Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ ˌ aɪ. ə ˈ k oʊ k ə / EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive who developed the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. [1]

Jul 3, 2019 · Throughout his long career in the auto industry, both at Chrysler and earlier at Ford, Iacocca was responsible for creating a number of famous—and some infamous—vehicles. He introduced the...

Jul 5, 2019 · Iacocca is best remembered for the following major hits: the 1967 Ford Mustang from his time at Ford, the Chrysler minivans of the early 1980s that kick-started the minivan segment in North...

Jul 7, 2019 · The K car, however, kept Chrysler solvent through the Eighties, and while success does have many fathers, Iacocca generally gets the credit for positioning the K car and for staking the company’s existence on the platform. Tofer’s video details exactly how that chapter in auto history unfolded.

Jul 7, 2019 · Iacocca truly helped shape what generations of Americans drove, and the resonance of his effects can still be felt through the American auto industry even today. Sadly, he passed away on July 2nd, 2019, leaving his impressive legacy behind for the world to remember. Listed here are ten of the most impressive elements of his career.

Iacocca is better known as a master salesman and the driving force behind the best-selling Ford Mustang that has is now in its sixth decade; for saving Chrysler from near bankruptcy in 1979 by ...

Jul 3, 2019 · Better known as “the Deuce,” Ford fired Iacocca in 1978, reportedly telling him, “I just don’t like you.” It didn’t take long to find new work: Iacocca moved across town to Chrysler.

Jul 3, 2019 · Iacocca lists the Gene Bordinat-penned Mark III as one of his favorite cars. Another is the lowly original K-car in its Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant guises. These bookended the most turbulent years of his life.

May 10, 2024 · Over half a century ago, Lee Iacocca's Ford Mustang debuted and rocked the world. Iacocca's life and legacy are an important part of the Mustang's origin.

Apr 19, 2022 · Even more than his successes at Ford, Lee Iacocca is best remembered for his stint as President of Chrysler. In the late 1970s, Chrysler was struggling. Their failure to pivot to smaller economy cars, recalls, and general mismanagement had put the company on the brink of …