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Kemal Curic led the exterior design of the 2015 +Ford Motor Company Mustang

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Kemal Curic led the exterior design of the 2015 +Ford Motor Company Mustang

In this interview he discusses the philosophy behind the design?

Interview with Mustang designer Kemal Curi? – Car Body Design
An exclusive interview with Kemal Curi?, designer of the latest Ford Mustang generation, who gives some insights on the development of the iconic muscle car.

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50 Years ago this week, +Ford Motor Company began full production of the Mustang…

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In album Mustang assembly 1964

50 Years ago this week, +Ford Motor Company began full production of the Mustang at the Dearborn Assembly Plant

After one month of building pre-production models, Ford cranked up the line in earnest on Monday, March 9, 1964. In the early months of production, the Rouge built both Mustangs and midsize Fairlane sedans. Soon however Mustang demand prompted Ford to move Fairlane production to another plant and dedicate the massive Dearborn factory to Mustangs only. 

In July 1964, Ford also began producing Mustang at the San Jose, CA plant followed a few months later by the plant in Metuchen, NJ. 

Today, Mustang is again built alongside Ford's midsize sedan, although that is now the Fusion and it happens a few miles away in Flat Rock.?


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When is a Ford Mustang not a Mustang?

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Mustangs exported to Germany between 1964 and 1979 were stripped of Mustang badges (although the pony logo stayed) and replaced with T5.?

– Ford T5 Photos
Click Thumbnails to Enlarge Photos. My 1966 T5 GT Fastback. 1966 T5 GT Badging – No “Mustang”. 289c.i. Engine Bay – Note 3 point Export Brace. Misc. T5 Branded Parts (66-75). 40th Anniversary Mustangs Across America meet – Nashville 2004. Scans of T5s others have registered here …

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I'm an empathetic person, but frankly, why is the crash of a flight from Kuala… 10

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I'm an empathetic person, but frankly, why is the crash of a flight from Kuala Lampur to Beijing, national "breaking" news in the US?

Certainly to people in Malaysia and perhaps China, this story is relevant. However, for American-based cable news networks this is not about informing the populace, this is nothing more than disaster porn. This is precisely what's wrong with today's mainstream media. ?

BREAKING: Malaysia Airlines 777-200 Missing Over South China Sea at NYCAviation
Malaysia Airlines has lost contact with a 777-200 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239 people.

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*Anyone with even the vaguest interest in aircraft knows about the Lockheed SR-71,… 1

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*Anyone with even the vaguest interest in aircraft knows about the Lockheed SR-71, but we rarely hear from anyone that has actually flown the Blackbird"?

Flying the world’s fastest plane: Behind the stick of the SR-71
Spencer Hall interviews former SR-71 Blackbird pilot Rick McCrary about what it’s like to fly the world’s fastest plane. Spoiler: It’s terrifying.


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The act of observing inherently changes what is being observed

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Predicting how well a student will do in higher education or in the workplace is a complex problem. Unfotunately, people seem to prefer simplistic answers to complex problems and so politicians and hucksters are more than happy to provide them. 

Thus our society has devolved into one where everything seems to come down to test scores and grade point averages. Thus standardized testing breeds people that can do well on tests. 

Whatever else you may think of Google, the company has developed a remarkable ability to analyze large quantities of data and draw some remarkably insightful conclusions from it. While test scores might seem to provide an easily intuitive way to measure performance, they don't really evaluate the skills needed to be successful in the real world. 

Instead Google now looks cognitive ability, the ability to learn and to lead. It's a more complex method of evaluation that takes more effort, but the results are worth it. ?

Google calls these talents ‘worthless’


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I try not to regret past decisions, but if I traded a Mustang for $200 toward a new… 1

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I try not to regret past decisions, but if I traded a Mustang for $200 toward a new Pinto, I'd have to second guess that decision?

Mustang’s 50th anniversary takes Boomers along for ride
Everyone I know has either owned a Mustang or knows someone who did. By the time Ford unveiled the first mass market sports car in 1964, the last year in which joining the boomers’ club was a demographic

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No matter where people buy the new Mustang, it will always remain distinctly Ame…

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No matter where people buy the new Mustang, it will always remain distinctly American

Yes, the 2015 Mustang has a more contemporary look, but it's still Mustang through and through. Sure it's available with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, but EcoBoost engines drive like much larger powerplants. The rear suspension may now be independent, but so are its chief rivals. ?

The Mustang is an American icon and Ford likes it that way
The 2015 Ford Mustang will be a global car. Does that mean it will change? Ford says the answer is no—the Mustang is as American as a pair of Levi’s and that’s not going to change.

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