Various AMC 1979-1987 and Vam Lerma 1981-1983!
The AMC Eagle SX4 Coupe now listen, this thing right here? Some folks swear BMW straight-up borrowed the idea when they rolled out the X6 in the 2000s. Difference is, BMW struck oil with it, sold boatloads, made a fortune. AMC? Well… they took it square on the chin. AMC was already runnin’ on fumes when they let the Eagle loose, and that slide didn’t slow down none. Seven, maybe eight years later, boom — lights out. Company went belly-up in ’87. Now sure, AMC didn’t disappear clean off the map. They lived on under the Jeep Chrysler umbrella, got bought up and folded in. But truth be told, Chrysler never really knew what to do with AMC after the ’90s rolled around. Kinda just let it sit there collectin’ dust. If you go dig up the old AMC ads, though, you’ll see somethin’ mighty interestin’. Full-on winter vibes. Ski jackets, snowbanks, cold-weather livin’. That was rare back in the ’70s and ’80s real rare. These days? Shoot, every car commercial looks like it was shot halfway up a ...
