What Do You Like Best 21

I sure liked those Cordoba's Bruce. I also thought the LeBaron was a nice looking smaller car as well.

Great one today, Brush!

Chrysler ads for a long time touted "No Junior Editions":

 And in 1975 the beautiful Cordoba was introduced as the "Small" Chrysler:

So here are my choices for less-than-full-sized Chryslers, the formal Fifth Avenue:

And the fabulous favorite of Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Imperial:

To my eyes, it beggars belief that any car maker could produce something as nicely sculpted as this Cordoba

and replace it with such a staggeringly crude tin box.

Looks like some backyard builder knocked it together from old bits of sheet steel without the benefit of any proper metal-bending equipment.

Only a personal view, of course. Some people may love the "crisp" look of the later version.

For me...Gen 1 Cordoba.

Maybe I'm not recalling completely but the only less than full size Chryslers I can think of  from the 1970s onward are the K-Car based versions, which are not worthy of mention IMHO.  I regard the first gen Cordoba as full sized, but I will mention it in this category as I see others have done so.  It is the only one I would consider a favorite and that is only its first 3 design years....and only with Ricardo's so-called Corinthian leather upholstery.

@graeme-ogg I quite agree Graeme; after the first 3 years the Cordoba styling went steadily downhill.

1978 Chrysler LeBaron Town and Country station wagon because we had one.

Posted by: @jack-dodds

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Maybe I'm not recalling completely but the only less than full size Chryslers I can think of  from the 1970s onward are the K-Car based versions, which are not worthy of mention IMHO.  I regard the first gen Cordoba as full sized

Jack, remember that back in '75 Chrysler was still making the Newport, New Yorker, and Town & Country, all truly full-sized cars. The Cordoba was a "Personal Luxury" car that competed against the mid-sized Pontiac Grand Prix, Mercury Cougar XR-7, etc.

See my post above where Chrysler advertised the Cordoba as "The Small Chrysler"!

@bob-jackman  How is this one:

Just for the heck of it, wheelbase comparison:

Chrysler Cordoba  115"

'70 Chevelle  112"

'70 Charger 117'

full-size Chryslers of the late 70s 125.5" to 131.5"

@brush Okay guys, I'm now convinced.  I drove a new one in '76 and loved it; but man it sure felt full size!  Lol.

@brush A neighbor bought one of these giants for his 5" 3"" wife. Within a week she had backed into our mail box three times with the final blow breaking the wrought iron post in two. The LeBaron was midsized by comparison.

@bob-jackman 

The LeBaron was a compact car.

'70 Dodge Dart wheelbase 108"

LeBaron wheelbase 100"

'24 Toyota Camry  111"