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Stories about: Lee Iacocca

This One-Like-None 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout Is the Coolest-Hottest American Car Ever
This One-Like-None 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout Is the Coolest-Hottest American Car Ever

8 Jan 2024, 23:32 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Pinto was Ford’s first U.S.-manufactured subcompact automobile, and it put the Blue Oval in the iron sights of an explosive scandal of mass proportions

 
Space Tech Stopped Frank Sinatra From Making Chrysler's Last Imperial a Sales Hit
Space Tech Stopped Frank Sinatra From Making Chrysler's Last Imperial a Sales Hit

4 Aug 2023, 02:10 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Mopar’s last call for the luxury brand was a personal luxury car from the early 80s with a special Frank Sinatra edition; electronic technology ruined the deal

 
Remembering the Rare, Coachbuilt Mustang Dedicated to the Father of the Nameplate
Remembering the Rare, Coachbuilt Mustang Dedicated to the Father of the Nameplate

5 Apr 2022, 13:09 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 2009, to celebrate 45 years since the debut of the Mustang, Ford commissioned a California coachbuilder to create a unique S197 dedicated to Lee Iacocca

 
This 1968 Ford Mustang GT 428 Cobra Jet 4-Speed Is A Dream Come True
This 1968 Ford Mustang GT 428 Cobra Jet 4-Speed Is A Dream Come True

21 Sep 2021, 18:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback became a legend after it was featured in the 1968 film Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.

 
This 1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe 289 5-Speed Is Your Ticket to Cruise Nights
This 1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe 289 5-Speed Is Your Ticket to Cruise Nights

1 Sep 2021, 17:08 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / While you know it as the Mustang, the T-5 prototype was a two-seat, mid-mounted engine roadster that sprang from the original 1962 Ford Mustang I

 
A Look Back At the Chrysler TC by Maserati: A Great Idea or a Monumental Flop?
A Look Back At the Chrysler TC by Maserati: A Great Idea or a Monumental Flop?

21 Jul 2021, 15:05 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In the 1980s the legendary Lee Iacocca partnered up with Alejandro de Tomaso once again with the aim of creating a luxury Chrysler with some Maserati flair

 
The Story of the Slow and Ugly Mustang II, the Nameplate's Unsung Hero
The Story of the Slow and Ugly Mustang II, the Nameplate's Unsung Hero

17 May 2021, 05:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The second-generation Mustang was smaller and far less powerful than its predecessor, yet managed to keep the nameplate alive through a tough period

 
First Dodge Viper to Roll Off Production Line, Owned by Lee Iacocca, Is for Sale
First Dodge Viper to Roll Off Production Line, Owned by Lee Iacocca, Is for Sale

15 Jan 2020, 12:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bonhams expects the historic car, still in excellent condition and very few miles on the clock, to fetch $125,000 when it goes under the hammer on January 16

 
Lee Iacocca, the Man Who Helped Make the Mustang and Saved Chrysler, Dead at 94
Lee Iacocca, the Man Who Helped Make the Mustang and Saved Chrysler, Dead at 94

3 Jul 2019, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Iacocca started his career in the auto industry in 1946, when he joined Ford as an engineer. He died on July 3 2019, aged 94, of natural causes

 
Ford Mustang Special Edition for Sale, Includes Lunch with Lee Iacocca
Ford Mustang Special Edition for Sale, Includes Lunch with Lee Iacocca

14 Feb 2011, 11:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of the 45 limited edition Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Mustangs is currently for sale, offering the highest bidder the chance to also win a lunch with the “Father of the Mustang” ...

 
Legends of Riverside II Road Racing Reunion
Legends of Riverside II Road Racing Reunion

19 Feb 2010, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second edition of the Legends of Riverside Film Festival and Gala is almost here, aiming to bring together the people and machines that competed at the legendary road racing track located on the...

 
LaHood: Marchionne Is the New Iacocca
LaHood: Marchionne Is the New Iacocca

14 Oct 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sergio Marchionne, the new Chrysler CEO, is seen as the only one capable to rescue the US-based former bankrupt automaker, as the Italian has already announced a bunch of plans to help the company s...

 
Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca Welcomes Marchionne
Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca Welcomes Marchionne

15 Jun 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lee Iacocca, who led Chrysler as a CEO for no less than 13 years, welcomed Fiat's Sergio Marchionne at Chrysler and expressed their full support for the man who's now responsible for Chrys...

 
Chrysler's Lee Iacocca to Have His Pension and Car Taken Away
Chrysler's Lee Iacocca to Have His Pension and Car Taken Away

1 Jun 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Once rumored as the czar of the US auto industry, the man who put Chrysler back on its feet in the 1980s is likely to lose a large amount of his pension and the guaranteed life-long company car fol...