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EAGLE

We are starting off with a rather strange beast from 1983, and perhaps the only quibble point in the letters game this issue. The car is an Eagle SX/4, perhaps the first US crossover. Featuring Ferguson Formula (FF) permanent all-wheel-drive, it was introduced in 1979 by the American Motors Corporation (AMC). By 1983 the cars had been given a selectable transmission for fuel economy – either RWD or 4WD. The sporty SX/4 was dropped for 1984, but the Eagle line lasted until December 1987, by which time Chrysler had bought AMC. Chrysler eventually turned Eagle into a division alongside their Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge and Jeep marques, which is why we have slipped it in under E instead of A!

EDSEL

No collection of 'E's would be complete without at least one Edsel, and we have

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