Cordoba 1976

I had a 1987 Mercedes 560SEL that still needed a whole lot of work to restore. Then I saw this car for sale on a dealer's lot. I managed to dump the Mercedes in a trade for it. Great deal, I love this Cordoba. It was stored since about 1988. Everything was still original, including the polysteel radial spare tire. Other than the AC, which needs charging, everything works, including the cruise control.
I removed the lean burn computer and put in a conventional vacuum advance distributor first thing. It ran much better, Then a 600cfm Edelbrock went on it with new dual exhaust system. Now it runs perfect. Luckily, this car was built in Canada, so it never had a catalytic converter. All fluids have been changed and a new radiator installed. The Corinthian leather is in good shape, but one button is missing on the driver's seat. The interior is beautiful.

[@christophersantana5895]

The Chrysler Cordoba is a beautiful masterpiece car with pure rich corinthian leather.

[@The305Garage]

Cool car. I have vivid memories of a Cross Country month long road trip to the West Coast and back with my Grandparents in a 1976 Cordoba. Summer of 1978. I was 9 at the time.

[@cleaningtim]

Beautiful car ! My Grandmother had this model and I use to love riding in it. My Grandfather would only buy Chryslers back then.

[@DarkSim77]

"Rich Corinthian Leather"

[@alfredonoyola925]

I request nothing beyond the thickly cushioned luxury of seats available even in soft Corinthian leather. Yep, those ones.

[@clemsonbloke]

And what was insane is that eventhough he said that, the dumb car company sent one with velour and a bench seat for the commercial.. Of corse they made sure he had one with Corinthian Leather in the next years commercial. I don't think Chryslers leather or their supplier ever changed from then till now so I suppose all of Chryslers leather is"corinthian" leather. I know that on my 2000 Town and Country, the leather feels like the same type fromback then, very soft and cushiony.

[@johneckert1365]

Mom bought a used 76 this same color & pinstripe in either 83 or 84, when her 69 Chevy got too rusty to be safe. Her's had a 2bbl 360, non lean burn, and those rims with the molded rubber centers. The rear diff howled in that car, it would put me to sleep riding in the back as a little kid haha. Would love to find a clean Cordoba some day 🥰. Awesome car man, take car of it!

[@dontellgucci1117]

I drove Cutlass and Grand Prix but I love them all Córdoba, Monte Carlo, Chargers and Regals not to leave out Cougars and T-Birds absolutely love them all.

[@yavin99]

I owned one of these cars in the late 80s but the original owner put slotted aluminum mags on it to give it muscle look and it did have a 400 4 barrel but the coolest thing was it had power everything including seats and the air condition still worked, it was such a comfortable cruiser.

[@mrceleb2006]

All Cordobas were V8-powered before 1980...during that latter year, the Slant Six was not offered in California! Only one transmission was ever offered in all Cordobas...the three-speed Torqueflite automatic!

[@johneckert1365]

@@mrceleb2006 small block Cordobas got the smaller TF 904 and the 400 CID Cordobas got the TF 727. Starting in 1977 (I think, might be 78) they came with the lock-up torque converter feature. GM followed a couple years later.

[@Victoria3232-j7o]

Miss these personal Luxury cars.

[@sandydee8003]

My all time FAVORITE CAR.❤️ I called her “My Silver Boat” because it was huge. I drove it for years and I never got a ding or scratch. For a car that size “that’s saying something” 👍(Wire Rims too)

[@davidmc1489]

I had 2...one was emerald green metallic an the other was silver..loved em both...crashed one the other slowly succumbed to rust...both had 360cid

[@johnparker8588]

I purchase a black one with the burgundy interior brand new in 1976. I kept it 4 years. It was a beautiful car. I think the best looking car I’ve ever owned which includes a Lincoln and two Cadilacs. .

[@bjluvit9348]

Absolutely gorgeous this is what an American car is supposed to look like love the color beautiful beautiful car thanks for sharing, you will turn more heads then that Mercedes will 😋

[@michaeltipton5500]

I had a black one just like that. The Mechanic and I had joint custody.

[@yanni2112]

mine was this color

[@Metoo3232-pu2wc]

My friend had one I loved it. That is in amazing shape for 100 thousand miles wow. It's missing a button oh no I will take it off your hands it's damaged goods now. 🤣😂

[@gadget73]

A friend of mine had one of these as his first car around 1998. His was green with a tan top and tan velour interior, but with those same wheels. His was also a 400 that had the LeanBurn removed. Original ThermoQuad that should have been re-jetted. Yours looks nice and clean too.

