They bought out Jaguar didn't they?
Coincidence? , I don't think so!
Joe Curry wrote:
> Big question and food for thought:
>
> Did Lee Iacoca in bringing out the Mustang take a lesson form the
> Spitfire?
>
> Both cars were essentially reworked from existing sedans (saloons)
> already being produced by their respective companies. In Ford's case it
> was the Falcon which sprung off the Mustang and with Triumph it was the
> Herald which offered up the basis for the very successful Spitfire.
>
> So with a couple years of Spitfire production as a model for releasing a
> "sporty" car in the Mustang, it is likely that Ford took Triumph's lead.
>
> Or was it purely coincidence?
>
> Joe
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