AMC Eagle
AMC Eagle My 1988 Eagle Wagon
My 1988 Eagle Wagon
“Rare Bird” Built 23 October 1987 at Brampton, Ontario, #1,759 of the 2,306 made for AMC’s final model year.
Show award
Croatian Club Choice
IVOC Annual Orphan Car Show, September 26, 2026
Presented at the Illinois Valley Oldsmobile Club's annual show for orphan makes, held at the Croatian Cultural Club, Joliet, Illinois. The Croatian Cultural Club, as the venue, picked one car from the field.
The car
Built on 23 October 1987 at AMC's plant in Brampton, Ontario, less than two months before the last Eagle came off the line. It is #1,759 of the 2,306 built for 1988, AMC’s final Eagle, when the Eagle was sold only as a wagon and Chrysler already owned the company.
Eagle fans often call these cars “rare birds,” since so few were built and fewer still survive. For 1988 the Limited name was gone, but every Eagle got the Limited interior with no badges, and features that used to cost extra, like the automatic and air conditioning, came standard.
It came to me in October 2025 with the previous owner's typed maintenance log, every entry since November 1993. Since then it has had a carburetor rebuild, a transmission leak fixed, new speakers, fresh vacuum lines and, so far, two oil changes.
Build sheet
- Built
- 23 Oct 1987, Brampton, Ontario
- Engine
- 4.2 L (258 cu in) straight-six
- Drive
- Select Drive, shift on the fly, NP129 transfer case
- Axle ratio
- 3.08
- Base price
- $13,432
- Options
- $2,742
- Sticker total
- $16,174
Factory options
| Code | Option | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9421 | Optional 3.08 axle ratio | $36 |
| 0893 | Cold Climate Group: heavy-duty battery, engine block heater, coolant protection to −34 °F | $70 |
| 0695 | Power door locks and windows | $518 |
| 0972 | Protection Group: stainless steel door guards, front and rear bumper guards | $93 |
| 0736 | AM/FM cassette stereo, electronically tuned, with DNR noise reduction, digital display and 4 speakers | $222 |
| 0812 | Trailer Towing Package “B”: up to 3,500 lb, equalizing hitch, 7-pin harness, auxiliary transmission cooler | $270 |
| 0771 | Automatic load leveling with air shocks | $205 |
| 0882 | Maximum cooling with heavy-duty radiator | $84 |
| 0571 | Electronic cruise control | $206 |
| 0468 | Sport aluminum wheels, 15 × 6 in | $422 |
| 1141 | Rear window wiper and washer | $150 |
| 1395 | Woodgrain side panels | $175 |
| 1131 | Convenience Group: headlights-on warning, intermittent wipers, lighted right visor vanity mirror | $90 |
| IRL | Individual reclining leather seats | $201 |
| Options total | $2,742 |
Standard for 1988
- 4.2 L six-cylinder engine
- Select Drive with shift on the fly
- Transfer case skid plate
- Automatic transmission
- Air conditioning
- Power steering
- Power front disc brakes
- Rear window defroster
- Halogen headlamps
- AM/FM electronically tuned stereo
- Tilt steering wheel
- Tinted glass
- Extra-quiet insulation package
- 22-gallon fuel tank
- Cargo area cover
- Vacuum fluorescent digital clock
- Roof rack
- Dual remote chrome mirrors
- Front and rear bumper nerf strips
- 66-amp alternator
Service history
Nearly thirty years of one owner's typed log, and every job since. The full record has each entry from 81,800 miles on.
Latest
- Sep 25, 2026198,385 miChanged oil and filter (Valvoline High Mileage oil, NAPA 1626 filter).
- Sep 22, 2026198,378 miShop visit: rebuilt the carburetor and installed a new air filter; repaired a transmission fluid leak, replaced the transmission pan and refilled with new transmission fluid. Compression test: very good.
- Apr 18, 2026197,845 miSmoke-tested the vacuum lines; no leaks found. Replaced a few vacuum hoses that were more cracked than the rest, and installed a new PCV valve.