lee iacocca

     

His autobiography was the bestselling hardcover book of the 1980s

Trivia about lee iacocca

  • In 1983 he said, "We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back"
  • In 1983 he said, "We at Chrysler borrow money the old fashioned way: we pay it back"
  • His name spells out the initials of "I am chairman of Chrysler Corporation, America"
  • He was chairman of the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1992
  • Chrysler executive who developed the Ford Mustang
  • Chrysler Corp. pres. considered by some Dems. as potential V.P. material
  • This former Chrysler CEO has a Boston-based foundation for diabetes research
  • This auto exec's autobiography is one of the bestselling nonfiction works in publishing history
  • Before his move to Chrysler, he developed the Lincoln Mark III for Ford
  • This man whose given name is actually Lido is widely credited with saving Chrysler from bankruptcy
  • In 1986 Bruce Springsteen refused his $12 million offer to use "Born in the U.S.A." in an automoble ad
  • This former Chrysler chairman led the campaign to restore Ellis Island, which had fallen into disrepair
  • In 1978 he was fired as the president of Ford, only to become the new president of Chrysler
  • On Nov. 2, 1983 this man drove the first modern minivan off a Chrysler assembly line