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Posted: 7/28/2022 10:30:30 PM EDT
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 Archer Gets A Brand New Spy Car |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 10:36:23 PM EDT
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My first car was a '78 'doba. It had a huge back seat. Lots of fond memories of that car, especially when I could get it started.
 Not my car, but mine looked a lot like this one with slot mag wheels.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 10:37:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My first car was a '78 'doba. It had a huge back seat. Lots of fond memories of that car, especially when I could get it started. Not my car, but mine looked a lot like this one with slot mag wheels. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60078/doba_jpg-2469076.JPG I dig it!  |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 10:46:38 PM EDT
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My first car was a 1978 Cordoba. Learned how to work on cars because everything in that car broke. Was a nice ride when it did not overheat. Had the 360 with a thermoquad. What a pain to adjust that thing.
Turns out my car was a hodgepodge of model years and versions. Had the 3 speed auto out of a 77, , radiator from the V6, A-pillars and brakes from a police version (listed in the parts manual), belts from a 79 and 76, etc. Loved that car. Had to get rid of it because the vinyl top eroded and the body rust was to much to repair. |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 10:53:06 PM EDT
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Good grief, I had one. Underpowered junk.
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Posted: 7/28/2022 11:15:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder if it was just a name they made up for the color. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Corinthian leather was a term made up for marketing purposes. I think the actual leather used was made in New Jersey. I've never heard of the factory. However, there are some good tanneries in the U.S.A. I wonder if it was just a name they made up for the color. It wasn't the color. Corinthian leather was just a clever marketing tool to make it sound more expensive than it was. In reality, it was the same leather from the same NJ tannery that Chrysler had been using for years. It just received a fancy new name to make it sound upscale. Can't have Montalbán extolling the virtues of Jersey leather. |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 11:43:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryCame here to post this and was beaten! 
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Posted: 7/28/2022 11:52:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was sad when I learned how Naugahydes have their skin peeled from them while they are still alive. Kinda like those boiled snakes in china. FC How many Naughas died to make that Naugahyde couch? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 12:03:54 AM EDT
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My girlfriend in high school drove her parents Cordoba. Lots of split-tail was had in the back of that car.
I had a 72’ Plymouth Scamp with a 318. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 12:06:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I find it humorous that he refers to it as the "small Chrysler". Like that's what would be considered a compact car in 1975. Well, yeh - Compared to their other models, it really was!   |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 2:46:21 AM EDT
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So, was Corinthia a city, or a country?
And exactly where was Corinthia located? Can't find it on Google earth... |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 4:17:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So, was Corinthia a city, or a country? And exactly where was Corinthia located? Can't find it on Google earth... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 4:38:37 AM EDT
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How did this become a tacked thread?
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Posted: 7/29/2022 5:07:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: no clip from deadpool? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:06:06 AM EDT
[#15]
@elcope
How/why did this become a tacked thread? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:19:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They have cows in Corinth, Mississippi. Maybe they came from there? No. New Jersey. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:20:14 AM EDT
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I worked with a dude that had a green Cordoba. Green inside and out. He bought it from a car dealer he had worked for. He said it was about to have a birthday at the dealership, and they sold it to him below cost. It was one ugly fucking car.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:28:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did this become a tacked thread? My grandfather was a sales exec for Chrysler Corporate back in the 60's and 70's. Always had a brand new version of whatever they were selling. Don't think he ever had a car that had more than a few thousand miles on it. Had a fully loaded Cordoba when they hit their popular phase. I remember the smell of corinthian leather on a hot sunny day. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:48:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did this become a tacked thread? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 6:49:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did this become a tacked thread? The mods must be tired of all of constant “Fine Corinthian Leather” dupes, so they’re making this the official thread and keeping it at the very top. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:11:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So, was Corinthia a city, or a country? And exactly where was Corinthia located? Can't find it on Google earth... City in Grant County Kentucky. Corinth. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:17:11 AM EDT
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We had one.
