{"product_id":"iron-fist-lead-foot-john-coletti-and-fords-terminator-9780595409709","title":"Iron Fist, Lead Foot: John Coletti and Ford's Terminator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Like every other Mustang fan, as soon as I heard about this supercharged car I couldn't wait for it to be built.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-William Clay Ford, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA factory-supercharged Ford Mustang had long been on the wish list of muscle car fans, but it took the passion of a single man to make it happen: O. John Coletti. Coletti? That was one name in the Ford Motor Company phone book guaranteed to stir up differing opinions among the huge auto manufacturer's upper management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaverick or visionary? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTyrant or leader?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing was certain about the mercurial Coletti: he had an unswerving faith in the value of high performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter almost single-handedly rescuing the Ford Mustang from discontinuation via a covert, renegade program, Coletti had ridden his notoriety into his own throne within Ford as head of the elite Special Vehicle Team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in late 2000, Coletti stretched the boundaries of his own legend, abruptly canceling the division's highly-anticipated 2002 Mustang Cobra while disrupting marketing plans and enraging SVT's network of dealers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the untold story of how Coletti's performance mandate led to the creation of a car known as the \"Terminator,\" the 2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra. It's a tale of closely guarded secrets and daunting challenges as a small, elite team struggled to create a car that will long stand as an icon of American muscle. With interviews ranging from company chairman Bill Ford to the assembly line workers of the historic yet antiquated Dearborn Assembly Plant, \u003ci\u003eIron Fist, Lead Foot \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers behind the scenes of this breakneck program and brings them face-to-face with the towering presence of an auto industry legend, John Coletti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Moriarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.97w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595409709\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39823742795891,"sku":"9780595409709","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_469085c1-4d92-4088-ac91-036097690095.jpg?v=1644532755","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/iron-fist-lead-foot-john-coletti-and-fords-terminator-9780595409709","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}