About.com's website on the history and generations of the Ford Mustang. The site has material on history, conceptual design, generations, photo gallery, and related articles. "With more than four decades of collective pavement  ... more

About.com's website on the history and generations of the Ford Mustang. The site has material on history, conceptual design, generations, photo gallery, and related articles. "With more than four decades of collective pavement beneath its wheels, the Ford Mustang is an automotive legend. For many, the Mustang has come to represent American performance. For others, the Mustang conjures up memories of youth, Friday night cruising, and the thrill of the open road. No doubt about it, the Mustang is loved by enthusiasts worldwide. So how did it all begin?" Image caption: Lee Iacocca and Don Frey pictured with an early Mustang.   less

NPR audio of "All Things Considered", April 8, 2004. "The Ford Mustang is 40 this month. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Mustang enthusiast Lark Bragg about the introduction of the car in April of 1964. Ford sold 22,000 of the sp  ... more

NPR audio of "All Things Considered", April 8, 2004. "The Ford Mustang is 40 this month. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Mustang enthusiast Lark Bragg about the introduction of the car in April of 1964. Ford sold 22,000 of the sporty models the first day. Bragg now owns six of them. He's a car show judge and a member of the American Mustang Association."   less

Article by the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide. Excerpt: "Designer John J. "Jack" Telnack was born to be a Ford man. Not only did he enter the world at Dearborn's Henry Ford Hospital, his father was a power-plant worker at Fo  ... more

Article by the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide. Excerpt: "Designer John J. "Jack" Telnack was born to be a Ford man. Not only did he enter the world at Dearborn's Henry Ford Hospital, his father was a power-plant worker at Ford Motor Company's giant River Rouge factory complex. As a boy he met old Henry Ford himself when the legendary mogul visited a neighbor family. He also remembers many youthful hours spent gazing at the shiny new cars on display in the old Ford Rotunda -- and being shooed away from unauthorized visits to the company proving grounds. Eventually, the love of cars led Jack to study automotive design at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. On graduation he was plucked by a Ford recruiter and joined the company in 1958, where he would remain for 39 years. Though various assignments would take him to all parts of the global Ford empire, Telnack spent plenty of time in Dearborn contributing to various Mustangs. In fact, he worked on the very first pony car as an enthusiastic twentysomething in Joe Oros' Ford Studio. His first big U.S. design coup came with the sleek 1979 Mustang that so reflected his European experience. Partly on the basis of its sales success, he was promoted to head Ford's North American design operation, where he masterminded the successful "aero look" exemplified by the 1983 Thunderbird and 1986 Taurus. He then went on to craft Ford's "New Edge" theme. He retired from Ford in 1997. Here, in Telnack's own words, is the inside story on the creation of the 1979-1981 generation of Mustangs." Image caption: Jack Telnack had a lifelong association with Ford. His first big hit came with the sleek 1979 Mustang that so reflected his European experience.   less

Gender differences in perceived self-efficacy for computer use may help account for differential computer interest and course enrollment at the college level. Three hundred sixty-eight students completed a two-page questionnaire a  ... more

Gender differences in perceived self-efficacy for computer use may help account for differential computer interest and course enrollment at the college level. Three hundred sixty-eight students completed a two-page questionnaire assessing perceived computer self-efficacy, plans to take a computer science course, perceived importance of computing skills, and interest in learning about computers. Men rated themselves higher than did women for perceived self-efficacy. They were also more positive on the cognitive outcome measures, but with computer self-efficacy held constant, the magnitude of these differences was decreased, suggesting that perceived self-efficacy may be an important consideration when examining gender differences in computer interest and use. The author wishes to thank Dr. Martin Ford and Dr. Albert Bandura for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this article. This research was supported by a grant from the San Jose State University Foundation. Portions of this research were reported at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco, April 1986.   less

Thrilling story of America's best-loved sporty car, the Ford Mustang in How Stuff Works. Excerpt: "Go inside Ford's secret styling studios to glimpse designs for Mustangs that became realities and ones that died on the drawing bo  ... more

