A "Moldy" 'Doba or a Magnum might make a great sleeper.....

In the mid to late '70's musclecar sales were declining, but the sales of "Personal Luxury" cars were skyrocketing. GM was making a mint off the Pontiac Gran Prix, Olds Cutlass Salon and Chevy Monte Carlo. Ford responded by making the Cougar biggger and more luxurious, and introducing the Torino "Elite".Mother Mopar responded with the Chrysler Cordoba. ( "Rich Corinthian Leather"). Up until 1978 you could get a 400 or 440 in them. They were nice cars, but they ran like crap. The 400 wheezed out 175 hp, and the 440 barely topped 200!. A 400 powered Pontiac Gran Prix would tow a Cordoba faster than they'd run. The problem was the "Lean Burn" emissions systems and Thermoquad carburators. The sluggish performance and poor reliability doomed sales. Dodge dropped the Charger nameplate off their version in 1978 and re-named it the "Magnum" and gave it a swoopy front end. This body actually had moderate success in Nascar races. However the largest engine available was a 360. In 1979 Chrysler put the "300" nameplate on the Cordoba and gave it a special white paint job, trick wheels, and a 360 V8. The 1980-83 models were downsized, and not as nice. What makes them cool now, is they are cheaper than dirt, and that engine bay will swallow a 440 or even a crate Hemi like it grew there. With a powerful engine, they'd make a great sleeper. Mastermind