This morning I read a tagline stating that Ford was unveiling a 45th Anniversary Mustang - Named for Famed '80s Businessman. OK, a 45th anniversary 'Stang sounds cool, so I clicked on the article, thinking "When did the blue oval start naming car editions for famous businesspeople?"
Well, it seems the "'80s Businessman" is none other than one Lee A. Iacocca, former Chrysler CEO, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Chairman, iconic pitchman, responsible for the acquisition of the Jeep brand and development of the K-cars, diabetes research patron, and former President of Ford Motor Company, and a driving force behind the introduction of the Mustang in 1964 (becoming President of the Ford Division later that year).
But, from reading the article, you'd never know any of that - he was just some '80s business dude. Current J-school grads wouldn't know Abe Lincoln from Abe Vigoda...
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