Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (15 October 1924-2 July 2019) was an American automobile executive who was best known for the development of the Ford Mustang and Pinto cars during the 1960s and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation during the 1980s. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1924 to Italian-American parents, he joined the Ford Motor Company in 1946, and his career flourished in its sales and marketing departments. In 1960, he became general manager of the Ford Division, designing several successful automobiles before becoming the company's president in 1970. His clashes with Henry Ford II led to him being fired in 1978, despite the company posting a $2 billion profit for the year. He then served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. Iacocca considered a 1988 Republican presidential bid, but his friend Tip O'Neill advised him against it. He also declined an appointment to the US Senate by Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey in 1991, and he went on to endorse George W. Bush for President in 2000, John Kerry in 2004, Bill Richardson in 2008, and Mitt Romney in 2012. He died in 2019 at the age of 94.