I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!

uplanderguy

That is the car!

Friend's brother bought it before I got there, so I only saw pics and accidentally saw it at a distance when my wife and I were driving to dinner and I pointed out generally where our friends park their motor home, and saw the car next to the motorhome fairly close to Hersheypark Drive.

My first thought at fin's picture was, "Hmmm, body work/paint as no 'Cordoba' nameplate on the side?". But then I looked at the brochure online, and no....there wasn't supposed to be one!

uplanderguy

Weirdly, the same seller was selling this Hawk in the same color scheme.

fintail

If the Cordoba is as good as it looks, I would say it was a fine deal for kind of a starter classic or hobby car. That kind of money doesn't buy a lot in 2025, and that car is aesthetically nice and rare. I have a slight soft spot for those cars, remembering a grade school friend who's mom had a Mirada CMX that I thought was a nice car back in the day.

I wonder if the owner has a thing for that shade of blue, pretty on the Stude too.

thebean

uplanderguy said:

That is the car!

Friend's brother bought it before I got there, so I only saw pics and accidentally saw it at a distance when my wife and I were driving to dinner and I pointed out generally where our friends park their motor home, and saw the car next to the motorhome fairly close to Hersheypark Drive.

My first thought at fin's picture was, "Hmmm, body work/paint as no 'Cordoba' nameplate on the side?". But then I looked at the brochure online, and no....there wasn't supposed to be one!

But did the Cordoba have “fine Corinthian leather” interior? 😁

ab348

Back in ‘81 I was working my first job and the business owner’s wife bought one of those, in a medium metallic green. A handsome car in its day. I remember talking to her about it at the time. She told me she wanted to buy a Chrysler to help keep them from going out of business.

stickguy

Something from that vintage scares me because of the iffy technology. Hoovie bought a cordoba (or imperial, a frank sinatra edition) but same basic car. The lean burn was a nightmare. They ended up ripping it off and putting on IIRC a distributed from a 1968 Dart.

If I was getting something like that I would plan on doing a resto mod. Either something lupine a Holley sniper EFI or a full crate engine and management system. At least have something you could count on running reliably!