Thrilling story of America's best-loved sporty car, the Ford Mustang in How Stuff Works. Excerpt: "Go inside Ford's secret styling studios to glimpse designs for Mustangs that became realities and ones that died on the drawing board. Scores of stirring color portraits celebrate the most desirable production Mustangs ever. The craze began with the 1965 Ford Mustang, which connected with America's youthful spirit and produced a whole new automotive segment: the pony car. View the Mustang muscle cars that followed, including the Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet, the Shelby Cobra GT-500KR, and the mighty Mustang Boss 429. Reconsider Lee Iacocca's downsized Mustang II of the mid-1970s. And see how the car regained its winning form starting with the 1979 Mustang, featuring new styling and good-old V-8 power. Follow Mustang's development through the 1990s, with evermore-roadworthy and value-packed versions, such as the 1996 SVT Cobra, with its twincam V-8, and the 2003 Mustang Mach 1, complete with "shaker" hood scoop. Cars like these helped Mustang outsell and outlive the archrival Chevrolet Camaro as America's premier affordable performance car."   less

Reminiscence from the 1985 Interview with L. David Ash. Automotive Design Oral History, Accession 1673. Benson Ford Research Center. The Henry Ford.  ... more

Reminiscence from the 1985 Interview with L. David Ash. Automotive Design Oral History, Accession 1673. Benson Ford Research Center. The Henry Ford.   less

Photos of the Mustang from 1964 to present. "The Ford Mustang has stood the test of time. With its introduction in 1964, enthusiasts around the world have come to identify the Mustang as a power-performance machine. Take a photogr  ... more

Photos of the Mustang from 1964 to present. "The Ford Mustang has stood the test of time. With its introduction in 1964, enthusiasts around the world have come to identify the Mustang as a power-performance machine. Take a photographic glimpse at the Ford Mustang through the years."   less

NPR radio broadcast from June 2, 2005 "All Things Considered". Excerpt: " As U.S. automakers struggle to maintain market share against foreign competitors, Ford is hoping a new design for one of its classic cars will help turn  ... more

NPR radio broadcast from June 2, 2005 "All Things Considered". Excerpt: " As U.S. automakers struggle to maintain market share against foreign competitors, Ford is hoping a new design for one of its classic cars will help turn around its fortunes. Redesigning the Mustang would be a plum assignment for almost any designer. For Hau Thai-Tang, it seemed almost like destiny. Thai-Tang was five years old when he spotted his first Mustang in war-torn Vietnam. The Mustang had been shipped to Saigon as part of a program to boost morale for U.S. troops. "It really left a lasting impression on me, with a long wheelbase, a long hood line, very muscular," Thai-Tang says. "It reinforced all those positive images of America. It was big, it was powerful, and it really stood for freedom." Image caption: Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's director of Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team, was in charge of designing the new Mustang.   less

Dr. Clayton Wilson Bates, Jr., was born on September 5, 1932 in New York City. Bates attended elementary school at New York Public School 119 and middle school at New York Junior High School 43. He earned his high school diploma f  ... more

Dr. Clayton Wilson Bates, Jr., was born on September 5, 1932 in New York City. Bates attended elementary school at New York Public School 119 and middle school at New York Junior High School 43. He earned his high school diploma from the all boys Brooklyn Technical High School in 1950 where he was a member of the baseball, basketball and track teams. As a youngster, Bates enjoyed building model planes and dreamed of becoming a pilot. A lack of perfect vision halted this dream and helped to catapult his interest in engineering. From 1950 to 1954, Bates attended Manhattan College on a full academic scholarship. After receiving his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College, he earned his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Bates then received a fellowship from Harvard University where he earned another M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1960. Bates went on to further his education at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he received his Ph.D. in physics in 1966. Following his graduation, Bates worked for several engineering and scientific companies including Varian Associates, AVCO, Sylvania Electric Products, the Ford Instrument Company and RCA. He worked on projects ranging from low-level light detection and x-ray image intensification to the design of the nuclear reactor controls of the first SEA WOLF, the second atomic powered submarine. In 1972, Bates left Varian and accepted a position in Stanford University's Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Department. He continued to work at Stanford for the next twenty-two years, where he helped to organize the Society of Black Scientists and Engineers. In 1984, he accepted the position of Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research at Howard University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences Bates has been committed to increasing the number of African Americans in the science and engineering fields and the number of scientific research projects at predominately Black colleges and universities.   less

Today in History - March 9, 1964 - First Ford Mustang rolls off assembly line. Ford sold 22,000 of the sporty car on the first day of sales in April 1965. The Mustang was one of the most successful product launches in automotive h  ... more

Today in History - March 9, 1964 - First Ford Mustang rolls off assembly line. Ford sold 22,000 of the sporty car on the first day of sales in April 1965. The Mustang was one of the most successful product launches in automotive history with over one million units sold in its first 18 months. The craze continues today as new models capture America's youthful spirit.   less