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Richard Parry-Jones, architect of some of Ford's greatest hits, dies at 69

Richard Parry-Jones, left, with J Mays, Ford's vice president of design, introducing the Ford EX Concept at the 2001 Detroit auto show.
Richard Parry-Jones, left, with J Mays, Ford's vice president of design, introducing the Ford EX Concept at the 2001 Detroit auto show. (BLOOMBERG)
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Richard Truett
April 16, 2021 08:38 PM

Richard Parry-Jones, the Welsh product development boss who helped transform Ford Motors' European lineup in the 1990s and early 2000s, died Friday. He was 69.

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