Beebe, K-Tron's chairman at the time, who had spent 28 years as Henry Ford II's adviser.

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Henry Ford II's success in revitalising his family's firm after the second world war depended largely on his reorganisation of the company.

ECONOMIST: Idea

But Ford's chief, Henry Ford II, was incensed at the initial failure of the car that bore his father's name, and the Edsel division was destroyed.

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Henry Ford II, the founder's grandson being groomed for the top job, which he was to inherit was so fearful of Bennett that he carried a gun on the premises.

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Two executives behind the Mustang, Lee Iacocca and Hal Sperlich, later were fired by Ford CEO Henry Ford II and wound up at Chrysler, which in 1980 was saved by America's first automotive bailout.

WSJ: Cars on the Highway of History

Ford officials say no one wants to see the automaker turn around more than Bill Ford, who is the first family member to run the company since his uncle, Henry Ford II, retired in 1979.

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It's somewhat reminiscent of Henry Ford II's famous Whiz Kids--people like Robert S. McNamara and Arjay Miller, who were brought in from the U.S. military after World War II to turn around a company then in dire shape.

FORBES: Bill Ford's Next Act

Lee Iacocca drove Henry Ford II nuts at Ford, but his track record of success at Ford included the legendary Mustang, and when he was fired and then made CEO at Chrysler, he implemented ideas that Ford had rejected chief among them, the minivan.

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