 The 1975 Cordoba presented the opera windows, coach lamps, and landau vinyl roof that were obligatory in its market. Chrysler Cordoba was the name of an intermediate personal luxury coupe sold by Chrysler Corporation in North America from 1975 to 1983. It was the company's first model produced specifically for the personal luxury market and the first Chrysler-branded vehicle that was less than full-size. In the early 1960s, when other upmarket brands were expanding into smaller cars with such models as the Mercury Comet and Buick Skylark, the company had very publicly declared that there would "never" be a smaller Chrysler. Historians of the marque noted later that "never" on the Chrysler timeline had equaled not quite fifteen years. The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ford Thunderbird In the United States, a personal luxury car was a specific automobile market segment. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ...
Chryslers B platform was the basis for rear wheel drive cars from 1962 through 1979. ...
The Chrysler 300 is a luxury car from Chrysler. ...
There have been three entirely different Dodge vehicles bearing the Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range: 1966–1978 Dodge Charger (B-body) — rear wheel drive muscle car 1983–1987 Dodge Charger (L-body) — front wheel drive compact hatchback 2006–present Dodge...
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1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ...
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1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ...
The J platform was a rear wheel drive automobile platform from Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. ...
1955 Imperial Imperial was the Chrysler Corporations prestige automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981-1983. ...
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1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ...
75 Chrysler Cordoba landau vinyl top. ...
75 Chrysler Cordoba landau vinyl top. ...
A landau (named after the German city) is a coachbuilding term for a specific body style. ...
Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobiles top. ...
Ford Thunderbird In the United States, a personal luxury car was a specific automobile market segment. ...
The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Mercury Comet was an automobile produced by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. ...
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Although the Cordoba name was generally thought to be taken from the Spanish city, the car's emblem was actually a stylized version of the Argentine cordoba coin. Either way, the implication was Hispanic, and this theme was carried out with somewhat baroque trim inside and by having Mexican movie star Ricardo Montalban as the car's advertising spokesman. Many remember his eloquent praise of its "rich Corinthian leather" interior. ("Corinthian leather" was a meaningless term invented for the purpose, but has since come to designate leather with a vinyl surface treatment that requires little care.) Location within Europe, Spain and Andalusia Córdoba, the Roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral View across the old Roman bridge towards the Mezquita Interior court of the Mezquita Córdoba is a city in AndalucÃa, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. ...
Ricardo Montalban (born November 25, 1920 in Mexico City) is a television and film actor. ...
The Cordoba became one of Chrysler's few genuine hits of the 1970s, at a time when Chrysler was teetering on bankruptcy. Demand actually exceeded supply for its first couple of years, when production was over 150,000 annually. Half of Chrysler division production during this period was composed of Cordobas.
At the time of its introduction, the personal luxury market overall was large and growing. The Cordoba's debut styling, well proportioned and graceful, is considered one of Chrysler's better efforts. Perhaps most importantly, it carried the Chrysler name, then associated exclusively with large luxury models like the Imperial, but it was priced to compete with relatively plebeian rivals such as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Elite. The Cordoba was originally intended to be a Plymouth (the names Plymouth Mirada and Plymouth Premier were associated with the project) but the losses from the newly introduced full-size C-body in 1974 (at the onset of the energy crisis) encouraged Chrysler to seek higher profits by marketing the model as a Chrysler, a name that still had an upscale appeal at the time. The success of this strategy is well illustrated by the fact that its similar and somewhat cheaper corporate cousin, the Dodge Charger SE, only sold about a quarter as well. 1926 Imperial E-80 Indianapolis 500 pace car The Chrysler Imperial, introduced in 1926, was the companys top of the range vehicle for much of its history. ...
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Ford Elite. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
An energy crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. ...
There have been three entirely different Dodge vehicles bearing the Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range: 1966–1978 Dodge Charger (B-body) — rear wheel drive muscle car 1983–1987 Dodge Charger (L-body) — front wheel drive compact hatchback 2006–present Dodge...
The original design endured with only very small changes for three years before a variety of factors contributed to a decline in sales. For 1978, there was a modest restyling with the then de rigueur rectangular headlights in a stacked configuration. At the same time, Chrysler's financial position and quality reputation was in steady decline, and rising gas prices and tightening fuel economy standards made the Cordoba's nearly 4,000 lb. weight and 360 and 400 in³ V8 options obsolete. In its final year, the original Cordoba provided the platform for a short-lived revival of the Chrysler 300 name. The Cordoba was downsized for the 1980 model year. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The Chrysler 300 is a luxury car from Chrysler. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
The new smaller model was based on a platform tracing back to the 1976 Plymouth Volare and was twinned up with the newly-named but very similar Dodge Mirada. Both cars now had a standard six-cylinder engine (the famous 225 Slant Six), which while very reliable did not seem to be suitable power for these allegedly upmarket coupes. (There was a much detuned 318 V8 as an option.) The second-generation Cordoba's styling, although not unpleasant, did not attract the praise of the original, and sales were off substantantially. It is true that downsizing was tough on personal luxury models generally; both the Monte Carlo in 1978 and the 1980 Ford Thunderbird shrank in size and sales simultaneously. But those models eventually recovered, while the smaller Cordoba never did. Chrysler was increasingly concentrating on its compact, front wheel drive models with modern, sensible four and six-cylinder engines, and management finally pulled the plug on the Cordoba in 1983. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...
The Dodge Aspen was a midsize car of the 1970s from Chryslers Dodge brand. ...
The Dodge Mirada was a mid-sized coupe available from Dodge from 1980-83 . ...
// History and concept The Slant-6, known within Chrysler as the G-engine, is one of Chryslers two most famous automobile engines, along with the Hemi. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
The Ford Thunderbird is a car manufactured in the USA by the Ford Motor Company. ...
Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
Today the "'Doba", as it is known to its fans, maintains a fairly loyal owner base and some models are considered collectible. The very early production 1975s, particularly with the optional four-barrel carburetor, and the rare Cordoba-based 300 of 1979 are the most valuable. The second-generation Cordoba has attracted little interest in the collector market so far. The carbureter (American spelling, a. ...
External links
- Cordoba page at Allpar.com
- Cordoba Club USA
- A Cordoba enthusiast site
- An owner site for the last year Cordoba
- Brief Cordoba history
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