Hooniverse Classic Caption – The 1977 Chrysler Cordoba and 1977 Plymouth Volaré Edition
Welcome to 2012, and it is now time once again for the Hooniverse Classic Caption Contest. Since the New Year is here, I thought I would present an image that is actually made up from two different pictures, but first let’s review how this game works; I find images from all around the web that the car companies used in their brochures or advertisements. 
It is your job to come up with some humorous comment that fits the image, to which I award the a prize. This week, it’s a Mack Trucks Baseball Cap, and one will go out to you if you come up with a great caption.
Last week, we had an image of a couple of Warlocks, and because of the timing of this post, we had the lowest number of participants since I started this feature. While there were fewer comments to choose from, they were all rather entertaining in their own way. Our own Charles_Barrett was so close with his witty one liner: “Pardon me, but do either of you gals have any hair gel? This humidity is positively wreaking havoc with my boyfriend’s perm…!”
Very funny Charles, but it was Van_Sarockin who had this winning line: Both girls instantly thought, “Boy, that John Player Special Europa has really let himself go!” Congratulations Van_Sarockin. Email me as soon as you can on where to send your prize.
It’s now time to take a look at this weeks illustration. I combined two advertising images that were used in 1977 from the Chrysler Corporation. The left image is a 1977 Chrysler Cordoba sporting a new “T-Top” option, photographed with Chrysler Pitchman Ricardo Montalban looking dapper as ever next to the car. The right image is a 1977 Plymouth Volaré Coupe, also with the new “T-Top” option, photographed with Plymouth Spokesman Sergio Franci, also looking dapper in a late 1970s fashion. This image is going to take a lot of thought from all of you to come up with a great caption this time, so let’s see what you got. (You can click on the image to see it full sized)
You have the next five days to come up with a great caption. The editors will then decide if any of the captions are good enough to describe how dreamy these 70s icons are… on second thought, ignore that last comment. The winner will receive the Mack Baseball Cap, so get to work on your best 70s crooner lines.
Lead Image Courtesy of Alden Jewell’s Flickr Photostream: Cordoba, Volaré
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- Hooniverse Classic Caption – The 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220 Edition
- Hooniverse Classic Captions – The 1972 Plymouth Cricket Edition
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No matter which way you swing, there is no chance getting a girl or guy into either of these cars.
Collar larger than 4 inches? Make it a T-Top.
Apparently Sam Malone's advertising services were unavailable at the time.
Desperate for cash, Chrysler briefly became involved in providing escorts for wealthy divorcees.
Early screen tests for Smokey and the Bandit, seen here, reveal that producers were initially headed in a slightly more genteel direction.
Tragically, Fernando Lamas and Dodge could never overcome their creative differences.
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Mopar? Pfft, Cesar Romero don't play that shit.
Rock Climbing Scrogg
Rock climbing
T-top car and a tank full of gas.
Late 70s Mopar, I think I'll pass.
Ricardo and Sergio really like their T-Tops. What guy doesn't like TTs?
The gentlemen driving last week's Dodge Warlock?
Very insightful…
Haha! Possibly so.
I like TT's as long they have motorcycles involved. Especially the Dutch TT of Assen (22 miles from where I was born)
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The TTs I like are Twin Turbos.
Well then here are some massive TTs.
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Actually, I was thinking more like these TTs.
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Quien es mas macho?
Light bulb or volcano?
How would you like your T? Malaises Black or Recession Brown?
The original idea was to have Cordoba and Volare ads running back-to-back on TV. The Chrysler ads would, of course, feature Montalban in all his debonair Latin glory. The Plymouth ads would have Herve Villechaize ("Tattoo") intoning "Dis ess my new Volare wid fine Wisconsonian Naugahyde. Boss, da plane! Da plane!".
Montalban – "In Cordoba, I have what I need"
Franci – "In Volare, I have whatever they remembered to install."
You're no conformist, and you want the world to know you're too cool for that. That's why you dress like us, strut like us, and drive an imaginative, unique car identical to one of these.
Ricardo: "Well, Mr. Franci, like me, you may have T-Tops, optional wheels, shiny paint, and a lovely setting for the car photograph. You may even, like me, have a dress shirt open two buttons with the collar out over a sports jacket, impeccable hairstyle and grooming, and a little half-smile as you look directly into the camera.
But, Mr. Franci, you must understand that as long as you have a Volare, you will NEVER have rrrrich Corrrrinthian leatherrrrr. Never."
Having finally escaped the abject horrors of Dunwich with my sanity intact, I settled in with a magazine in front of the fire to reclaim some sense of normalcy. In the middle of the magazine, two opposing ads captured my attention. So similar and horrible in appearance, I was seized! Wares of inimical decrepitude being hawked by demonic doppelgangers. Which one posed the most danger? I sensed they were both reaching into the depths of my soul urging a most regretful purchase, but which was worse? I knew that to break eye contact with either one would mean the loss of my newly regained grip on reality. This night I will surely lose my mind….
Thats deep
One of these is not like the other
One of these does not belong
Which of these is not like the other
Which of these does not belong?
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Brought to you by today's letter of the day, T.
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Ah, yes. Chrysler's baffling attempt to cross-brand with Sesame Street by redubbing Cookie Monster 'Volare Monster'.
"ME WANT GASOLINE OM NOM NOM NOM!!"
Neighbors, and MoPar enthusiasts, Ricardo and Sergio were desperate to keep up with the Jones' across street. Tom Jones that is, with his damn XJS and 5.5" wide lapels.
"We don't always drive Chrysler products…but when we do, the roof is always filled with glass."
"Stay tacky, my friends!"
This was a continuation of the Plymouth "Fun Runner" series of the Volare. There was the Sun Runner, the Road Runner, and this, the Night Creeper.
Jim, how do I contact you? I don't think the old email will work.
& BTW, wow! never expected to be inducted into this august assemblage.
Look at the masthead, my e-mail address is in there. You find the masthead under the tab about.
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Ricardo and Sergio both thought they might never find someone special. But eHarmony matched them on 27 different parameters. Had the algorithm been human, it might have paused for a billionth of a second to marvel at their similarities, right down to the profile pictures.