great looking car to this day.
I never owned an AMC or Eagle vehicle( except for a ‘80 CJ5 Jeep) but I did lease both a ‘95 and ‘98 Eclipse GST.
The ‘98 was my favorite with leather, chrome wheels and the basket handle spoiler. Great job on the video! I had forgotten a few of these old models. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦
Enjoyed the video and the look back at the Eagle Brand. I remember going to the dealership and being pestered by a salesman to come look at a Jeep when I brought my Talon infor some warranty work back in the mid 90's.
I've owned a lot of cars over the years and the Eagle Talon has always been one of my favorites. Easy to modify for power, affordable and still good looking to this day. I prefer the Talon due to its unique "look" as compared to the more pedestrian looking Eclipse. The different bumpers, gide skirts, wings and the black painted roof and A*B Pillars always gave the Talon a much different look than the Eclipse or Laser.
The Talon initially enjoyed some support from Chrysler with parts available through Mopar and the Talons campaigned by the Archer Brothers in SCCA Competition. Whenever you get around to doing the video highlighting the Talon, I'd love to see some history on that and other aspects of Motorsports that the Talon was involved in, especially drag racing.
Devin Schultz has run his Talon to a 7.047 @ 204.57 and has achieved a top speed of 215 mph in the 1/4 mile. Currently the fastest AWD 4Cylinder
John Shepherd ran his 91 Talon TSi/AWD to 7.7 @191.32 and managed to get a feature in Hot Rod magazine many moons ago.
i just came here from a video of a guy with an eagle doin i6's ... prob the same guy. i had to think back on what cars eagle even made because the only one i really remembered was the talon (a friend of mine had one) and maybe the vision, but you didn't really see that many people driving those. from what i remember anyway.
Definitely do a part 2 with a focus on the AMC Eagle.
My family used to run an AMC/ Rambler dealer back in the day. Lots of stories I’ve heard about how great they were in their hay day. Now my family has a javelin, gremlin, spirit, daily driven eagle, rambler, and a junkyard full of amc parts cars. My great grandpa who owned the dealership was only 1.5 hours north of Kenosha and personally knew Lee Iacocca. I love my 2012 Charger RT but damn, I was born in the wrong generation.
WOW 😀
French commies assassinated the president of Renault and the board and new CEO decided to pull out of the US market.
Chrysler bought AMC then they killed it. They only wanted Jeep. This never should have happened.
Thanks for making this video. I had a 95 Talon. Great looking car. Fun to drive. Never gave me trouble. Looking back I should have held onto it.
AMC is my favorite American automaker.
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For me it would have to be Studebaker. They're so under-rated and under-appreciated nowadays. A piece of America really did die on December 20, 1963.
I don’t think a lot of people realize this, but the platform from the original eagle premier was actually an asset to Chrysler. I say this because it was the basis for the LH platform. Yes, it didn’t exactly have the cab forward style of the cars that would be put on the L each platform, but the layout of the eagle premier would actually be the basis on which it was built.
I bought the Eagle Talon TSI with AWD back in 1990... Driving that car was the most fun I had with my clothes on. I really liked it's aesthetics so I made sure it looked stock outwardly. That said, it was modified and was an absolute BEAST on the track.
My grandparents bought an Eagle Premier brand new in 1988. I loved that car. It seemed at the time that it was way beyond other models in tech. My parents then inherited the car in the mid 90's and I drove it some in high school. Cool car! I thought that Eagle should have gotten more credit for their cars.
When you think about the eagle wagon was the first cross over so It
Left its mark on automotive history .
I love my AMC Eagle woody wagon. I wanted one since I was kid and finally found a nice example a couple of years ago. I can't fill it at gas stations without getting someone asking me about it...
The premier was not just a rebrand Renault. It was a joint design between AMC and Renault. It was based some what on a Renault 25 but very different at the same time. Also there was another concept called the Allure which was a 2 door sportier, sleeker version of the premier. Great video though!!!! Glad to see someone cares about AMC and Eagle's legacies!!!!!!
Great video!!! Looking forward to the deep dive on the Eagle lineup. I always thought the Talon was a sharp car and combined with the Eagle brand it had a cleaver name.
I love the Eagle brand! Even though all Eagles are rebadged vehicles, they felt special to me! Would have loved to have seen Eagle versions of the Dodge Grand Caravan and Dodge Spirit that were planned but never made!
I liked the odd ball eagle premier with its pod controls. Fun fact the v6 was the same engine as a delorean.
That old Eagle Wagon. Just look at all the panel gaps. The headlights were never aligned right. The door panels and trim never lined up. The moldings, fit and finish were just a mess. I love quirky cars but damn. I remember when they were new and they immediately looked cheap. To their credit though, their toughness surpassed their cheesy looks.
Great video bro👍👍 I own a Chrysler 300m Special . Is there any pics with the redesigned Eagle Vision Logo on the 300m ?
