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      07-02-2019, 10:12 PM   #1
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Lee Iacocca passes away at age 94

A giant in the American Automotive world. RIP Lee.
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Indeed. Arguably the father of the "Pony" car (Mustang), which led to the American Muscle Car. Father of the front drive Minivan (Chrysler Town and Country, Dodge Caravan, etc.), and lastly father of the front-drive American mid-sized sedan (Chrysler K platform). And father of the controversial US Government-backed loan guarantee.
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Interesting...I thought he was gone a long time ago....
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Indeed. Arguably the father of the "Pony" car (Mustang), which led to the American Muscle Car. Father of the front drive Minivan (Chrysler Town and Country, Dodge Caravan, etc.), and lastly father of the front-drive American mid-sized sedan (Chrysler K platform). And father of the controversial US Government-backed loan guarantee.
Not forgetting He also was CEO and gave the final ok to go forward with the Viper, a pretty bold move at the time and a huge marketing success as well as a terror on the Road/Track. He certainly had the golden touch there for quite some time.
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Not forgetting He also was CEO and gave the final ok to go forward with the Viper, a pretty bold move at the time and a huge marketing success as well as a terror on the Road/Track. He certainly had the golden touch there for quite some time.
Yes. He was a good auto leader and took chances. Not many like him anymore.
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I will always be appreciative of him because I won the Lee Iacocca Scholarship for college!!
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Not forgetting He also was CEO and gave the final ok to go forward with the Viper, a pretty bold move at the time and a huge marketing success as well as a terror on the Road/Track. He certainly had the golden touch there for quite some time.
If there was one flaw in his career it could be pointed at development of the Ford Pinto. The Pinto got an undue bad rap for it's fuel tank design flaw (which was corrected). I owned four Pintos over time and thought it was a great car. The number of fuel tank fire deaths in the Pinto were actually less than other Japanese small cars of the same era, the Corolla being one. And statistically the Pinto was no less safe than any other car of the era too. It's just Ralph Nadar got the Corvair shitcanned, so he needed a new vehicle to go after.

But again, Iacocca was leading the American auto industry with the Pinto development rather than lagging behind.
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Not forging, Carroll shelby went to him for the engine's for the Cobra!!
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If there was one flaw in his career it could be pointed at development of the Ford Pinto. The Pinto got an undue bad rap for it's fuel tank design flaw (which was corrected). I owned four Pintos over time and thought it was a great car. The number of fuel tank fire deaths in the Pinto were actually less than other Japanese small cars of the same era, the Corolla being one. And statistically the Pinto was no less safe than any other car of the era too. It's just Ralph Nadar got the Corvair shitcanned, so he needed a new vehicle to go after.

But again, Iacocca was leading the American auto industry with the Pinto development rather than lagging behind.
Just goes to show, Nobodies perfect.
I had a pinto also, in the mid 80’s it had a mildly worked carbed 302 underhood. It was a rocket but handled like shit and was a serious death trap thrill ride. I quickly sold it for the price of the engine as a friend grenadec his mustangs 302.
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Not forging, Carroll shelby went to him for the engine's for the Cobra!!
And he was at the helm when Ford kicked Ferrari's butt...
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