CIVIC LESSON; OPEN LETTER TO THE CIVIC-SLAMMIN' SET: FIRST CAME MUSTANG. WELL, IF NOT EXACTLY FIRST, THEN AT LEAST BEFORE YOU.(News)

Byline: NATALIE NEFF Dear ________, Alas, we've been remiss. With all the attention given these days to you oh-so creative SoCal kids, your pimp import rides and all the wannabes across the country (yeah, you're legit, we know), too long has passed since last we waxed poetic on the state of the Mustang nation. After all, not every red, white and blue-blooded car guy dropped tran to run with the sport compact crowd. Folks from every wide place in the road have been modifying the late-model Mustang since Dearborn foaled the first some 25 years ago, and they're still at it. ...