Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca... RIP

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I'll second that.

His autobiography is an interesting read, really sheds some light on the politics inside of Ford and Chrysler. It's been a long time since I read it, so I think it's due for a refresh.
 
RIP Lee.


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In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.' Carroll Shelby

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He not only gave Ford their best selling car ever, he helped create some of the best Ford race cars ever, too. And he saved Chrysler from bankruptcy with the K Car and then the Mini Vans, and don't forget the Viper was his baby, too.
 
Growing up in the Detroit area people like him and HF2nd where household names.
Every one talks about the Mustang and the Mini vans but he was also instrumental in the development of the Mercury Cougar.
One of the last of the titans.....
Torchie
 

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