Word: fender
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ford may be the most successful U.S. automaker at the moment, but Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca is not about to give up his standing as America's best- liked fender-side philosopher. His first book, 1984's Iacocca: An Autobiography, sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide. Iacocca's story, of how he grew up to be the scrappy, quintessential "car guy" who, after a 32-year career at Ford, rescued Chrysler, brought him more than 71,000 letters, including suggestions that he run for President and pleas for advice on family, finance and foreign affairs. Now the chairman...
...when a fender touches the wall, all hell breaks loose. "Streaks just happen; they're never planned," says the old football coach Bud Wilkinson, whose Oklahoma teams once won 47 straight games. "There's always a suspicion of mysticism and inevitability. If you really believe something is going to happen and your opponent gets to thinking the same thing, it's pretty powerful. Bad streaks especially -- slumps -- have a kind of life of their own." In an unsuccessful stint in St. Louis, Wilkinson tried to persuade the Cardinals to compete against themselves. "If you can do that, you erase...
...Mike" wants you to take a Bentley off his hands, what can you do? Tyson, who earned $10 million from his last fight, made just that request to two policemen who approached him after he had scratched his brand-new $183,000 silver Bentley in a New York City fender bender. "I've had nothing but bad luck and accidents with this car," the boxer said. "You guys take this car, and keep it." After some hesitation, the cops accepted. Unfortunately, police higher-ups heard of the "gift," returned the Bentley and reprimanded the beneficiaries...
Monday morning I woke up late, burnt my toast, and dented my fender trying to get the car out of the garage. My windshield wipers wouldn't work, Iran declared war on the United States, and someone put corn starch in my Cremora...
...really loves her./ In the silence I can hear their breaking hearts." The sound of Strong Persuader is not the only thing that is different; not even the main thing. Cray offers a uniquely supple narrative that he wields as easily as his '64 rosewood-necked Fender Stratocaster guitar...