Lee Iacocca is a great person. Roses are red, violets are blue, persons like Mr. Iacocca are very few.

having just completed reading his biography authored by David., Lee is undoubtedly the king of Detriot.
As when he convened meeting of automobile dealers of chrysler, and he recalled popular chinese proverb-the journey for thousand miles starts with a single step, this man in indeed the true genious

Lee Iacocca is a great source of inspiration for people, who become
innocent victims of internal politics in an organization.

This sounds just like the situation I had to face at work. It lasted almost a year, one which no one can ever give me back. However, I fought it through the Union, HR, and my personal documentation. They said I "won" but there is no "win-win" in a situation as this. It's terrible some people don't care about other people!!! By the way, I STILL have my job; however, I have a new team leader who is so much better. I've kept and will continue to keep all my documentation; I may write a book to tell my story--probably with names disguised after I complete my Master's and have some extra time. My Master's is in Human Resource Management-go figure!!!

I was so disgusted with myself after reading Iacocca's biography today.About what? With me !!!!! Why didnt I go through it when I was still in college or may be five years back.Nonetheless I am sure as a person employed with a MNC who hopes to make it big someday in the corporate world ,this book will be my bible.

I'm a business student at Scottsdale Community College and was given an assignment to write a letter to Mr. Iacocca. I'm enrolled in Understanding the Business Environment. Do you have an address to where I can mail my letter for a response and I will receive an extra credit grade. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

L-Lion hearted
E-Exceptional
E-Executive

I-Inspiration
A-Attitude
C-Courage
O-Obsession
C-Careful
C-Commanding
A-Achievement
His story says it all. It's a lesson for fighting with misfortunes and making our way to the top. Very stimulating story.

Lee Iacocca is a sensible man with an uncommon degree of commonsense.

Dave's asking what has he ever done? Well Dave, even at 78, he is continuing to do wonderful things without contemplating retirement. We should be proud of this role model in Lee " Have a Coke..aah "

lee locoa is one of the pioneers that shaped the detroit's ailing industries in the face of chrysler. lee lacoa is exceptional in the sense that he turned the chrysler when the detroit's big 3 were facing the stiffest competition from the Japanses automakers.
CHrysler now leads the SUV market in US

i am 14 yrs old and have just read the book it he was a great guy and he inspiered my to have better study habbits!

Iacocca is an exceptional guy and proved to be a mastermind. After such ups and downs in life, any one may feel depressed. But Iacocca, fighting all adversaries, proved to be a HERO.
Even his second book, TALKING STRAIGHT!! is quite good. His affection towards his parents and family is worth observing and following.
One must read both the books to get some insight. Worth reading!! And my all time favorite!!!!

Things are not always what they seem. Read this review of the book "Behind the Wheel at Chrysler: The Iacocca Legacy" by Publishers Weekly:

In a hard-hitting, demythologizing portrait of former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca, Levin dismantles the public image of Iacocca as a shrewd, can-do executive and the savior of Chrysler. A Detroit Free Press business columnist, Levin paints Iacocca as a self-aggrandizing, fame-obsessed car man who hogged credit for rescuing Chrysler from bankruptcy in 1979-80, when, in fact, the bailout was a collective effort, with key roles played by Chrysler honchos Steve Miller and Gerald Greenwald. In Levin's scathing portrait, Iacocca injected flair into Chrysler models, making superficial rather than substantive changes and demonizing Japanese automakers instead of learning from their stunning leaps in efficiency and quality. According to Levin, Iacocca's bungling, blindness and preoccupation with celebrity nearly drove Chrysler once again into bankruptcy, causing the board to force him into retirement in 1992. This meticulous expos lays bare the gaping holes in Iacocca's bestselling 1984 autobiography. (July)

Iacocca's story is realy touching & it has great teaching value to it. I am reading this book & am greatly impressed.

Some job you did, Lee. You couldn't even save your company from dah Gehrmens.

Iacocca left the company six years before Chrysler merged with Diamler-Benz moron.

Lee Iacocca was real visionary and his passion for marketin in car automation aided him to reach great heights. the way he made efforts to ameliorate Chrysler is just fabulous, in the most toughest situations also he didnt lose hope and he left no stone unturned. he proved his caliber.

Well I like the book it sits well with my collection of Ford books and info. I think if the shelf was a see-saw then this book would be at the end on its own, its sets all sorts of ideas about why did'nt I or perhaps I should have.

Good luck wherever you are now and Lee, if you get to Derbyshire you can join me for a beer anytime.

