1983 AMC Eagle: Too Far Ahead Of Its Time? [Classic Ad Watch]

[Feedman]

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Of course, we all know now that you pretty much need AWD to negotiate your typical shopping mall parking lot, so maybe Chrysler made a mistake by killing off the Eagle soon after gobbling up AMC in 1987. Could Chrysler have beat Subaru at its own game, had they only kept developing the Eagle?
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[daveb91]

Could Chrysler have beat Subaru at its own game, had they only kept developing the Eagle?

Chrysler beat someone out???? Yeah they might beat GM to the history books.

[daveb91]

Oh and another thing was the eagle talon the last car under the Eagle name plate?? Where eagles sold by the chrysler dealers??? I cant remember. Never paid attention to that.