Casper Man Selling His 1984 AMC Eagle 'Chick Magnet' Because Wife Wants It Gone

A Casper man says his wife is making him sell his beloved Bigfoot-hunting rig — a lifted 1984 AMC Eagle wagon with 150,000 miles he says attracts too much female attention. "I knew this day would come, but that doesn't make it hurt any less,” he said.

Kolby Fedore
June 20, 2026
5 min read


(Kolby Fedore, Cowboy State Daily)

A Casper man says he's being forced to part ways with his beloved Bigfoot-hunting rig at his wife's behest, blaming the vehicle's irresistible appeal to the opposite sex. .. "I knew this day would come, but that doesn't make it hurt any less," Austin Griess wrote in a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post advertising his lifted 1984 AMC Eagle wagon for sale. "My wife is making me sell my lifted AMC Eagle because of all the attention it brings. ... "I only have eyes for her, yet this car seems to draw in way too many female lookers for my comfort."

Austin Griess found the 1984 AMC Eagle 4X4 Wagon on Facebook Marketplace during the dead of winter. ... During the cold months he worked on it, installing a lift kit, tuning it up and making it reliable enough to serve as a daily driver. Then he said he turned it into a true “chick magnet” by added a modern stereo. ... The goal was to debut the finished wagon with 150,000 original miles on it at a Memorial Day car show.

"We didn't make it in time for entry," Griess said. ... "The payment is due here in June," he joked. "No trophy making a payment." ... After months of wrenching and modifying the Oldsmobile, [huh?] he said that his wife has had enough of competing with the AMC for attention. ... “The wife just kind of had enough of me at that point,” he said. ... So, the Eagle is now looking for its next owner.


Austin Griess' lifted 1984 AMC Eagle sits on a Wyoming backroad. The four-wheel-drive wagon is the perfect Bigfoot-hunting rig. (Austin Griess)

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A dirt bike rides shotgun on the back of Austin Griess' lifted 1984 AMC Eagle. (Austin Griess)

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Austin Griess spent the winter lifting the AMC Eagle and fitting it with Jeep wheels and tires, transforming the family wagon into an adventure wagon. (Austin Griess)

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Kolby Fedore can be reached at kolby@cowboystatedaily.com.

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