1947 Mercury 79M Woodie Wagon. Part of the museum’s collection since 2008. Drives like a dream. Features include original wood in beautiful condition, original chrome, and original interior with the exception of the front seat. Upgrades include a replaced top and a Columbia two-speed rear end. Motor rebuilt by prior owner. Check out a driving video at https://vimeo.com/783786916. Lots more photos and video available. Asking $100k obo. Please contact us for more info!
-Part of the Mike Malamut personal collection
We are placing our 1953 DKW Sonderklasse up for sale. Our 1953 DKW F89 Meisterklasse is an example of the first passenger car manufactured by the reformed Auto Union brand following the Second World War. The car joined our museum collection approximately 8 years ago. Limited space forces sale. Contact us for more details!
Look for the car on Bringatrailer soon!
-Part of the Mike Malamut Personal Collection
Coming soon to Bringatrailer at no reserve!
Fuel-thirsty vehicles built for rugged off-road were on the market, but AMC “predicted that consumers would embrace a vehicle with the comfort of an automobile, but the ride height and foul-weather capabilities of a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle. The objective was for affordable cars offering a comfortable ride and handling on the pavement together with superior traction in light off-road use through AMC’s innovative engineering and packaging.
The initial proposal for production of what would become the AMC Eagle came from Roy Lunn, the chief design engineer for AMC Jeep.”Project 8001 plus Four” was Lunn’s code name for a new “line of four-wheel-drive vehicles with the ride and handling conventions of a standard rear wheel drive car” built on a uni-body platform. In February 1977, AMC contracted FF Developments to build a prototype vehicle based on a production V8 powered AMC Hornet with drive torque split 33% front and 66% rear. Testing and further development proved the feasibility of a vehicle with greater ground clearance, larger 15-inch wheels, as well as a torque split closer to 50% – 50%, with Lunn recommending using the AMC straight-6 engine coupled to an automatic transmission.
The AMC Eagle came about when Jeep’s chief engineer joined a Concord body with a four-wheel-drive system. Such a vehicle was a logical step for AMC, according to then CEO Gerald C. Meyers, as a second energy crisis had hit in 1979, and sales of AMC’s highly profitable truck-based Jeep line dropped, due in part to their low fuel efficiency, leaving AMC in a precarious financial position.The Eagle provided a low-cost way of bridging the gap between AMC’s solid and economical, but aging, passenger car line and its well-regarded, but decidedly off-road-focused, Jeep line, as the Eagle used the existing Concord (and later, Spirit) automobile platform.
The Eagle also bridged the sizable price gap between the low-end imported 4WD Subaru and the large-sized domestic four-wheel-drive vehicles like the Jeep Wagoneer. The Eagle models provided the biggest new boost to the automaker’s profit mix. Sales were brisk since Day One, with the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the basic 2-door model starting at $6,999 (US$21,718 in 2019 dollars) and the 4-door station wagon at $7,549 (US$23,424 in 2019 dollars). The Eagle represented a “burst of AMC’s genetic creativity…quickly captured the attention of many American drivers who found its unique union of four-wheel drive safety and security with the comfort of an automobile.
A first in mass production passenger cars, the early AMC Eagles came with a true full-time automatic system that operated only in permanent all-wheel drive. The four-wheel drivetrain added approximately 300 pounds (136 kg) to the Eagle’s curb weight.The AMC Eagles were also the first mass-produced U.S. four-wheel-drive vehicles with an independent front suspension.
-Part of the Mike Malamut Personal Collection
This 1966 Ford F-100 is a short-wheelbase Custom Cab pickup that became part of the museum collection in 2019. The truck is finished in green over a black interior. Features unique to Custom Cab included bright metal finishes on the bumpers, grille, and headlight trim. Power is from a 352ci V8 paired with a column-shifted three-speed manual transmission. Coming soon to Bringatrailer if it doesn’t sell sooner! Contact us for more information!
-Part of the Mike Malamut Personal Collection
For sale! 1978 AMC Pacer. Powered by a 258ci inline-six paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. The station wagon variant of the Pacer offered a wider rear hatch compared to the standard model, and the D/L trim package added special wheel covers and exterior trim. The car features an elongated passenger-side door to ease rear seat access. Lots of recent mechanical work performed in-house:
– Transmission service
– Cap/rotor/wires
– Non-op horn has been fixed
– Non-op right reverse light has been fixed
– New carburetor
– Cooling system service
– Flush brake system
– New motor mounts
– New belts
– Oil change
– Power steering service/new high pressure line
– AC service
– New starter motor
– Passing CA smog check
Look for a listing coming soon on Bringatrailer!
-Part of the Mike Malamut Personal Collection