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Lee Iacocca died yesterday


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The man responsible for the Mustang and for keeping Chrysler alive passed away yesterday at 94 years old.   I read his autobiography in middle school and fell in love with nonfiction at that point.   Thank you, Lee, for everything.   You will be missed.  

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4 minutes ago, Quavodus said:

Chrysler really went nuts with the front wheel drive cars at that time.

That along with the vinyl landau top.   I'm guessing there's a good segment of the population have no idea what that is.   :)

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3 hours ago, Trekbike said:

That along with the vinyl landau top.   I'm guessing there's a good segment of the population have no idea what that is.   :)

They went so well with the "Corinthian leather" interiors ...

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22 hours ago, Quavodus said:

Yeah an icon for sure. I heard that when Chrysler asked for help, they sat down to negotiate his salary, he asked for $1.00 a year. A whole buck.

Plus a few shares of $1.00 stock.

From a TV program, he created both the mini van segment with the caravan / voyager and SUV with the grand Cherokee.

The ubiquitous K car, reliable transportation, equipment differentiated Plymouth - Dodge - Chrysler.

Was be at helm when Ram trucks got the first modern facelift for the '93/'94 model year?

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16 hours ago, A.J. Holst said:

Plus a few shares of $1.00 stock.

From a TV program, he created both the mini van segment with the caravan / voyager and SUV with the grand Cherokee.

The ubiquitous K car, reliable transportation, equipment differentiated Plymouth - Dodge - Chrysler.

Was be at helm when Ram trucks got the first modern facelift for the '93/'94 model year?

He did not create the SUV segment.  IH and AM both had what we would consider the modern suv in the 60’s.  

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29 minutes ago, Capbyrd said:

He did not create the SUV segment.  IH and AM both had what we would consider the modern suv in the 60’s.  

Correct, GM had the suburban and he had the Grand Wagoneer.

Modern SUV movement?

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2 hours ago, A.J. Holst said:

Correct, GM had the suburban and he had the Grand Wagoneer.

Modern SUV movement?

Original SUV’s were compact go anywhere convertibles with four wheel drive and body on frame construction.  The modern SUV doesn’t really fit any of those criteria.   Modern SUVs are big four door family haulers that might be able to traverse a gravel road.   Like I said, AMC and IH were building those in the 60’s.   I guess there suburbans at that point too but they were less common than the others.  

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