Re: AMC 2.5 only used in Jeeps, right? RIGHT...almost

["John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just checked my documentation for 1983 AMCs and 
all of it states that the standard engine was the 
151cid 4-cyl (which is the Iron Duke).

To my knowledge, no Spirit/Concord ever got the 
150cid AMC four, and I'd be VERY interested to see 
clear photos of any such car, and it's emissions 
label clearly showing the CID. If an 83 AMC did get 
the 150, it may have been a late-production 83 
Eagle, but no way a Spirit or Concord.

The Eagles did switch to the 150 for 1984, but by
1985, all Eagles were 258-powered. This is an odd 
situation, as why do the work to ready the Eagle 
for it, then only offer it one year when the engine 
was still in use in Jeeps for years after? Perhaps
the pool was polluted for consumers who didn't like 
the 151 and wouldn't consider the 150 afterwards, 
so sales of 84 4-bangers was so poor, they killed 
the option...but that's just a guess. Sems Jeeps 
did fine with it.

I'd be glad to be proven wrong on this...so start 
digging!! (BTW- Stories about cars we used to own 
don't count as evidence, so skip those, please!)

John