[@curth9204]

Awesome cruiser I had one in the late 90s drove it across USA Seattle to Detroit 7 times had t tops 360 4 barrel police interceptor great car comfy

[@chuckvickery1578]

Excellent find! Gorgeous

[@joesphx54]

I bought mine from a dealer that had ordered it for his wife but she didn't want it. I paid 6200 dollars brand new. It was an Astral Blue with a white half top. This was the smoothest riding car I ever have been in, including the Town Car of this time. It was Chrysler's torsion bar suspension that made all the difference. Mine had crushed velour seats which I really liked. When it was time to leave home and go to college I gave it to my parents who drove it several years after that. What a car, I used to have the girlfriend snuggle up to me when we drove places. Never will be anything like these cars again.

[@davidcorbin6663]

Ricardo montalban,s ghost is haunting that car.

[@jaromor8808]

absolutely gorgeous

[@katieb777]

wow thats amazing how the owner had this beautifull car look ORIGINAL ! (*sigh* my nana was the owner of a cordoba haha her's was maroon she let ME drve it ! i always washed her car (voluntarily with no $) when i went to viisit her

[@ronnies6941]

Great car I had one just like it better than a new one

[@dustylover100]

Got to get me some soft Corinthian Leather.

[@spatsbear]

That is nice!!

[@bluwng]

You are a lucky man

[@347chas]

I had a 77, still miss it, had to let it go, comin up for the big 6 o...... do i want one, yeah , sure i do...

[@VLADIMIR007ISH]

No me puedo imaginar cuanto le cuesta de combustible al gringo de esta belleza, cordoba.

[@mrstevens70]

What s work of art.

[@cmin7b9]

Beautiful🤙

[@josephyazbeck6102]

GENTLEMAN. Your CORDOBA IT LOOKS VERY WELL.... I'm interested about... if you do plz more infos concerning the engine performance. The automatic transmission situations... engine heat such as radiator working as it should.?????

[@josephyazbeck6102]

GENTLEMAN..... HOW MUCH THE CAR COST....( THE PRICE).... THE BRAKES (working as it should)... It's about (safety ).... any details about the ignition system.?????

[@californiacrownvic9197]

Very nice!!!!!

[@VLADIMIR007ISH]

Ricardo Montalban estaria feliz manejando.

[@katieb777]

wow that mercedes ya had mustve had a big V8 !! in it !

[@erich84502ify]

Corinthian leather

[@richardschott4786]

Had that same year 76 Valore interer"" missfired when it was wet outside that was the only thing wrong with those cars bad electrical distributer wires need to spay them with silcone" it was dark blue white landow roof" nice highway car"" 👍

[@studdogg11]

The first thing I did when I bought this car was to bypass the lean burn computer and put in a vacuum advance distributor. The car has been running good ever since. It now has only 108,000 miles on it. It's been in rain with no issues at all.

[@moparchallenger749]

I had one a good highway car👍😎

[@danielthomas791]

...a beauty....not much make-out room in the back seat...…...

[@gregd6022]

Stunning Car! but not exactly Roberto Montalban in the vid there.. ;)

[@CEOkiller]

Cordobahhhh!

[@veronicahawthorne3452]

Great car!

[@stevewilliams3850]

studdogg11 : What a beautiful car. I hope you can replace the left tail light lens cover. I had a 1972 Chrysler Newport Royal 4-door sedan. It had that 400. Mine would haul ass and get 25 to 27 miles to a gallon of gas. No kidding. Mine had a 22 gallon gas tank. I had the car when I was in the Navy and stationed at N.A.S. Pensacola. I was married then. My wife and I lived in Warrington, on Bayou Grande, right across from the front gate of the Navy base. We could see the front gate from our back yard. My home is in Graceville, Florida. We could gas up the car in Warrington, less than a mile from the house we were renting, drive to Graceville for the weekend to stay with my parents; and drive back to Warrington on less than half a tank of gas; a distance of around 270 miles. If we stayed between 60 and 70, that car got excellent gas mileage for such a huge car. It started drinking the gas below 60 and above 70. That 400 is a bored out 383. Just about all the parts are interchangeable between a 383 and a 400 except the pistons. I do have a question. Why did you disconnect the lean-burn system? I have read someone else did the same thing. Why? It surprised me that your car does not have power windows. I would have thought that would have been standard on such a personal luxury car.

[@studdogg11]

I'll start with the lean burn system. The engine wasn't running as good as it should and during warm up, it was awful. The computer board for the lean board isn't repairable because the whole board is covered with a poured on hard substance that can't come off. The only thing the computer did was to control the distributor vacuum spark advance. 1976 was the first year it was used on a Cordoba. So, I put in a vacuum advance distributor and electronic module just like the 1975 models had and it runs great. Just an added note, my car was made in Canada and never had a catalytic converter. As for the lack of power windows, I would say the original owner ordered this car and either didn't like them, or was afraid they would cause problems after awhile and so ordered it with manual windows. Just my guess. It is odd whereas it has most everything else. Everything still works too. You must've been very lucky with the gas mileage you got. And I mean very lucky. The very best I have recorded was 14.5 mpg. That was on a nice day drive mostly in the mountains of TN. My VW GTI gets around 36 mpg in the same conditions. No wonder the Cordoba has a 25 gallon gas tank. Oh ya, I did replace the tail light lens. The original fell out when I test drove it before buying it. Another note: it's a job to open the doors to get out if the car tilts and you have to push the door uphill. The door is big and mighty heavy. But it sure is luxurious, nicely padded and soft to touch.

