Ricardo Montalban extolled the "soft Corinthian leather" in what model of car, produced from 1975 to 1983?
Ricardo Montalbán car became a successful model, and over the following several years, was heavily advertised; his mellifluous delivery of a line praising the "soft” or “rich Corinthian leather" upholstery of the car's interior, often misquoted as "fine Corinthian leather,” became famous and was much parodied, and Montalbán subsequently became a favorite subject of impersonators. For example, Eugene Levy frequently impersonated him on "SCTV". In 1986, he was featured in a magazine advertisement for the new Chrysler New Yorker. Montalbán's best-known television role was that of Mr. Roarke on the television series "Fantasy Island", which he played from 1977 until 1984. For
Corinthian leather Corinthian leather Corinthian leather is a term coined by the advertising agency Bozell to describe the upholstery used in certain Chrysler luxury vehicles. The term first appeared in advertising in 1974. Although this is merely a marketing concept, it suggests that the term -not the product- was inspired from the more elaborate and impressive ancient Greek column of the Corinthian order. While the term was first used during the marketing campaign for the 1974 Imperial LeBaron, it is usually associated with the marketing campaign for the 1975 Cordoba and that campaign's celebrity spokesperson, Ricardo Montalban, who described the thickly-cushioned luxury