And It’s Not a Ford. For Needed Something New. He joined Ford in 1957, eager to help shape the future of the company. The auto indus ...

“Hal” Sperlich, who died Sunday. One of Detroit’s most important unsung automotive heroes, Sperlich grew up in the Detroit area and earned an engineering degree as well as an MBA from the University ...

The automotive industry pioneer also helped revive Chrysler with his K-Cars, and later minivans. Hal Sperlich, known as the “godfather” of the Ford Mustang and chief architect of that iconic ...

Automotive product legend Hal Sperlich passed away Monday at 95, but his memory lives on in the millions of pony cars and minivans that ply our highways. Sperlich was known as the father of two ...

On January 20, 2025, Harold "Hal" Sperlich died at age 95. Sperlich was a man who changed the automotive landscape in major ways, ushering in the age of the pony car at Ford, and later ...

Whether you’re a junior enlisted service member buying your first Mustang at 25% APR or you have a minivan to get your kids where they need to be, you can thank Hal Sperlich. Harold K.

According to Automotive News, which first broke the news, Sperlich passed on January 20, 2025, and is survived by Dr. D’Anne Kleinsmith, his wife of 11 years. The nature of his death wasn't ...

Rumor suggests that Ford's latest electric 'sports crossover' will bring the Capri nameplate back to life.

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The template that Hal Sperlich, an engineer turned product development ace, used to create the Ford Mustang in the 1960s and the Chrysler ...

Hal Sperlich is the perfect example of this type of person. He made major contributions to projects such as the original Ford Mustang, Chrysler minivans, and other iconic vehicles. Sperlich passed ...

Sure everyone knows names like Iacocca, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyoda and Ferrari. But how many of you know the name Hal Sperlich? Harold "Hal" Sperlich has passed away at the age of 95. This one is a ...