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Old 01-22-2010, 05:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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the only car to have his name...Iacocca

...after all Lee Iacocca was responsible for some very successful vehicles during his career at Ford and later at Chrysler...
...at Ford he was the brain behind the Mustang which earned him the title of "Father of the Mustang"...he rescued Chrysler from bankruptcy and made the mini-vans what they are today...
..it was fitting that somebody (Gaffolio Family Metalcrafters) will build a car to celebrate his legacy...and a Mustang at that.....enjoy..
IACOCCA - The Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Fastback


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Old 01-22-2010, 07:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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True, Jet, and I used one of his mini-vans to transport my family in the early 80's, and was impressed with the machine.

On the other hand, and if my memory serves true, Iococco was at the industry pointy-end of the spear in trying to prevent legislation mandating air-bags for vehicles made in the USA, a technology that had at that point been proven for a decade in Europe.

I know profit is important, but I can't quite get over his air-bag protestations at the time.

I'm much better, now, thanks.
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Old 01-22-2010, 07:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I saw that on the Barrett Jackson Auction a few weeks ago. Nice....for a Mustang.
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Yea boy. You've got zillions of dollars being spent on neutering all cars, when the simpler solution would be to just forbid the totally incompetent from driving. Like Europe does.......... as far as this Mustang, the resculpting is brilliant.
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One engineers for the common denominator, doesn't one, Father?
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Mustang? K-Car? One in the same, right Jet?
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Oh yeah, forgot the K-car.
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....riiiiiight....

...jetfuel...pulling the cover of my Kustang ...oh man ...that's pretty
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I had to mess with you buddy. How about K-CODE instead. Oh yeah buddy!!!
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