And technically, I suppose, the Eagle was never available with AWD. The Eagle came with 4WD.
As I understand it, the difference between "4WD" and "AWD" is that the former cannot be used on dry pavement due to the lack of a center differential, and therefore are part-time systems. (This is the case with the early Subarus as well as the old Jeep 4WD wagons of the late 1940s.)
Since all AMC Eagles have a center differential and can be left in "4-wheel-drive" under all conditions, including on dry pavement, they actually should be classified as "all-wheel-drive" vehicles. (The early Eagles could not even be switched into two-wheel-drive, they were true full-time all-wheel-drive.)
Of course things get even more confused since AMC themselves used the terms "Automatic 4-wheel drive," "4-wheel-drive," and "Select Drive" to describe the Eagle's capabilitites. (My friend's Eagle has "4-wheel-drive" factory logos on its sides.)
-- Roger Blake rogblake@xxxxxxxxx