{"id":32108,"date":"2024-11-03T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?p=32108"},"modified":"2024-11-06T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:59:44","slug":"chrysler-cordoba-auction-car-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/chrysler-cordoba-auction-car-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler Cordoba – Auction Car of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s just something inherently appealing about this<\/a> ’76 Chrysler Cordoba that we can’t quite put our finger on. It could be the uncomplicated, flowing lines of the bodywork. It might even be down to those cool custom wire wheels. It certainly helps that the car is well shot, something that really can make or break a sale when it comes to shifting a classic.<\/p>\n

Actually, you know what? It might have just dawned on us. That je ne sais quoi<\/em> that temporarily halted our latest browse through the smorgasbord of content here on Car & Classic. We reckon it’s the association. And by that we mean this Cordoba evokes images of similarly-styled slices of American automobilia. Two other cars specifically spring to mind: the primer grey Chevy Malibu<\/a> from Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, and Alonso’s Monte Carlo<\/a> that’s heavily featured in Antoine Fuqua’s corrupt cop masterpiece, Training Day.<\/p>\n

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Tell us we’re wrong. All three cars have similar lines, the Malibu is a close colour match and the Monte Carlo has the rims and air suspension, like the Cordoba does. Yeah, we reckon that’s it, and although the Cordoba doesn’t have any particularly worthy Hollywood associations<\/a> \u2013 aside from a handful of supporting roles in television and a few bit parts in lesser known movies – it’s still a suave looking classic Yank with a V8 nestled under its long, sleek bonnet. And we dig it.<\/p>\n

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Debuting in 1975 and remaining in production for eight years until ’83, the Cordoba was a smaller model entered into the market by Chrysler, partly as a result of the company’s full size cars proving unpopular at the time, due in part to the 1973 oil crisis. It was well-equipped, well-priced and proved popular with punters, becoming Chrysler’s best seller for the entire decade, which was a welcome shot in the arm for the struggling manufacturer at the time.<\/p>\n

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Available solely as a suave two-door coup\u00e9, the Cordoba was offered with the choice of three V8 engines: a 5.2-litre, 5.9-litre and a 6.6-litre, all mated to a three-speed TorqueFlite auto box. True to form for ’70s American cars, even the largest capacity motor was only good for about 175 horsepower. Madness. But that didn’t stop models flying out of show rooms across the country.<\/p>\n