Sometimes the most we can ask for is to find a car that we love that has 95% of the features that we want. I have found maybe a shop teacher’s handful of cars over the last 40 years that have had 100% of what I wanted for features – options, colors, engines, etc. This 1983 Eagle SX/4 is a 95%’er for me. This museum-quality looking car is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and it’s listed on Hemmings. The seller knows what they have on their hands and the $13,850 asking price reflects that.

The exterior of this SX/4 looks like a museum car, I don’t see one flaw anywhere at all. I’m stuck on the Eagle Kammback, but the SX/4 is my second favorite Eagle 4×4 vehicle design. The Eagle SX/4 is based on the AMC Spirit liftback with the added benefit of having all four wheels powering the car. That comes in handy here, says the guy with a foot of fresh snow in the driveway over the last two days.

The interior also appears to be in such great condition that it almost looks like it’s been restored. The 5% deduction from being 100% of what I would want in an SX/4 is the automatic transmission. And really, the crack on the center console is the only flaw that stands out for me on the interior. That automatic wouldn’t be a deal killer, however. The back seats and the incredibly small and cramped rear cargo area both look fantastic, too.

Yeah, whatever, Scotty G. – just show us the engine for cryin’ out loud. Ok ok, here it is: AMC’s 258 cubic-inch inline-six that would have had 110 hp. It looks as good as every other part of this car does. This is the nicest one that I’ve seen in quite a while, is it $13,850 nice?