'Fantasy Island's' Ricardo Montalban Dead at 88

[austin552]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479941,00.html

[dhoward]

Khan Noonien Singh

I'm sure his casket is lined in rich Corinthian leather.

[austin552]

[Normy]

My favorite part that this actor played was Khan Noonian Singh, in the Star Trek movie.

-"Real corinthian leather"... Heh heh! He sold Chrysler cars in his with cheap printed vinyl seats in the 1970's and early '80's in his television commercials. Nearly everyone can do a decent "Ricardo Montalbon" immitation of that ad.

All the same, this was a talented actor.

N!

[Zeke]

I'll never forget "Corinthian Leather."

The guy probably had a good life.

[ruf-porsche]

R.i.p

[m21sniper]

Tatoo: "De Grim Reaper boss, de grim reaper!!!"

Kirk: "Kahnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!"

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by milt

I'll never forget "Corinthian Leather."

The guy probably had a good life.

First thing I thought when I saw this thread was if his casket had "Fine Corinthian Leather".

RIP Ricky

[pwd72s]

He'll be missed. Oh, BTW, "corinthian leather" wasn't naugahyde...the cars really did have leather seating. Where the "corinthian" came from, I haven't a clue. Maybe there is a town named Corinthia somewhere in the midwest, where the cowhide came from?

[URY914]

He takin' the last plane off the island.

[m21sniper]

"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, 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."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_leather

[Steve Carlton]

[mikester]

RIP

[ruf-porsche]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Where the "corinthian" came from, I haven't a clue. Maybe there is a town named Corinthia somewhere in the midwest, where the cowhide came from?

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, 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.

[mikester]

"From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

[ikarcuaso]

'nuff said

[Rot 911]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Tatoo: "De Grim Reaper boss, de grim reaper!!!"

Now that was funny!

[Big Ed]

That land yacht was considered the "small" Chrysler. How about that.

[kimlangley7]

Hey... the guy had a long sweet ride...