Steve Magnante is a hot rod historian, author, and lover of all things cars. On Roadkill's Junkyard Gold, he travels the country uncovering the forgotten and hidden gems of the automotive world.

Steve Magnante, host of Junkyard Gold, is outside Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth, Colorado, looking for four-wheel-drive vehicles from AMC (American Motors Corporation). When most people familiar with the ...

It’s no secret that crossovers have taken over the auto market. The marriage of a long-roof hatchback style, car-like handling and weather-defeating all-wheel traction has now become the default ...

Minus those too obscure or too uninteresting to remember at all, which still leaves nearly 150 car brands over the past 75 ...

Every time we see an AMC Eagle, we are reminded of just how influential the model ended up being, even though it was launched at a precarious time for AMC and was quickly overshadowed by other ...

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If you’re the type of person who would gladly drive an old Jeep Cherokee or have a thing for crossover wagons, then something like this 1981 AMC Eagle might be to your liking too. A pioneer and ...

This is my 1983 AMC Eagle that I have owned since new. It has 300,000 miles on it. I ripped out the independent front suspension and stuffed in YJ suspension leaf springs. The engine has my original ...

The idea behind the AMC Eagle is one we wished caught on. To create the Eagle, AMC combined the bodywork and interior of its Concord with the running gear from a true off-road legend—the XJ-generation ...