Rare Mopar Survivor 1978 Chrysler Cordoba Auction Find
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Survivor 1978 Chrysler Cordoba Auction Find. This rare Mopar 78 Cordoba isn't the pretty thing out there but they sure are not common. In my time making UA-cam videos, I have never seen one in the junkyards. This one popped up at a local auction so I had to check it out. It has really held up well. Looks like it was covered for most of its life. While I don't think it fetched a whole lot of money, it at least will its new owner a nice survivor to enjoy. This one had a 360 under the hood with a nice interior and solid undercarriage.
Whoa Nelley, it's a Cordoba and it's going to be "passed over". These were heaps from the day that that they rolled out of the factory and helped to lead Chrysler Corporation straight to bankruptcy in 1979. As I recall, when Iacocca took over in 1979 from John Riccardo, the first thing he did was get rid of Chrysler's production methods/scheduling. Chrysler would manufacture cars and then "push" them to inventory whether the dealer or customer wanted it or not. This led to months of inventory on hand when Chrysler could least afford to do so. I think that's "Carriage Chrysler" which may have been in Delaware, OH at one time if it's the same dealership. One of the reasons that the US bailed out Chrysler was that they had military contracts for tanks at the time and letting them go out of business was thought to be a national security issue, so they were granted loans. To their credit, Chrysler "recovered" and paid them back I believe ahead of time. Iacocca worked for Ford under Henry Ford II aka "the Deuce" who didn't really like him and fired him. Iacocca got the last laugh as he sailed to victory at Chrysler.
We got the VIN, we win: S for Chrysler Cordoba, S for Special Price Class, 22 for two door special coupe, K for 360 V8 with 2 barrel, 8 for 1978 model year, R for Windsor, Ontario Canada assembly (which later on would become a pretty much dedicated minivan plant), and the rest is the production sequence. MDH at 082221 means 8/22/77 production at the 21st hour. This was a Monday. I believe this car was parked under a barn covering or carport as you said. Wherever it was, the grass was cut recently and splattered on the bumper and hood.
Possible code EW1 Spinnaker White exterior paint. I believe the way those electric locks worked, you pushed up and down on one lock and the other side would lock or unlock. They did not have a switch like a GM or Ford of that era did. Yuck, Lean Burn system. That would also be the next thing to go. They were garbage and hooked up to either Holley or Carter carburetion of the era, that put you two strikes into the game already. Add the way that a '78 Chrysler handled (like a sack of potatoes) and you were three strikes. Not my cup of tea at all. Typical Chrysler cheapness for the era.
Whoa Nelley, 3-6-0 and time to go. Fine Corinthian leather put you under the weather. Lean Burn, you had your turn. Sitting since '85, took a nose dive. On the auction block, time's up on the clock. Possibly going to be flat and that's that. Might get squished, not really too pissed.
I disagree with you completely. My uncle had a burgundy 79 and it was a lovely car and nice to ride in. He was a salesman and considered it a modern business coupe.
I will concede two points. The lean burn with it's primitive electronics was known to fail. Also I could do without the window pane headlamps. Aside from that a winner good enough to compete with Riviera or cougar. Later, Google man.
The 80 model Cordoba I had did not run like the 78 because it was a 318 and it still had the pollution control garbage on it. It also developed electronic problems.
@@aarongranda7825 Sure we can agree to disagree, that's fine. But sales figures don't lie. The GM midsize cars that this competed with outsold, out lasted and out handled and out ran these heaps. Ride in a Cutlass from that era and it rides as good if not better than a Chrysler product. They handled poorly, they were bloated, outdated and suffered from Chrysler's lack of quality (not that the other Big 3 didn't have their problems, they sure did) and were just awful all over. The hottest stolen car was the GM A and G body for years. You could leave a Cordoba on the street with a pile of cash in it and the keys in the ignition. No one was stealing it. LOL.
We had Chryslers in my family through 1979 (the last one was a '74 Charger), but by the late 70s, Chrysler was awful and outdated, so we went to GM. That's what we've had for 40+ years, although my next car may not be a GM product.....
@@garymckee8857 The '80 Cordoba was a gussied up Volare/Aspen chassis on the whole. The Aspen and Volare were based on the Dart/Duster platform that preceded it from what I remember. Awful. Mechanically, the Slant 6 and Chrysler V8s were pretty good, but the carburetion, emission controls and everything hooked up to it was awful. In fact, Chrysler had to buy their catalytic converters from GM in the early days from what I remember. You can bet the General charged them a premium.
@@googleusergp I bought a 79 R/T Aspen made for export. Gold black interior 318 that ran very well.
The vehicle was originally purchased though the military post exchange.
It had a label that stated made in the USA for export by Dodge. No lean burn.
I pray someone buys and restores this. It’s an EASY project.
