106: Lee Iacocca Was Detroit's Most Powerful Man
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Today on Past Gas-- was Lee Iacocca Detroit’s Most Powerful Man? He led not one, but TWO of Motor City’s biggest companies. Without him, would we even have the Mustang? Or the Jeep? Or the… Chrysler Minivan? And how serious was his feud with the Fords? Iacocca’s rag to riches story is an inspiration to car fans and a lesson on how to succeed in whatever you want to accomplish in life.
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