Actually, the original Pinto design was filled with advanced safety features, including a bladder gas tank and an air bag, but they started deleting that stuff because the car was too heavy and Detroit had learned the lesson that the public won’t pay for safety features.
WIthout Lee Iacocca, we wouldn’t have a Mustang. While he did get Congress to bail out Chrysler, the loan was paid back, in full, and way ahead of schedule – good for American taxpayers.
The Pinto was also going to have a key wind in the back, but Ford thought better about the whole “truth in advertising” angle…btw…the words Fox and news should never appear in the same sentence
I liked Mr. Iaccoca’s trademark phrase “Follow, Lead, Or get (T. F) Out of the Way” He is and has been a visionary like many others and not as arrogant as most of the many
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Actually, too much is too much….
vwdualnomand over 12 years ago
lee created that crap car called the ford pinto. he had congress bailout chrysler.
jgcp1 over 12 years ago
… and here’s me in England thinking nobody would even remember the guy!
ninetoes over 12 years ago
He’s also the guy behind Shelby doing mustangs for Ford, and led Chrysler to paying back the loan early.
Michael Thorton over 12 years ago
I remember this one from my childhood and cracked up laughing…
kittenpah over 12 years ago
Actually, the original Pinto design was filled with advanced safety features, including a bladder gas tank and an air bag, but they started deleting that stuff because the car was too heavy and Detroit had learned the lesson that the public won’t pay for safety features.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Reminds me of the SCTV sketch “Lee Iacocca’s Rock Party.”
Gabryant over 12 years ago
Kim Kardashian? Snooki? Newt Gingrich? Sarah Palin?
diggertsi over 12 years ago
WIthout Lee Iacocca, we wouldn’t have a Mustang. While he did get Congress to bail out Chrysler, the loan was paid back, in full, and way ahead of schedule – good for American taxpayers.
vwdualnomand over 12 years ago
but, fox news says any bailout is bad socialism.
itsmarius over 12 years ago
The Pinto was also going to have a key wind in the back, but Ford thought better about the whole “truth in advertising” angle…btw…the words Fox and news should never appear in the same sentence
thirdguy over 12 years ago
Wait, his Mother is Richard Simmons???
sufamelico over 12 years ago
I liked Mr. Iaccoca’s trademark phrase “Follow, Lead, Or get (T. F) Out of the Way” He is and has been a visionary like many others and not as arrogant as most of the many