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Yup, I remember Fantasy Island, but my biggest memory of Ricardo will always be the Cordoba. What the h**l is Corinthian leather anyway? Where did it come from, are there corinthian cows? I work on a farm and those cows are black and white, are they Corinthian? That Corinthian leather just leaves me with alot of questions that you will never find in a history book! Oh the frustration, I need a vacation very bad. St John soon come. . .
Deb
from wikipedia (yep, i have TOO much time on my hands this morning)
Corinthian leather was a phrase invented for marketing use to describe the leather used in certain Chrysler luxury cars in the 1970s. In this case, "Corinthian" does not actually indicate any relationship with Corinth, nor any specific type of leather and was added simply as a linguistic cachet.
The first use of this term was to describe the leather in the 1974 Chrysler Imperial, but the best known use of this term is from the advertising campaign for the 1976 Chrysler Cordoba, featuring celebrity spokesman Ricardo Montalbán.[1]
Although many misquote Montalbán as saying "rich Corinthian leather" or "fine Corinthian leather" in the commercial, he actually says that "soft Corinthian leather" is an available upholstery option for the car.[1]
Corinthian leather is a marketing term that does not actually indicate any particular type of leather. Montalbán confirmed this during an interview with David Letterman[when?], admitting that Corinthian leather means "nothing." According to one reference[who?], Chrysler's "Corinthian" leather was mass produced in a plant in Newark, New Jersey.
Corinthian leather was a phrase invented for marketing use to describe the leather used in certain Chrysler luxury cars in the 1970s. In this case, "Corinthian" does not actually indicate any relationship with Corinth, nor any specific type of leather and was added simply as a linguistic cachet.
The first use of this term was to describe the leather in the 1974 Chrysler Imperial, but the best known use of this term is from the advertising campaign for the 1976 Chrysler Cordoba, featuring celebrity spokesman Ricardo Montalbán.[1]
Although many misquote Montalbán as saying "rich Corinthian leather" or "fine Corinthian leather" in the commercial, he actually says that "soft Corinthian leather" is an available upholstery option for the car.[1]
Corinthian leather is a marketing term that does not actually indicate any particular type of leather. Montalbán confirmed this during an interview with David Letterman[when?], admitting that Corinthian leather means "nothing." According to one reference[who?], Chrysler's "Corinthian" leather was mass produced in a plant in Newark, New Jersey.
< leaving on the 22nd of march...but too lame to figure out the ticker thing again!>
Ah Ha!!! I feel vindicated. I always told my brother growing up that there was no such thing as "Corinthian Leather". I could never prove it...(Yes we had too much free time as kids). You can bet if he were with us today I'd be forwarding this thread...of course he would have given me the "wikis" aren't accurate line.....hehehehehee!