1982 AMC EAGLE SX/4 Sport. 5 Speed. 258 Inline 6, Low Miles, AC,Tilt, Sunrf NICE
Make: | AMC |
Model: | EAGLE SX/4 |
SubModel: | Sport |
Trim: | Sport |
Year: | 1982 |
Mileage: | 98,110 |
VIN: | 1ACCN5350CK147946 |
Color: | Red |
Engine: | 258 Inline 6 |
Cylinders: | 6 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Manual |
Drive type: | 4wd |
Interior color: | Black |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Hudson, Wisconsin, United States |
Extras |
Air Conditioning Sunroof, 4-Wheel Drive |
Listed by |
Private seller |
Description of 1982 AMC EAGLE SX/4 Sport |
Selling my 4-Wheel Drive 1982 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport. With a wife three kids (all in multiple activities) and four cars I just don’t have the time (or space) to enjoy this car as I should. Has MANY of the highly desirable options and goodies that people want in an SX/4: It’s got the “tough as nails” AMC 258 cid Inline Six Cylinder engine which is known for it’s longevity. The optional 5 speed overdrive manual transmission the “SPORT” package (Sport steering wheel console for floor shift black exterior trim/accents driver’s side sport mirror and SPORT nameplates) factory Air Conditioning 3 piece rear spoiler Factory pop-up sunroof AM/FM stereo Marchal Fog Lights correct AMC Aluminum wheels tilt steering wheel and more. Has only 98xxx miles on it. I’ve only driven it a couple hundred miles but it runs and drives good. I purchased this SX/4 last year from the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo SD. They had acquired the car with intentions of restoring it since it was such a solid example of an extremely well-equipped low miles SX/4. They have several AMC’s in their collection and the museum owner seems to have an affinity for AMC’s. Anyway realizing after a while that they probably weren’t going to get around to the restoration in the near future and with the SX/4 being kept outside they decided to sell it and that’s when I bought it. The car was solid but was in bad need of a new paint job. The car was not rusty or dented up the original paint had just plain wore out. It was worn down in many places to the primer and even further in a few sports but it was really solid and really straight. I have several “before” pictures that show how good of shape the car was in before it’s recent paint job. I have included one of those “before” shot of the car with this listing. I took the SX/4 to a couple local body/paint shops and I was pretty bummed to hear the high price for a new paint job (prices have sure gone up in the last 20 years). I wanted to have the car re-painted but couldn’t afford to have it done. So I decided to try my hand at painting a car myself. I’m not a professional by any stretch. I don’t have a paint booth just my garage. But I had a compressor and I borrowed a spray gun and went to it. I used an enamel paint and then an acrylic clear over that. The end result? It looks decent not great….but decent. It’s an amateur job with flaws. It doesn’t have the high gloss glass smooth finish of a beautiful professional job. But it still looks good. It’s maybe best described as a “20-footer” (you know a car that looks great from 20 feet away but once you get up close you see the flaws). So if you’re looking for a 100 point perfect show car you might as well stop reading this listing and look elsewhere because this SX/4 is not perfect. But if you’re looking for a good looking good running excellent interior well equipped “don’t see them very often” type of unique vehicle this might be just what you’re after. It’s a nice enough car to bring to local “small town” car shows and cruises. In fact I brought it to it’s one and only car show on May 16th shortly after finishing the paint job and the response from people was FANTASTIC. It seemed to draw more attention at the show than most of the “typical” show cars (Corvettes Camaro’s Mustangs etc). And I was sooooo pleased at the end of the show when my SX/4 won a first place trophy for best car in it’s class. People REALLY loved it and it was a lot of fun talking to folks about it and listening to people’s comments about it. This SX/4 looks identical to the car that AMC used in most of the TV and magazine ads for the SX/4 search ebay for “SX/4 ad” and see what I mean. Or go to you tube and search for videos for “AMC SX4 commercial” They are fun to watch and the SX/4 in the commercials looks just like mine. I included a picture of one of the magazine ads they used. Here’s the stuff that still needs to be addressed
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