2: 1976 Chrysler Cordoba
The ’70s were a tough time for all domestic automakers. Rising gas prices and smog regulations were choking automakers in terms of revenue and horsepower. The problem with the new smog regulations was that the cars were weighed down by heavy bodies and a lack of power. The 1976 Chrysler Cordoba was designed to compete with the Monte Carlo, but the actual car was a mixture of recycled parts.
Although the Cordoba could have built on the success of previous Chrysler performance vehicles, the actual vehicle was lackluster at best. The Cordoba didn’t last very long and the nameplate was retired all together before the turn of the decades. The V8 was notoriously unreliable and the transmission in these cars would go out prematurely as well.