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My connection to AMC...parents purchased a 1971 AMC Hornet as a second car to replace an aging '63 Impala.....Dad was in grad school and got a great deal on the Hornet as they were clearing out the 71s. Overall, it held up ok mechanically...other than it stalling when the airconditioning was on. Took a bit to solve that...eventually we just stopped using the AC....Plastic bits cracked...doors sagged and the tops of the fenders rusted out.. We had the car for 10 years and it was involved in 3 car accidents which probably didn't help it cosmetically. To be fair, a 1970s car be driven for 10 years was probably an eternity.
Dad looked at getting an AMC Eagle in 1980 when they first came out because he liked the idea of a four wheel drive car in our snow belt state but they were expensive and while he never said so I think our Hornet experience soured him on AMC products. Though some years later, I found a Hornet SC360 for sale...the muscle car version of the Hornet...in the early 2000s....Dad dryly commented about the Hornet being crap when new..can't imaging what a 30 year old one would be like.
I remember when Chrysler took over AMC and Iacocca was advertising the new division...focusing on the Jeeps...the Eagle cars seemed to be an afterthought. Eventually I got a job with a car rental agency at their corporate headquarters....and I recall we had some of the Eagle sedans as fleet vehicles at some locations.
If I recall correctly, in addition to Jeep and the new factory in Ontario, didn't the LH sedans derive their basic architecture from the Eagle Premier? I always thought the Eagle Vision was the best styled car of the LH bunch and after the brand was cancelled, the Vision was rebranded as the Chrysler 300M which also an attractive and sporty sedan.
I love the Marspeed videos...Very informative and well presented! I had the 1989 Eagle premier ES Limited. Sharp looking car but poorly built as it came with many problems.
Please do Part 2!!! If I could go back in time I think I would’ve loved to have owned the vision
Did you do the part two yet bud because I am actually very much looking forward to seeing it so I just hope that you can definitely do the part two very soon here bud
Great video. Eagle was truly a confused brand but growing up the Eagle Talon was among my favorite cars. Eagle made a few concepts aside from the Optima like the Eagle Vision Aerie but if there was one Eagle concept car I'd love to see a video on it is the 1995 Eagle Jazz concept car. Even over 20 years old the Jazz concept looks like it could be a modern production vehicle. Too bad about that rear end though.
Please don't ever stop making these videos lol
I owned an eagle talon tsi AWD and it was a super fun car! I wish I could find another one :(
I'm 40 and have always been a car buff so I vividly remember the Eagle brand. There was an elderly man on my street who recently moved in that drove a mid 1990s Eagle Vision TSI. My son and others were absolutely perplexed end had never heard of an Eagle Vision and only barely I had heard of the eagle talon. A couple months ago he traded his Eagle Vision infor a Camry. I was sad since it felt like a piece of my childhood and God only knows when I'll ever see another one. I talked to the man who told me that his Eagle Vision although it looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor was a pile of crap since new. It suffered 2 failing head gaskets and a transmission during the 57k miles he owned it.
That’s Mitsubishi reliability for you.
15:04 i wanted one of these soo bad when i was a teen. The bumper on the last model year was so aggresive and i loved the body lines and the spoiler.
Would love to see part 2!
Thank you for sticking to the point and not trying to be funny like some other channels.
Back in high school i had a second gen talon. I loved that car. Still to this day one of the best cars ive owned. Still kinda miss it
Love this video, and for more I LOVE EAGLE TALONS. The name Eagle just sounds so AMERICAN and out of the Diamond Star Motor merger I only own the nothing but Eagle. Currently, own 2 Eagle Talons, 95 Eagle Talon TSI AWD 61k original miles and a 92 Eagle Talon TSI FWD Automatic swap Drag Racing car. Love these cars, meant the best of friends with these cars. Ever year in Ohio, there is a HUGE Car meet/racing event going on 27 years so far and continuing. I will never get rid of my cars and be that 70 year old still driving one.
Do a video on the history of the Dodge Ram.
I have been waiting for that for I don't know, forever.
I know I am years late to this topic, but I just recently discovered this channel. I found the AMC/ Eagle history interesting. I have always been a fan of the underdog. In the video you mentioned a possible part 2 with more details about the Eagle cars. I can't find it. Did it ever come to fruition ?
I had an Eagle Premier. Styling by Giugiaro, PRV engine, ZF trans. Lots of comfort features. It was a VERY good car. Had over 220,000 mi. when it hit a deer.
The amx has always been my favorite muscle car and the talon I've always had a soft spot for too.
Man, I would love to own myself a Nash Metropolitan. It's basically a re-packaged Austin A90 America, so parts would be everywhere, it would be fuel-efficient in its day, and it's rather cute. As for AMC proper, I always thought that the Marlin is a grossly-underrated car. The final 1967 version with the Ambassador front clip looked particularly nice.
100% want more like this. Please. I always wished I could get my hands on an eagle talon.
Great video.....definitely need to make a part 2!!
The Jeep Cherokee deserves it's own video. Love my XJ.
Good an informative video! The Premier was based on the Renault 25 too. Lacks the 25’s wonderfully whacky dash and interior
I loved my 1990 eagle premier ES. I kept it until 2005 when I could no longer find parts for it!
They were very good cars. unappreciated.
