Ah yes, the rich Corinthian Leather!
R’s slightly rolled.
“Soft Corinthian leather.”
Khaaaan!!!
Tatoo: “What’s dis guy’s fantasy Boss?” Mr. Roarke: Why Tatoo, my little midget freaky friend, our guest this week want’s to abuse you in many ways!” Tatoo: “I’m tired of dat fantasy Boss!”
I remember the ad very well as a kid. My neighbor had one and for its say had options and luxury that were magnificent.
Quien es mas macho, Lloyd Bridges o Ricardo Montalban ?
I think it was also around that time the Ford Lincoln ad, where they had the guy cut a diamond while riding in it to show how smooth the ride was.
Of course SNL, did the perfect parody of the ad with a rabbi performing a Bris while riding in car. And when it was over he said, ‘Poifect!’
Attempting to assign class and luxury to a car that had neither. What a horrible time for American autos, and it only got worse for another decade to follow.
It was during this time that he had a brief affair with Joe Garagiola
Been watching the first two seasons of “High Chaparral” lately and Ricardo Montalban was on a couple of the episodes. He played two widely disparate characters: a bandito and Franciscan priest. He was a much better actor than people give him credit for. With those good looks, fine speaking voice, and smooth accent, he definitely had a lot of stage presence making the other actors look like amateurs. Except for Linda Cristal, of course.
“He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I’ll chase him ‘round the moons of Nibia and ‘round the Antares Maelstrom and ‘round perdition’s flames before I give him up!”
No, wait. That wasn’t Chrysler, that was Star Trek Wrath of Kahn.
I owned a 74...I believe it was a 74. It had square headlights. I bought it in 1982. Classy looking, beautiful. Black, silver interior, sun roof and the biggest freakin' lemon I ever owned. I was young and ignorant and got fully taken advantage of in that...they saw me coming from a mile away. And all I could see was me in that car...
Who did the Volare commercials?
The advertisement describes the Cordoba as the “small” Chrysler. You could land a Lear Jet on the hood and pack a tiny house in the trunk. Those were bad years due to poor workmanship and immature emissions controls and CAFE standards, but I love the footprint on those cars.
Enjoyed watching the Chry TV ad. I am driving a 1987 Chrysler 5th Ave that I bought ten years ago for $2k that now has 107k miles on it. Still has the Cornithian leather with the driver seat getting worn with the 318 cu in motor still going. Forced change to ethenol gas screwed up carb and anything rubber when it was forced on the public.
Recently found an older guy mechanic who is keeping it running for me to Walmart & the med clinic (I am 88, an old fart, like the car). Biggest problem now is finding parts for the car. Last time at the shop, the mechanic told me that people are now buying these older cars and fixing them up so parts are hard to find, even at the salvage yards.
It gets me where I need to go and get comments every now and then about the car and once in a while someone wants to know if it is for sale and offer a ridiculous low price that I graciously decline. I really enjoy driving the ole lady.
Hope to still be around in 2024 and hope DJT will be there as well! He is the only hope for preserving the USA as a Constitutional Republic. Remember what Ben Franklin said when asked.. “A Republic, if you can keep it!” The Quartet from the Frankfort School of 1935 to 1950 have to be dancing in their graves.
Ah... the memories... I had left the department headquarters and was on my way home. But, I noticed that a vehicle seemed to be following me. After a short period of time I was almost definite. So, I pulled into a neighborhood where I’d never been before... right turn, right turn, right turn, right turn. YEAH! They’re on your ass. I sped up and pulled into a small strip mall where it was dead-ended, pulled the vehicle sideways, loaded up and got behind the engine block. They came around the corner of that strip mall and there I was ready. The guy in the passenger seat started making violent motions to the driver to back up. They got the hell out of there. To this day, I have only a few ideas of who they might have been. My bet? There had been a unit that worked directly for the chief that had been supposedly been disbanded. It was call “staff inspection” Any other suspicions really don’t make much sense.
Oh.... By the way... they were in a Chrysler Cordoba... If memory serves me correctly, it was maroon with a white vynil top (not the full top, just from the back seat to the rear) Which explains my post.
Nice car...
Right at the start of when the government started dictating what we were allowed to drive...
Cars have never been the same since...
An egregious infringements of the first amendment...
They had already told us where to send our children to school, then they grabbed the automobile...