Listing snapshot
| Spotted | July 2023 |
| Asking price | $7,950 |
| Mileage | 41,000 (seller-stated) |
| Location | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| Listed on | Craigslist, private seller |
| Drivetrain | V8, automatic, rear-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1975 Chrysler Cordoba in July 2023, listed for $7,950 in Chesapeake, Virginia, with 41,000 miles on the odometer. It’s a first-year Cordoba in a period-correct brown. The ad has expired, and this page keeps the details for anyone trying to put a price on one.
What this car was
A brown two-door coupe with a tan interior and plenty of original chrome. The photos show paint with some shine left, straight bumpers, and the Cordoba’s round headlights and upright grille. It looks like a car that has been used sparingly rather than restored. The rear view shows the long trunk lid, vertical taillights and full-width chrome bumper, all straight and complete in the photos. Nothing in the pictures suggests accident damage.
Inside, the tan cloth seats, carpet and door panels are complete, and the woodgrain dash trim is intact. The seller listed:
- 41,000 miles
- V8 engine with automatic transmission, in good running order
- AM/FM radio, air conditioning and power steering
- Brown paint over a cream interior
- Described as free of rust
Was $7,950 a fair ask?
We think $7,950 was a fair ask in 2023 for a low-mile, unrestored Cordoba. The mileage and the complete, original interior were the strengths. The weak points were the market itself, since mid-’70s personal luxury coupes don’t draw the money of earlier muscle cars, and the ad didn’t say which V8 it had. A buyer would want to confirm the engine and inspect the underside before agreeing.
A little Cordoba history
Chrysler introduced the Cordoba for 1975 as its first smaller personal luxury car, built on the mid-size B-body platform. It sold well from the start, helped by TV ads starring Ricardo Montalbán. V8 power was standard, and the first generation ran through 1979.
More cars from the archive
- Every Chrysler Cordoba we’ve spotted, with asking prices
- 1970 Chrysler New Yorker, another Chrysler
- 1974 Plymouth Scamp, another 1970s American car
- 1970 Plymouth Fury, another 1970s American car
- 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, also from the 1970s