JULY 31ST 2003
7:07PM

WELL, I JUST LOVED THE BOOK AND IT WAS
CHECKED OUT IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN 1996, BY
MRS. CRENSHAW,D AND THAT WAS ALSO THE FIRST
TIME I FOUND OUT WHERE WEST BLOOMFIELD MICHIGAN
WAS LOCATED, AFTER HAVING WORKED AT CHILDRENS
HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN 1991, ATTENDANCE NEW BETHEL
BAPTIST 1994, SIR.

A VERY LOVELY FAMILY, CAN YOU SAVE ALL OF MY SONS
FROM THE LAKES OF HELL SIR, NO WOMAN WANTS HER CHILDREN OR DIE, I WROTE YOU 1991, CONCERNING
MENTORSHIP, FUND RAISERS TO KEEP CUSTODY OF MY SONS AND TO RELOCATE THEM ALL TO MICHIGAN DETROIT
TO BE FREE FROM INDIANPOLIS, IND. WE ARE YOUNG
PEOPLE AND WE WANT TO BE INDEPENDLY FINANCIALLY
STABLE, COMFORTABLE, NOT INSURANCE SCAMMERS, PRAISE THE LORD, SIR. PLEASE HELP SAVE HUMAN LIFE,
PLEASE CALL THE HON. PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A. SIR
INOUR BEHALF, THE MORE CALLS AND PRAYERS IN OUR
BEHALF, THE BETTER, PRAISE THE LORD....NO SNAKES,
JUST BLESSINGS FROM GOD, SIR.

NATALIE229@HOTMAIL.COM

JULY 31ST, 2003
7:12PM

RESPECTFULLY:
WE LOVE INDIANPOLIS, WE ALWAYS WILL, THAT IS
HOME, YET WE CANT STAY UNDER INTIMIDATIONS,
RESPECTFULLY.

OH, I HAVE LITTLE, YET I WILL HELP PEOPLE LEAVE
IF NEEDED A HELPING HAND A DOOR, COME ON IN WITH
COMMON SENSE, I DO HOPE BUS TICKETS ARE PROVIDED
OR PLANE TICKETS ROUND TRIP FROM DAYTON TO DETROIT, INDIANPOLIS TO INDIANAPOLIS ROUND TRIP FOR 3 SONS AND 1 MOM. YOU CAN SEND THEM TO
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL CENTER, RESPECTFULLY

THAT WILL HELP US SAVE OUR LIVES, AND A CAR
NEEDED FOR MOM

LOVE YOU TOO
STOP INTIMIDATIONS AND SCARETACTICS
WHO NEEDS THAT? IT CANT BUY HAPPINESS.

NATALIE229@HOTMAIL.COM

AUGUST 9, 2003
1:42 - 1:46PM

DEAR SIR:

I AM LOOKING FOR A CORPORATE POSITION AS
AN ADMNISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, RETURNING TO
COLLEGE WITH 3 SONS, MAYBE? WHAT STATE
IN THE UNITED STATES IS A GOOD PLACE TO START?

RESERVING YOUR BOOK TODAY AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY.
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT/DO ILLEGAL MENTAL HEALTH
RESEARCH, WHILE SOMEONE IS TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE WITH ICONS OF JUSTICE?

WHO CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? NEEDED TO
BOOK CHRISTMAS SINGING 2003...DO YOU KNOW OF
CORPORATE SPONSORS...WE ARE GETTING IT TOGETHER
WISH WE COULD ATTEND A CONCERT, GO SHOPPING IN
DAYTON BE A TOURGUIDE FOR OUR OWN PEOPLE, IN DAYTON WITHOUT WHISPERS OF THERE THEY GO EYESPY,
WE DO NOT NEED A SPY, SIR? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
GOD BLESS YOU...
NATALIE229@HOTMAIL.COM

good man

The Book and the Comments are naturally adventurous.

The book is too good.

Mr. Iaccoca was really great and awesome person. He's such a brave man and full of confidence. He's a very nice family man and son to his parents.Aside from that he's so really patient,dedicated,hardworking and down to earth person. I just can think of any man nowadays that would compare to him. he's so genuis and witty person

I have read the book "An Autobiography" by Lee Iacocca in Russian on-line, but I would like to find one in English. Please help me to find it on-line. Thank you.

As any aspiring automotive industry memeber, I have come to learn a lot about the man who literally blew the doors off the entire automotive industry in the prime of his time, that man was Carroll Shelby. But just recently, I started to learn a bit more about other essential members to this automotive evolution, as I like to call it.

Lee Iacocca indeed possesses a record unlike any other individual that I have come to learn about. Making his name throughout the Ford and Chrysler years the way he did, quite frankly, is an inspiration to anyone who one day would like to form part of the industry.

