WHAT IS IT?
The Chrysler Cordoba, while technically a mid-sized, near-luxury coupe, was really more of a Chapter 11 filing on four wheels. Slow, thirsty and malaizy, the B-body Cordoba was woefully out-of-step with what the market was demanding at the time. At least it had a memorable marketing campaign. For those with no memory of the 70s, said campaign featured none other than Khan Noonian Singh himself, Ricardo Montalban, touting the seating surfaces covered in mythical “rich Corinthian leather.” To the extent that what was on the seats was organic, you can rest assured that it was supplied by the lowest bidder, and no hide found in a Cordoba ever came within 3,000 miles of the Iberian peninsula.
WHY THIS CAR HAS BEST ONE ON THE PLANET CHOPS
Like so many of the cars that we feature, it gets a leg up simply by virtue of its mere survival. Sadly, this one isn’t a spec to brag about–no Corinthian leather, maybe it’s Valencia velour? The poverty spec continues with the steel wheels and dog dish hubcaps with blackwall tires. The amount of documentation that comes with the car is truly impressive. Invoice, books, quality control (and we use that term loosely) and warranty cards. Everything looks the way it did back in the day, including the Cadet Blue paint (still single stage at this point) and all of the chrome and interior surfaces. The engine compartment is a pro detail away from show quality. The 43,500 miles shown are utterly believable. Maybe someone else has a cleaner example of gramp’s Cordoba out there. Maybe not. You can decide. It’s for sale at Unique Classic Cars in Mankato, MN for $14,900.
I vote yes on this one. Sad it does not have “Corinthian Leather.”
Nope, apparently it has the Valencia Velour.