Thursday, June 24, 2004
LEE
I always liked Lee Iacocca. We still own one of his cars, the 1984 Chrysler LeBaron. I remember when he 'made' the Mustang at Ford. I remember that the Chrysler guys didn't know how to follow his orders when he told them to make him a convertible. He told them to 'get a coupe off the line and cut the goddamned roof off!'. They did! He took the car that they 'made' and drove it around Detroit. He got so much positive feedback that he started making the cars and revived the convertible, almost single handedly. A lot of folks would not remember the dark ages (the 70's) when there were NONE. ON the way, he also revived Chrysler.
I liked his eponymous autobiography and management principles. Iococca (1986) is still in print!. Now, I like that he has decided to dump Bush who he supported over Gore; it was about automotive policy. Iacocca Changes Support From Bush To Kerry. Lee is one great man! Now let's get as many capitalists as we can away from the incompetent boy-leader.