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  1. 07-02-2019, 09:22 PM #1
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    Lee Iacocca passed, he was a legend in our auto biz.

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/02/busin...ary/index.html

    RIP.
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    #2 07-02-2019, 09:23 PM
    Prayers sent for the family.
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    #3 07-02-2019, 09:24 PM
    Condolences to the family.
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    #4 07-02-2019, 09:49 PM
    Good man...long amazing life. RIP
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    #5 07-02-2019, 10:45 PM
    Yep a forward looking exec. and a smart guy.
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    #6 07-02-2019, 10:49 PM
    One can only hope to live as long.


    Mmmm the K car.
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    #7 07-03-2019, 03:45 AM
    I helped build a Yacht-o-minium for him in the late 80's, early 90's on the Detroit River.

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    #8 07-03-2019, 04:27 AM
    RIP..an icon in automotive manufacturing.
    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
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    #9 07-03-2019, 05:07 AM
    A true success story. His life displays the opportunities we all have living in the US.
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    #10 07-03-2019, 05:45 AM
    Didn’t know him personally of course, but watched him through the years with success. Read a story about his devotion to family once. A good read. May he Rest In Peace.

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    #11 07-03-2019, 05:45 AM
    RIP Sir
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    #12 07-03-2019, 05:56 AM
    for his family and friends. RIP Mr. Iacocca.
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    #13 07-03-2019, 06:03 AM
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    #14 07-03-2019, 06:54 AM
    Prayers for the family, very smart man.
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    #15 07-04-2019, 06:19 AM
    Definitely an innovator way ahead of his time! RIP Sir.
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    #16 07-04-2019, 09:20 AM
    He certainly turned Chrysler around back in the 1980's. The entire "K" car line up was his idea and we can thank him for the Mini Van concept.

    He was a smart one for sure. RIP sir.
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    #17 07-04-2019, 10:21 AM
    And they all told him nobody would be willing to buy a ...small van....LOL
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    #18 07-04-2019, 11:00 AM
    The man who made the Mustang. His legacy will live forever! A true GIANT. Not many can say that.
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    #19 07-04-2019, 11:17 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Deadeye1 View Post
    He certainly turned Chrysler around back in the 1980's. The entire "K" car line up was his idea and we can thank him for the Mini Van concept.

    He was a smart one for sure. RIP sir.
    He didn't invent the minivan, I had the first V W transporter (1956) in the U.S. It was a minivan, just lacked a few things like heat, horsepower and air conditioning.

    Now the Mustang, absolutely perfect timing.
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    #20 07-04-2019, 12:25 PM
    He was all of the above. And he was also a tyrant at his job. Many other upper management "car guys" of those years were very demanding as bosses, etc.

    Iacocca was chauffeured around in a Lincoln limo, and flew in a Gulfstream jet. And it was said when Henry II decided Iacocca had to go, he was assigned a desk in a warehouse with nothing to do--rather than fire him.
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