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Written by Stephen Dobie
The car industry is chockful of icons, but most of them emerge from the world of motorsport. But every now and then they"re an industry figure in a suit. One of the biggest was Lee Iacocca, who"s passed away aged 94. Iacocca had a big stints as boss of Ford, and is credited with introducing the Mustang back in the 1960s, a model that completely transformed how cars were purchased and one that"s still in production now. "We wanted to develop a car that you could drive to the country club on Friday night, to the drag strip on Saturday and to church on Sunday," he once said. The fact the Mustang lives on surviving the almost entire SUV takeover of Ford"s US range suggests his team absolutely nailed it.
Date written: 3 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16205
The car industry is chockful of icons, but most of them emerge from the world of motorsport. But every now and then they"re an industry figure in a suit. One of the biggest was Lee Iacocca, who"s passed away aged 94. Iacocca had a big stints as boss of Ford, and is credited with introducing the Mustang back in the 1960s, a model that completely transformed how cars were purchased and one that"s still in production now. "We wanted to develop a car that you could drive to the country club on Friday night, to the drag strip on Saturday and to church on Sunday," he once said. The fact the Mustang lives on surviving the almost entire SUV takeover of Ford"s US range suggests his team absolutely nailed it.
Date written: 3 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16205
