Driving the 1980 AMC Eagle:A Revolutionary Four-Wheel Drive Car

Eagle Prototype

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Enthusiasm and Folly

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Test Drive

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Luxurious Compact

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Wagon Configuration

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Mind-Blowing Success

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Vast Untapped Market

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New Approach

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Surprising Pleasure

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