[@johneckert1365]

@@studdogg11 You made a good move eliminating the lean burn system. The early years of that was very troublesome. In later years Chrysler got the bugs worked out of it, but the conventional Electronic Ignition system is much better. In 76 only the 400 came with Lean Burn. A 76 Cordoba with a 360 still had the conventional ignition system. My mom had a 76 with 2bbl 360, same color as yours including that pinstripe. She had different rims though, those ones with the molded rubber centers. They looked sharp 👌

[@johncritch6812]

Just bought one red white half vinyl roof and white interior 400c I 4brl same pin stripe

[@mariodeleon2111]

I have one 1976

[@drpreposterous1]

Having owned a 560 SEL, then subsquently a nice '77 LeBaron coupe, I can tell you that the Mopars are better choices. The 560 was a swanky cost nightmare even though I bought it with a rebuilt engine and suspension. By contrast, the Chrysler cost little to maintain and honestly seemed just as luxurious to me.

[@ralegre9012]

I have a 1976 cordoba in near mint condition. The only issue is when the gas pedal floord it chokes, im thinking it needs the carborator rebuilt. What do you think? Can send me ghe model number of the car carborator you puurchased .

[@studdogg11]

I have the original carb on mine and it's never been rebuilt. I did put an Edelbrock on it, but it came off fairly quickly, not as good as expected. Mine will leak down into the engine when the engine is turned off after it's fully warmed up. Otherwise, it's fine as is. If you have the original carb, there's another mixture adjustment screw right in the middle. look down in the middle and you'll see it. I believe it adjusts the misuse throughout the full throttle range, not just idling. Play with that and see if it helps at all.

[@toirmetalshaping]

Shes a Tennessee Beauty!!!!. . .

[@donnovicki9771]

Be sure to keep it out of the rain and snow. My ex had one and it rotted out in less than 3 years. Other than that it was a decent ride. She had the same color both inside and out.

[@youtold7727]

The small Chrysler

[@earldominguez3189]

KOoOL CAR MAN.

[@derail14]

i had 1 just like you have only it had clothe interior it also had the posi traction rear end, that thing would go any were in the snow and rode like a kittin, also loved that it had all gauges in the dash board, 400 with a 2 barrel carb, go go to work miles each way 40 miles each way on only a 1/4 tank of gas.. thats when they made a real car, not these plastic pices of shit they make today.

[@Ro-Bucks]

I have a 76 Cordoba in the driveway, mine has power windows. I call them overpowered windows though. Can you tell me what carb you got? I don't like this self-regulating thing that they came with.

[@studdogg11]

Mine has the quadrajet carb. The thing I believe you're referring to is the lean burn computer on the side of the air filter. All that did was control the vacuum advance. I disabled it and installed a vacuum advance distributor. It runs great.

[@johneckert1365]

@@studdogg11 Alot of people assume the "lean burn" system was related to the carburetor, rather than the ignition system. Looks like you did a nice clean job converting it back to the trouble free Chrysler Electronic ignition system 👍 Your 400 should've come with a Carter Thermoquad from the factory.

[@studdogg11]

@@johneckert1365 Thanks for your wisdom. You're right on the carb. The Thermoquad has the "drivability screw" right in the middle as mine does.

[@johneckert1365]

@@studdogg11 I would love to find a clean Cordoba like yours someday. I prefer these ones rather than the rectangle headlight kind.

[@pauljoey7977]

I had a '77. Reliable but rusty. 400 and lean burn

[@shopcrate5687]

Couch on wheels brother.. cooorintian leather nice 😂

[@nah6430]

I have one it needs some work and there is some rust in spots sadly, but its a good first car.

[@shanke300]

Masculine car. Unlike now, lame looking. What a stunner.

[@uttaradit2]

no cop in the trunk?

[@Chamac0n]

How much would you sell it for

[@studdogg11]

I would consider 8500.

[@CycoSven69]

Six passengers must be with two stiffs in the trunk. Otherwise, beautiful car.

[@davidgilmour5429]

Lol I was thinking same thing it's a mobster car the Corinthian leather hides the smell in the trunk

[@johneckert1365]

@@davidgilmour5429 Full-size Fords, Mercs & Lincolns had way deeper trunks due to the has tank being mounted vertically in front of the trunk. Much better for mobsters to hide folks in there haha

[@ronnies6941]

Interested in selling it?

[@studdogg11]

Make me an offer. You could possibly own it.

[@peterdaniel66]

The true pronunciation is CORdoba. The emphasis on the COR.