Do a video of the history of DSM (Diamond star motors)
Great job. Love hearing about AMC & Jeep. Could care less about Eagle.
God damn those 90-99 eagles, I mean dsm/mitsu cars 😍 all those colts/summits/talon/2000gtx(aka Colt sedan)such a good looking era
great content! - lets go for part 2~!
I only ever knew the eagle vision as a grandma car since the only person I knew that had one WAS my log German grandma. I remember getting picked up from school in it throughout the 2000s. It was silver, had that old person car smell, and had a school board license plate(even though she wasn’t involved in our city’s schools in any way). Every time I stepped in the car she was listening to opera cassette tapes or NPR.
Just saw 007- The Man with the Golden Gun for the first time in about 30 years. Bond and Scaramanga gave that AMC Matador and Hornet a hell of a workout in the chase scene!
Kenneth Houston and I think there's a car chase through Bangkok and I think the Thai police have AMC cars. Not sure which model.
Now that you've done this Eagle video, you should do one on the history of the Eagle bus!!!
I really enjoyed this video and I would love to see Part 2
Looking forward to seeing part 2!
No stats were given on the Summit Wagon. Great concept by the way.
AMC management had pioneered how to outsource parts production to achieve efficiency and brought new models to the market at minimum expense.
Personnel with that knowledge, plus the new car plant in Brampton, plus the Jeep brand were the assets Chrysler desperately needed going forward, especially the talents of AMC (Renault) executive François J. Castaing.
Former used LHS satisfied owner who reluctantly traded in his trouble free Eagle Talon for it.
I still regret all these years later not having been able to keep both.
My Aunt Jean Goodrow’s Mother had a 1974 AMC Matador (2 door coupe with a V-8 engine, automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes).
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I lived in Kenosha all my life about 2 miles from the AMC plant. I’m not sure except for the Eagle Wagon, which I never really remember getting carried over. I guess there were left over models. The last Renault’s produced in the plant here were Encores and Alliances. Then Chrysler made Omnis and Diplomats and closed down car production. The plant here became an engine plant.
The Eagle Cars I think like you said was away for Renault to get sales here. Although I don’t think AMC had anything to do with those cars unless Renault was using AMC engines.
The later Eagles ('83-88) were built in Brampton along with the '82-83 Concord/Spirit as Renault Alliance was now based in Kenosha.
The Premier and the Vision were two of the best looking sedans ever built.
And the AMC Eagle was visionary (pun intended).
Have owned 10 AMC ,Jeep & Eagle cars . Best cars I've owned, Premier was roomy, huge trunk SX/4 went everywhere, AMX was the best looking Gremlins were cool, Alliance got great gas mileage, Jeeps ... Nothing stopped them, miss AMC !
Please make part two and possibly three love these videos keep them up
Talon and the Eagle Wagon are cars that I had first hand experience with, I knew both were special even then...
Owned 2 dodge Colts as well as a colt vista. Best cars i ever had! Drive over 400,000 each and they still ran great
The AMX and Javelin were cool cars and they pioneered and made Jeep cool. AMC actually was a winner, thanks for pointing that out...
We had an 88 Vista Wagon. It was so fun, Im still mad 23 years later, that we didnt keep it.
Could we get a vid on the history of the Dodge Stealth?
Dusk 745 it’s a gt3000. %100 Mitsubishi.
Loved the brand. I got my drivers licence in a Concord, my first car was a Javelin, then a Concord. Definitely should have stayed with smaller cars and the Jeep.
Should have kept that Javelin
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me and my buddy drove his moms medallion from Yuma AZ to Elcentro CA which is right at 60 miles in 32 minuets. it might have only had 103 HP but had no problem hitting a prolonged 120 MPH.
Like the Premier / Monaco Nice!
Enjoyed alot, please do more detailed vid. Had Eagle Talon AWD. Moded up for 1/4 racing
I hope to see a part 2 in-depth on each vehicle
Let’s get a part two I enjoy your content
Part 2 Please! I had family that owned a 95 Talon turbo that was an awesome car. The AMC Eagle wagon looked like weird parts bin vehicle. And growing I never understood the background of the Eagle brand and always seems odd that the brand share dealer space with Jeep
I miss amc
Saying AMC had a lot to do with the Eagle brand is like saying rain had a lot to do with why the street is wet. Legendary undersell.
Interesting video, I would like to see a part 2 please!!!
Good content bro u JUST got yourself new subscriber💪🏼
I had a 1998 Eagle Talon TSi and I loved it. Personally, I liked the rear lights better than the Eclipse lights at the time. However, after the movie the Fast and the Furious a lot of Talons out here in California were converted into Eclipses as they could get body kits for them and custom taillights as no one made any lights or body kits for the Talon. My car stayed stock.
You said Eagle had to no Flagship vehicle. The Premier WAS the flagship and sold well. Very nice looking car.
If I’m not mistaken, the LH platform Chrysler cars were based off of the Reanalt/AMC Eagle Premier chassis
Please make more now! This video rocks
I had an Eagle Medallion. I hated that car.
Part 2 please! Great videos