Examples of the Chrysler Cordoba continue to show up in the self-service wrecking yards I frequent, though I tend to skip the ones that are particularly wretched and break out my camera only when I’m in the presence of a Cordoba that still has a certain personal luxury aura .
So far in this series, we’ve seen this ’76, this ’78(which provided me with a classy Corinthian Leather couch), this ’79, and this ’80, and now we have this fairly straight ’79 that I saw in an icy Denver yard last week.
From the plastic “gold coins” on the door panels and taillights to the world’s phoniest-looking faux-wood dashboard trim, the Cordoba says a lot about the state of the American automotive industry during the late 1970s.
This one has Whorehouse Red Velour seats, not the optional Corinthian Leather.
It’s in pretty good shape, in fact.
Oh no, not the dreaded “Lean Burn” system!
Sold in Boulder, will be crushed in Denver.