The Cordoba LS is what got me hooked on Mopars, probably more than being in a "Mopar" family. In 1992, during the final weeks of my senior year in high-school, I saw this white car on a used car lot in Rock Island, IL. I checked it out, and was immediately hooked. It was an 82 with ~73,000 miles on it. She had a 318, blue buckets and column shift. I had to ask my Dad for help with getting the money from the bank, and he "helped" me with the haggle. He and the dealer were only $50 apart, ($1900 vs $1950) and my Dad was ready to walk away from the deal "on principle." Well, he could see that I was mortified, so he relented. I had it for about 3 years, I suppose... And I've had several since. "Darlene" is the nicest so far -- even with the S/6.
Project update: Car is at the body shop, getting a complete paint job, I'm having the side-bumper-moldings removed, and a whole bunch of bright work is being replaced. Mechanically, everything works, no smoke, great idle -- so I'll probably just leave the mechanicals alone. If the engine smoked, or had tired valve-seals, I'd probably be more inclined to update to a V8 -- but my daily driver is already faster than most cars on the road, so I'm okay in that department. The paint-work should be done on March 6th, so pictures to come soon.
