Last of the Whiz Kids dies

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I've read several Ford history books and autobiographies of Lee Iacocca. He is quoted as saying," As much of a genius Henry Ford was, Henry Ford II was an idiot! The only reason he didn't bankrupt Ford was due to it's financial strength!"
 
Henry Ford damn near killed the company himself with his reluctance to modernize and let go of the Model T as well. Seems like a good many of the genius's all fell behind the times eventually.
 
Actually he resisted giving up producing the model T for the model A and for good reasons. The Model A was already behind the times when it came out in 1927 and didn't sell nowhere near expectations. At leas the model T sales were still some what strong mainly because of the low cost and dependable history. Henry Ford II fought Lee Iacocca on the release of the 64 1/2 Mustang, Stating "There is no market for a compact sports style car at this time" Brilliant EH!
 
Wait.....Were those the boxy cars marketed to housewives and secretaries? GIRL cars?
 
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The Whiz Kids ultimate creation.
 
Kern Dog said:
What is a Mustang?
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A mustang is a noisy little car that doesn't go very fast... you'll mostly see them in your rear view mirror or in body shops getting the shock towers welded back together.
By the time they put a real motor in them, they went out of style... as in style left the building in the design department.
 
MOPAROFFICIAL said:
A mustang is a noisy little car that doesn't go very fast... you'll mostly see them in your rear view mirror or in body shops getting the shock towers welded back together.
By the time they put a real motor in them, they went out of style... as in style left the building in the design department.
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lol! nice. :D

Even as a Mustang owner/fan, that made me laugh.
 
If you want to understand the power of Iacocca, read his autobiography. It's a truly amazing read. I keep a copy on my bookshelf next to Chrysler's biography.
Iacocca is so important, I didn't have to teach my phone that name, it's already in there.

The mustang is the second pony car built. They should have been called sportfish. ;-)
 
I was introduced to Mr. Miller by Edsel Ford II at the Chicago Auto Show years back at a press conference we held. He was very sharp and very humble. Btw: I believe he lived near the intersection of Woodside Rd. and Skyline Blvd. (known as the Four Corners) in Woodside. There's a roadhouse restaurant among the Redwoods called Alice's that was one of stops when I use to arrange weekend car cruises (some all makes/some all Mopar) in the area. RIP Mr. Miller.
 


Havent seen a k-car in these here parts in a few years. Last one was a convertible, idiot owner drove it until nothing was left.
Caravans played a huge part in keeping chrysler on its feet too.
 
If you recall in the early 70's when the big 3 were ignoring the influence of Datsun, Toyota and various other foreign car makers, they were caught behind the 8 ball so to speak. So when the big 3 auto makers decided hey we better get into this small car market. So what was their answer? Ford designs the exploding in 1971 pinto's, Chevy? yeah they had a great plan, the 1971 Chevy Vega with the cylinder liners that would sink when over heated. And Ma Mopar? The Plymouth Cricket and Dodge Colts. both of which sales were dismal.
 
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