Ford Mustang creator Lee Iacocca dies at 94

Ex-Ford executive was a driving force behind the minivan, the K-car and the rebirth of Chrysler.

03 Jul 2019 | 6100 Views | By Felix Page, Autocar UK

Lee Iacocca, best known for his work in developing the original Ford Mustang, has died at the age of 94. 

Born in Pennsylvania in 1924, Iacocca studied politics and plastics at the prestigious Princeton University, before joining Ford’s engineering department shortly after the Second World War. 

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