None of you must remember that the taillight lenses would fall out after a couple of years. Just about every Cordoba I saw in the 80s was missing at least one if not both taillight lenses. It was because Chrysler glued them in instead of using screws to hold them in and the glue would fail after a few years. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:21:51 AM EDT
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In, on tacked ugly ass car thread.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:24:49 AM EDT
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A guy at work has a Cordoba.
But as I walked past it, I noticed it had cloth seats (velour, to be precise) I left a note the next day: “No Fine Corinthian Leather? Fail!” |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:25:59 AM EDT
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I miss the old cars we had growing up..'71 Skylark, '74 LeMans, '77 Impala. At least when they ran.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:34:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did this become a tacked thread? Came here to find out...maybe the leather really was a big deal
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:37:02 AM EDT
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 1975 Chrysler Cordoba "Fine Corithian Leather" Ricardo Montalban - "Pride" |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:43:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In, on tacked ugly ass car thread. This |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:52:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well, yeh - Compared to their other models, it really was! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/89/64/ab/8964ab83c1b56db7951a3d3883596ce0.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I find it humorous that he refers to it as the "small Chrysler". Like that's what would be considered a compact car in 1975. Well, yeh - Compared to their other models, it really was! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/89/64/ab/8964ab83c1b56db7951a3d3883596ce0.jpg Road sofa. 2 or maybe even 3 mob bodies would easily fit in that trunk. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 7:55:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We had one. None of you must remember that the taillight lenses would fall out after a couple of years. Just about every Cordoba I saw in the 80s was missing at least one if not both taillight lenses. It was because Chrysler glued them in instead of using screws to hold them in and the glue would fail after a few years. Good ol' 70's Detroit build quality... Some bean counter at Chrysler probably figured out that they could save half a cent by using Elmer's glue inside of the cheap unplated pot metal screws they typically used. 
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Posted: 7/29/2022 8:29:35 AM EDT
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Tacked thread for malaise era shitpile cars?
Might as well do one for Yugos and Trabants too. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 8:37:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In, on tacked ugly ass car thread. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 8:53:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And it was a made up marketing term. No such thing as corinthian leather Ol' Ricardo still gave it the machismo hard sell with that accent and deep voice. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 9:04:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/63430/IMG_20220423_151038650_HDR_jpg-2468735.JPG Mine. 1976 360 2bbl. Charcoal cloth interior. Runs great, no air.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/63430/IMG_20220423_151056626_HDR_jpg-2468743.JPG We can be friends   @ar154all |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 9:17:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good grief, I had one. Underpowered junk. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 9:58:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How did this become a tacked thread? Still not answered? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 10:04:11 AM EDT
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Holy crap this thread is pinned?
Why? |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 10:17:32 AM EDT
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Lean burn
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Posted: 7/29/2022 10:32:07 AM EDT
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Tacked thread. Must be important. Tagged.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 10:45:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/63430/IMG_20220423_151038650_HDR_jpg-2468735.JPG Mine. 1976 360 2bbl. Charcoal cloth interior. Runs great, no air.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/63430/IMG_20220423_151056626_HDR_jpg-2468743.JPG We can be friends https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/391660/20220528_161128-2400065.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/391660/20220528_161229-2400063.jpg @ar154all Absolutely! Nice ride! |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:00:14 AM EDT
[#41]
Ho ho good thread.
these old cars look...old
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:05:00 AM EDT
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Why is this tacked? Odd.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:20:28 AM EDT
[#43]
Cloth interior is better
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:37:17 AM EDT
[#44]
In on this important tacked thread.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:39:02 AM EDT
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A sticky for ugly ass car
s? The parents had a Cordoba back in '70 or '71. Thought it was an ugly car then. Mind hasn't changed. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:48:48 AM EDT
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This is the kind of information that needs tacked!
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Posted: 7/29/2022 11:58:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @elcope How/why did this become a tacked thread? I have no idea.
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Posted: 7/29/2022 12:04:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And it was a made up marketing term. No such thing as corinthian leather 
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Posted: 7/29/2022 12:07:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have no idea. Untacked. |
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Posted: 7/29/2022 12:08:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: And it was a made up marketing term. No such thing as corinthian leather https://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/wp-content/uploads/Minions_what.png If I remember right, Ricardo came up with the term himself. |
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