A good project
Its all there too in great overall shape. Find the tail light assemblies if not in the trunk and a very easy restoration job.
Pop had a '78 back in 1992 The same as on the vid everything red. That was an awesome ride.
I wish I could've bought it from him if I only had the age.
I had a poop brown 78 in high school back in the early 90s. Bought it from its original elderly lady owner for a whopping $500 bucks. She had just put 4 new tires, a battery and had the AC serviced before she sold it to me. I thought the car was ugly...but it drove well, had decent power and got good mileage. I’d have another if I could find one.
Briefly had a '76 Cordoba in high school. So rusted a rear spring/shock tore right through the trunk when I whipped around a corner. Had a 360, roasted the tires, remember doing a brake stand and the whole car was filled with smoke
Once you throw away the lean burn and rearrange the ignition and carb that could be a decent running car
Remember Ricardo Montauban used to do commercials for them. Its a rare one
I like what they did to my car
Chrysler Cordoba with the Fine Corinthian Leather.
You said it!! That fine Corinthian leather!! My friend had one in high school-1982- and abused the hell out of it. It was a great car. Luxury back then.
Man that is nice...Im a Mopar guy and I would take it for $800.
I owned a '77 Cordoba..360/727. She had that Lean Burn, but once I tossed that and did some carb work, she ran fine. I wouldn't mind having another one.
Remember Ricardo montauban talking about the fine Corinthian leather! Lol 😆 in the Chrysler cardoba...
With the hay and grass still intact now this is what you call a barn find and man she's gorgeous
I bet they got at least $2K for it, it's a pretty clean machine. And I love the red/white color scheme on the interior. That would make a great cruiser
If someone paid $2k for that, I'd like whatever they're drinking. Pass it around (and I don't even drink. LOL)
I love my 78 Cordoba. Wish I had a set of those rims for mine. They are extremely hard to find.
Had a 1977 triple burgundy 400 4 Barrel. Man I loved that car, wish I had it today!
The B.P.O.E emblem means he was a member of an elks lodge.
My dad had a 76 model liked that car
I had a 1983 Cordoba. They looked way better and were GREAT Cars.
Decent looking ole girl..... the interior colors was an eye catcher.....
One of mine was red on red interior!
So much want!!!
don't tell Jason
I prefer this front end design of the Cordobas compared to the quad round headlights it had in the 75-77 models.
Man, if this had the 300 package, it's a no brainer to bid on one especially in this condition.
But with the perfect dash, nonrotted top, and a solid car minus the trunk is a very tempting car to consider. It's way too nice for a yard and I hope you don't see it in the yards Benny. It'll be a waste to see it parted out. Also the 8 track that's in it is mint!
That would make an awesome resto mod with a big hemi in it.
My dad same 78 mopar gold top tan inside awesome car
That bright red shag carpet burned my retinas when you opened the door lol.
I knew of a gentleman who had that same car from brand new defined parts is a huge undertaking they don’t come cheap when you do find them the car is very rare
I had one road like a sofa down the high way mine was a 76 grand fury
Those Cordobas were sharp cars. Plush & had a floaty ride. Chrysler sold a lot of em. Luxury road yachts they were! Ricardo Montban played up the corinthian leather back in the day!
my buddy had one decades ago but it was black in realy showroom condinion,,with cragars on it,it was a beautiful car
The 360 is a good engine, its performance was MUCH better than the 400, at least in base form and gas mileage was better. I've only had one of those Lean Burn computers quit on me, that was my 83 Cordoba in 1989. My dad currently has two 79's one is a 318 survivor with 43k miles and a 360 with over 100k, both still have their original Lean Burn computers and start and run just fine.
Beauty is in the eye of the eye of the beholder! Is that how it goes? I always thought Cordova's where the most beautiful card, especially the early model's and the latter model's.
Cool old car
If you look on the original 1992 - 1995 Dodge Viper R/T -- you will find that exact same hood release (as seen in this Cordoba) in the grille (in front of the radiator).
Looks like says Carriage.
No lock button. I think it worked as you pulled on the lock rod on one door it would unlock the other door with power, and visa versa. The switch was inside the actuator.
Chrysler's power lock switch worked off the locks instead of a switch until the late '80s.
@@231gnxYeah, I think some Fords had that same setup too.
Well,I can guess why the fuel tank is out. It's where it is instead of the trunk to show it exists. My guess, the car was under a tarp the whole time. A tarp that didn't let any light through and parked on a solid, paved surface. Maybe with the wheels off the ground. Definitely a worthwhile project.
Whoa - one YEAR ago and it brings this up. I do wonder what became of it.
The junkyard bought it. Last time I saw it they were pulling the engine. Then it disappeared
Dottie had the same car!
Good luck finding a missing gas tank for that thing and the taillights as well
The gas tank shouldn't be too hard. It was in the car on the front passenger side
Thatone is a keeper.
