Last of the Whiz Kids dies

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!