Corinthian Edition Medallion 1981-82 Cordoba

[marty mopar]

I've got a bunch of these. Has anyone ever seen one of these cars with this roof medallion? I have not that I can remember.

 

[Superpac Ninja]

nope but looks damn cool what they selling for marty?

 

[Dr Lebaron]

Corinthian Edition.
Ricardo hunted them and the Corinthian village would gather.
Ricardo would only shoot the softest ones.

 

[ramenth]

Corinthian Edition.
Ricardo hunted them and the Corinthian village would gather.
Ricardo would only shoot the softest ones.

Now that's just funny!

 

[Dr Lebaron]

I've heard that Ricardo had a great line in the movie 'Spy Kids'
'Don't touch the wheelchair, it's Corinthian leather.'

 

[Aspen500]

Wonder where they came up with that name as there's no such thing as Corinthian leather.

Looked around some online trying to find a picture of the medallion on a car,,,,,,,,,,found nothing.

 

[jasperjacko]

The drivers 1/4 window on Modoba says corinthian edition in gold letters. I think maybe it was replaced at some point,

 

[Justwondering]

Page 904 of this book:
[h=1]American Cars, 1973-1980: Every Model, Year by Year[/h] By J. Kelly Flory, Jr.

Says:

 

[compubert]

Page 904 of this book:
American Cars, 1973-1980: Every Model, Year by Year

By J. Kelly Flory, Jr.

Says:
View attachment 11738

The old man used to sell them back in the day. I believe the leather was tanned in Italy. If you sat your azz on it you didn't want to get out of the car.... nice...

 

[compubert]

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...ve-history-the-origins-of-corinthian-leather/

 

[Justwondering]

Oh my lord -- compubert --- I LOVE the link. I started reading, thought it was off topic, went back to the top, re-read to the middle then more then to the punch line at the end for the town of Corinth, Mississippi.... Laughed out loud.

Reminds me of Carl Sagan and "Connections".

Can't wait to use this to win a bar bet.

 

[Justwondering]

Course, I'll have to wait til April Fool's to do so.... the comments tell all.

 

[compubert]

I always thought it was Italian leather but who knows. . . maybe this is valid?

 

[Dr Lebaron]

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...ve-history-the-origins-of-corinthian-leather/

My version if more 'correct' than the April Fool's joke that was posted April 1, 2014.

 

[kkritsilas]

The city-state of Corinth of ancient times was in Greece, not far from the modern day Athens, not in Italy. As far as I know, the original Corinth was not particularly know for leather. The one in Mississipi is.

 

[Dr Lebaron]

The city-state of Corinth of ancient times was in Greece, not far from the modern day Athens, not in Italy. As far as I know, the original Corinth was not particularly know for leather. The one in Mississipi is.

Then wouldn't 'Mississippi Queen' be a better promotion than a greek guy?

 

[Jack Meoff]

Then wouldn't 'Mississippi Queen' be a better promotion than a greek guy?

Greek?
Ricardo was born in Mexico.

 

[Dr Lebaron]

Greek?
Ricardo was born in Mexico.

Close enough to Greek for TV.
Son of Spanish immigrants.

 

[marty mopar]

4229462 25.85 each Maybe you can punch holes in that rich leather and bang a bunch of these into the seat back so you've got "buttons" in your seat back. That way at car shows you can freak out the judges and the locals who stare into the Corinthian bogey man that lives on in TV land. Ricardo is the man....he will live forever or longer.