The Cordoba was Chrysler’s personal luxury car, built from 1975 to 1983. It was heavily marketed and sold well at a time when Chrysler struggled to stay afloat. In 1977, Chrysler apparently decided to experiment with a Cordoba convertible and sent a handful of coupes to a coachbuilder to make it happen. This one in St. Petersburg, Florida, is said to be one of those custom cars and has just 13,000 miles, kept as a collectible, no doubt. It’s available here on Facebook Marketplace for $38,500. Thanks for the unusual tip, Tony Primo.
If you were around in the 1970s, you may remember Chrysler advertising the Cordoba with actor Ricardo Montalbán. He hawked the car’s “rich Corinthian leathers,” which turned out to be made up but looked and sounded great. Brisk sales brought in the cash flow Chrysler needed, with 150,000 units sold in 1975, 165,000 in 1976, and another 140,000 in 1977.
The number of these custom convertibles built isn’t certain. The seller says seven, and a story online says 17. But either way, the total isn’t many, so they’re a rare find today, and only examples from the 1977 model year are thought to have been modified. Though finished in Florida, this one was first sold in Arizona and has since found its way back to the Sunshine State. A collector no doubt owns it and drives it sparingly, as the current odometer reading suggests.
The photos are plentiful but could be better. We assume a 360 cubic inch V8 is under the hood, combined with a TorqueFlite automatic transmission. It looks fantastic and is loaded with all the options you would expect to see on an automobile like this. Everywhere you look, you see red and white, a great combination. The nearly 50-year-old paint is good but has a few age-related imperfections. Recent new parts include the gas tank and fuel pump, and the carburetor has been rebuilt. Hopefully, the documentation the seller promises includes the custom-built Mopar portion.
Wow. Talk about a Florida 🌴🍊🌞car. What a find Primo 🤝
And it’s got the Lean Burn system!
Very cool, and very clean!!
Beautiful car with every option, and that is a big block 400 4bbl, not the small block 360. You can see the distrubutor in the front of the engine. Must be fun to drive, but that price is very high.
Outstanding rare find. You will definitely be the only person in the area who has one.
These ‘Classic II’s were not factory or factory-endorsed
They had no latches, just snaps on the header bow
There was no unitbody reinforcement or addition of a frame or anything
It’s just a cheezy Florida convertible conversion
I think there’s an extra zero in the price or a misplaced decimal
Thank you. You said it for me. and you’re right–it’s cheesy at best! And with no chassis reinforcement, that car must shimmy & rattle something fierce. Chrysler didn’t commission this mess–I bet the original dealer just sent to chop-up Charlie’s shop. It looks horribly home-made.
I sold Chryslers in the ’70’s, these were beautiful cars!
She is a Beautiful Classic Mopar for sure and very rare …but I think she looks best with her Top Down… I think she will have no problem finding a new home even at the asking price.
Sharp looking ride. Red over white never fails.
In 1975 my mother was driving her 72 Ford LTD convertible. I was 16 and the car was to be mine. With only GM convertibles for sale she kept it. For my first can dad suggested a Cordoba – they were Chrysler fans, I was not. I bought a Cutlass. If this convertible had been for sale, things would have turned out differently. The Cordoba was a great looking car but didn’t drive as well as other makes. This car is way overpriced although looks in great condition
Corinthian Leather wasn’t made up. It was what marketing called the unique and special leather that was made by Seton Leather of Newark, NJ. They developed a special process that made the leather extra soft.
The distributor is in the front, this a 400 ci engine.
Yes it is overpriced and probably shakes and shimmies but I bet it would be a nice fun car for an occasional Sunday sunny drive. I also think it is a good looking car with the top down.
Looks weird with the top up. Would prefer the factory T-top
I’m assuming if the need arises that convertable top cannot be sourced and would have to be custom made.
Look how wide the whitewalls are. Those are very old tires.
And they’re different widths on the right & left hand sides.
I hate rain this person parade unless he has documentation that this was from the factory, then it was done by the dealership. By 1977 the Automotive Factory Like Ford, Chevy and Chrysler weren’t making convertibles. They went with T-Tops. Government safety regulations because of rollovers and roof crushing support. Don’t get me wrong it is a nice car however I really would question it being from the factory and not an after market application. At the time it still was a pretty penny to do it. I have seen some Camaro’s and a few Firebird/Trans-AM done also.
It states that the car was sent to a coach builder for the conversion
You may want to do your research. This car has a full power top and yes it has latches and a full body and frame reinforcement. This car was converted by Emess Coach builders.
Not one picture of the back seat (was there one?).
Ugly with too up price too high ide say 25000 and proof it was a factory order not aftermarket. If it’s the latter it will leak and not secure on highway
The place the convertible conversion was, & still is a shaky place to do conversions.
Nice looking car , my mom had one . Took my girl to prom in it .
This one is way to pricy for me .
Absolutely beautiful car, what a show piece!