It's carriage dealership. As In baby carriage...I'd pay 800 bucks for her
These were notorious for the taillight lens’ falling out. Just like this one. 🤣
I had one with automatic on the floor. Super great ride and drive
I actually owned two of these, both had the 360 with those sucky Lean Burn modules. Other than that they were pretty decent cars!
Grew up in one! Ours was a 76 silver with a red vinyl top. Had all the toys 8 track tilt cruise power windows and locks power seat but they were cloth. Had a 360 4bbl. Dad was also tinkering with it. Got traded in for a new 1984 Plymouth Voyager lol.
Oh my god! Is that leather? Corinth is famous for it’s leather! 😀
Two door leather interior classy car.
Great video man!! Love your videos. Keep it up.
Another good video man you either love those are hated those things that engine looked like a 318 v8 or the 360 v8 you could also get the 400 v8 in them I remember the commercials with Ricardo montibon that was a straight cruise mobile back in the day the Chrysler 300 was same body style just had different grill and tail lights and trim ...that things just for die hard molar guy are someone wants something different will spend lot time on eBay and swap meets looking for parts if they plan too restore it😊👍
Herb Tarlek drove a 1980s model...it appears in the WKRP in Cincinnati episode Real Families (#3.3).
There was no fuel tank so it’s not going to run which means it’s not going to bring much. These cars are built very solid. The demo guys around here love them. They tell me the Cordobas will destroy two Montes & Cutlass for desert. I believe it as I have a 77 Fury same basic car that I drag race & the bracing I had to remove to get it light enough to race was amazing. Tail lights are fairly easy to find. A rust free deck lid out of the south east.
they are good but a monte carlo will hang with them in a derby, aim for the front tires and you can knock the torsion suspension out if it hasn't been swapped out for something else
I agree that over all, it's not in bad shape. 1 thing that bothers me is that headliner. That's a fiberglass weaved molded piece. If it sagged, that means it's gotten wet over and over again, and that means water is getting through the roof wrap over trim. Rear window leaks are also common on these cars, which tends to rot out everything. The tail light lenses probably fell off. Chrysler used a 'dumb gum' sealant to glue them to the housings. Over time, that stuff dies out and there you are missing a lense. Very common. So is the deck lid rust. The K code 360 only produced about 155hp, so I'm willing to bet that's got a 904 trans, and explains the dinky 8 1/4 rear end. The power lock stalk/button was the switch btw. You pushed lightly down to lock and pulled lightly up to unlock both doors, from either side. Keys in the door lock would mechanically override 1 side at a time.
The 360 actually got a beefed up version of the 904, the 904 LA with included extra clutches and different programming n the valve body. It actually shifted better that the one behind the 318.
That's a fine piece of personal lURUXY Chrysler
The Big Three all must have hired the same guy to design their 1978 midsize line-up. The Cordoba, the Malibu, and the LTD II all had similar front end designs that year.
I was thinking more 77 for the Malibu
@@ClassicRideSociety You're right, that's the body style I was thinking of; I didn't realize it changed in '78. The Dodge Monaco, and Plymouth Fury shared the same design as well.
Had one in the 90's same color with light brown leather interior. Very comfortable and drove like a barge with gummy springs. lol!
Benny that Cordoba is really nice. not too many around anymore !
My uncle had one but a 77 400 in it buckets floor shift he changed the motor out with a older 383
The ones with the round headlights looked much better.
probably was one of those granny specials only drove it to church on Sunday 😆🤭🙏😇
It'll bring in -100 lol, awww someone loved it for it to be in that condition.
this car reminds me of a car one of my grade school teachers would have drove :-O
Fine Corinthian leather.
Had a 77 with the 360 and T tops I think they only made something like 500 of them with that it was only about 13 years old and the trunk lid was rusted out like this one
I had a 76 Cordoba.
Didn't get through the ad yet...but I had to get on here and post "rich Corinthian Leather"
Someone even posted a link to the old actual commercial ad in comments 😄
Rich corinthians leather...I like what they done to my. Car
My Dad had one of those in the early to mid 80's when I was teenager.. Took my driver's test in it.. His was a '79 but basically same car.. exact same awful cream color.. 318 V8 and it was the worse car ever.. constant electrical problems.. Everywhere I took it if I shut it off it would not restart.. I hated driving that car cause I never knew if it would restart when I shut it off.. but my Dad loved it.. funny it never acted up when he drove it.. only me.. He got rid of it in 1986 when the leaf springs popped through the trunk floor as I guess most of them all did..
Nice :)
Same color as my old 81. 225 slant six.
LOL That front end reminds me of Rosco p coltrane HAHA!
Basically the same car, believe it or not. Used the same B body platform.
I don't think the demand for these is terribly rampant. Not many nut and bolt restorations going on these days.