At the time I find myself pursuing my studies in Engineering, an just recently I came up with the idea of privately-funding my own vehicle (based in San Diego, CA), with the ambition to stomp the Enzo Ferrari, Carrera GT, SLR McLaren, and possibly even the McLaren F1 LM, with better horsepower, performance, looks, an most importantly, a more friendlier retail.

Who knows what the next 3 or even 5 years will bring, but I am now fully aware about Iacocca, and am confident that studying his lifelong journey will eventually enhance my approach and outcome of my career.

Hello congragulations for making this site.I want to ask you how can I post my letter to Lee Iacocca.Do you know his address?I am looking forward to hearing from you.With best regards.

sonds intrestin.. any idea where i can get his autobiography online?

This book was refered to me by one of my chat friend and in less than 2 days I finished this book and I found this book very interesting. This book inspired me a lot.....Its a story of a great champion...hard work pays..hat's off....must read. Thanks Jyoti for telling me about it......Vishal

Hello,

This is the only outlet, I have found to address Mr. IAcoco:

I am hoping this memo will reach, Mr. IAcoca as soon as possible.
My son, whom I visit in California every three month's and who is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University, rented me a car from Enterprise Rent A Car Company, in Azusa. The car I received was
a Dodge Neon 2004. Mr. Iacoca, I felt that this vehicle was unsafe as I drove it back and forth from the San Fernando Valley, to Azusa to see and visit with my son. August the 10th, sir, approximatel 12:30 noon, traveling East on the Pasadena (210) freeway, the steering in this vehicle went out of control.
This caused the vehicle to swerve every where, with me trying to control it, however, to no avail, it went it's own way. As a result of this, a truck hit the vehicle on the pasenger side, occupied by a dear friend. The car was flipped over, hit again by the same truck, flipped twice, and then flipped right side up again, facing the oncomming (210) freeway traffic. I am very hurt and so is my friend, however, we have not seeked any medical attention because, neither one of us can afford it. This accident was not my fault sir, the CHP report is pure speculation, and most of the information written did not come from my lips. Being flipped over three times and being almost killed, no one is capable of giving any accurate information, so I only gave the information, I was able to and I know exactly what I said. Mr. Iacoca, I am asking you if you would check this vehicle, because, I cannot fight you sir, but what I am saying is the honest to God truth. I am devasted this happened to the both of us, and we are not dead. Would you please read this and advise me. I am a big fan of your's, however, not my life but my dear friend's life would have made me take my own life, if she had not survived. We were both blessed, this was a direct act "Divine Intervention" from "God" that we did not die.
Sir, the airbags, never released themselves as well. Would you
please respond?....................Sincerely, LLD.

Dear Sir,

Back at school here in Jordan i did a research about Mr. Iaccoca and i beleive that was the best paper i did in my whole life i got an A on it since for the first time i enjoyed doing a paper that i actualy learned from it more than books, now after 5 years i still go back to it and learn from it in my present job, what i read about Mr. Iaccoca and what he did had a very teaching value. a very great person,i hope he can get this note.

Iacocca's story is very motivating,it teaches that success dosent come overnight...it takes a lot of hardwork & patience."The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary".This book is a corporate bible

I hope Mr. Iacocca does get to see this. He is the only CEO I would have ever trusted. The problem is, he is truthworthy, the Chrysler Corporation of today is not.

Unlike the oriental automakers who pride themselves in good, lost lasting cars, Chrysler puts poor quality parts in new vehicles. The PT Cruiser, one of the true success stories of cars, has a warning, that the spark plug wires must be changed at 60,000 miles. I have had 22 cars over the years. Only replced wires in a Ford truck after 24 years.

And believe me the spark plug wires WILL NOT GO 60,000 miles at that. 48 thousand might be more like it. And the poor quality spark plugs is another thing--bad, bad, bad. I could go into the flimsy brake rotors, and who knows what else.
And the worse thing, Chrysler really doesn't care. They feel as American auto makers have for more than 50 years there is another sucker around every corner.

What would it cost Chrysler to put in good wires and good spark plugs and brake rotors, another $25? It's the customer who ends up paying, and next time will look to Honda or for something not made in America. I would like to hear Mr. Iacocca's thoughts on that. Thank you.

Hi Sir ,
Lee Iacocca has been a true motivation for guys like me.Though economic oppurtunity available here in India is not comparable to that in US,still he motivates me to come up in life.The lessons he has taugt will help people to raise from failures to com up and grab sucess

Lee Iacoca is excellent. Mangement person must go through his book. He can be your role model. Always try to sole every problem don't tired by problems. Life is a jouney full of roses with throne you can't ignore thrones but keep remember roses are also there.