Córdoba 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
any rust free mopar with v8 is hot item up north great video
Hey bro what I've noticed is the front end looks just like El Camino that you showed us in the junkyard interesting
Late 70s el camino's and monte carlo's and this cordoba all had the same style front clip to my knowledge
Rich crushed velour only gets you so far...
Complete with Corinthian Leather?
It's like a version of the Queen family truckster
Couple hundred bucks in it and drive the damn thing. After all who else has one? You wont see another. Plenty of room in the trunk for "stuff" and get it out on the highway. You wont be cruising your Serento anymore.
hey i got one of those lol, this one needs t tops. man rear sway bar electric windows, driver seat, tilt wheel, cruise, id buy it.
I forgot the video you made of it. I believe it was about the owner trying to scam you?
@@ClassicRideSociety yes i made that video but i didn't buy it, i have another 79 ive had since i was 16, its sitting in one of my garages waiting to be reassembled.
I would love to have the engine & trans.
I had one like this in 93 360 Holley 2 barrel it was a nice ride. But mine had red leather interior.
Mine was in excellent condition and I paid 350 dollars for it back then
The Holley carburetion on these and most Chrysler products of the era were downright awful.
@@googleusergp This had a replacement Holley 500 cfm and the lean burn distributor was changed to a points distributor so it done away with the factory garbage.
@@garymckee8857 Yikes, points, that's a step backward. The thing to do is get a system from a non-lean burn electronic ignition car and do away with that rotten Lean Burn. In 1981-1983, Chrysler dealers would "de-smog/de-computerize" many Imperials of that vintage back to carburetors since the fuel injection system was unreliable. Contributing to the issue was that many dealers at the time didn't have mechanics that knew or understood the system well enough.
@@googleusergp It was already on the vehicle when I purchased it and paid about what the new Holley cost that was on it for the vehicle
@@garymckee8857 From what I've read, you didn't seem to keep your vehicles that long (and you seem to have had a lot of them), so I guess in that respect, it didn't matter. If it were me, it would have electronic ignition, no points. They are a PITA.
It looks a lot like the Monte Carlo from the front the lights
I had one of these back in the day. Constantly broke down.
The older models are the better ones. But great find buddy.
This era of cars still aren't very sought after, so I guess it would be a Point A to B car even to this day.. maybe just for a small bit of nostalgia, but I don't think the next owner would be cussed at for driving it being over 25 years old. That interior is REMARKABLE though!
My mother had one thoes think it was a 77 man that car rides like a caddy man there nice cars 1000 bucks man id buy that thing in a heartbeat dam even has the bucket seats same color white vinyl hers was red and white just like that inside I'd check into that one won't take much to fix that they have a 400 lean burn engine lot torque good moter..for a dog but I can't say nuttin on that car nice...
Pretty badass tbh
kinda nice car.
Why is it against the rules to look under the hood?
These are somewhat heavy, but its a B-body . Actually its not as heavy as a current Chrysler 300 that has a v8.
Shit someone needs to save it who cares if it's ugly!!
Call me insane but I like it 🤨
Where is this??
Where can I find it? What auction what city/ state? Been looking for a 77 to project I’ll take 77-79 cordoba if decent price
This car sold a few months back. The auction was in Dallas TX. I hadn't uploaded the video because I thought I might find it at a local yard for sale but never found it again.
I have a clean 78 Chrysler cordoba for sale. 86, 000 original miles. Has 400 engine 4bbl carb. Color is white with blue Corinthian Leather. Interior is in great shape. Manual windows. Everything original, owners manual and build sheet. Car was setting for quite a few years. Engine will turn over. Hit me back if interested. Can send pics.
carriage
Neighbors had. T tops
Where's the gas tank?
In before someone says "fine Corinthian leather" in a terrible accent
Those are somewhat desirable as demo cars, if nothing else. Guy won the state championship here with one... wow probably 15 years ago now.
But I also watched a guy on another channel take one of these, bone stock, and do a burnout until he damn near blew the tires, they were down to the cords and had been brand new. They seem like they'd be a fun toy.
Dealer is Carriage, like a horse and carriage.
Taillights aren't hard to find on eBay. The gas tank might be another story. When I was picking the stash the cleanout guy at the flea market had, he had a couple three sets of them and I didn't even buy them to flip. I did sell a couple of those radios though, easy $75 or so.
The way the rust is heavier on the bottom of the diff tells me it sat in a garage for a long time.
I think you could flip that and make some money on it, particularly if it will run.
😄 I actually said it in the video
@@ClassicRideSociety lol I didn't wait long enough
GM wasn’t the only company to use the Saginaw steering column.
That's because Chrysler bought the tilt columns from GM.
Chrysler Cordoba or Dodge Charger basically th same.
Corinthian Leather