By: RICHARD TRUETT on November 10, 2008 Original Article: AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, VOL. 83 ISSUE 6333 Dateline: DETROIT — Specialty car builder Saleen Automotive, which built the mighty GT for Ford Motor Co. and created dozens of high-performance classic Mustangs, is for sate. In a statement Friday, Saleen said it has hired an investment bank to … Continue reading FOR SALE: SALEEN AUTO
By: MARK VAUGHN on October 13, 2008 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 58, ISSUE 41 Yet Another Limited-Edition Mustang Despite numerous executive departures from Saleen in the last month or two, the company is still making new products. This one could be the last special-edition Mustang… until the reskinned, reengineered 2010 Mustang debuts at the Los … Continue reading SALEEN DARK HORSE
By: DAN EMERY on October 5, 2008 Original Article: SUNDAY TIMES, THE Car makers are working with game designers to preview future models, writes Dan Emery Car manufacturers have long seen driving video games as little more than a source of revenue. While they beg Hollywood to use their vehicles in blockbuster films – and … Continue reading SO REAL, LAMBO WANTS TO PLAY
By: CHRISTOPHER A. SAWYER on September 2008 Original Article: AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN & PRODUCTION, VOL. 120 ISSUE 9, P18-19. 2P. The CEO of ASC and Saleen sees this time of higher gas prices and tighter emissions regulations as the perfect opportunity for domestic automakers to grab the imagination of the next generation by increasing their reliance … Continue reading CHRIS THEODORE: KEEPING PERFORMANCE ALIVE
Lance Lambert speaks with Steve Saleen about his 2008 SMS 25th Anniversary Concept vehicle during Mustangs Northwest Roundup. [Source: VV Productions] Click here to participate in the discussion.
By: DALE JEWETT and BOB GRITZINGER on May 26, 2008 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 58 ISSUE 22 700-hp Dodge Challenger Is Steve Saleen’s Latest Project Steve Saleen, whose name has been synonymous with go-fast Ford Mustangs for nearly two decades, is launching a new customizing business with the reborn Dodge Challenger. His new company is … Continue reading DON’T CALL IT A SALEEN
By: JAMES BRESNEHAN on April 15, 2008 Original Article: MERCURY, THE (HOBART) BY the time Targa finishes on Sunday, its competitors and officials will be running on empty thanks to long days, numerous social occasions and 2000km of competition. But even before Targa kicked off with the prologue in George Town today, event director Mark … Continue reading SHORT TORQUE
By: PETE LYONS on April 14, 2008 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 58 ISSUE 16 He’s a firm giant, too, and Dan Gurney is making sure more than his name goes into Saleen’s new Mustang “If my name’s on it, I want a very user-friendly automobile. It should be able to withstand a certain amount of … Continue reading THE FRIENDLY GIANT
By: BOB GRITZINGER on March 24, 2008 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 58 ISSUE 12 This Week Bird Of Prey If the new guys running the shop at Saleen are worth their salt, an ethanol-powered Saleen race car will be tearing up the streets of America and the circuits of the American Le Mans Series in … Continue reading ALL-NEW SALEEN REVEALS ALL-AMERICAN SUPERCAR CONCEPT
By: BOB GRITZINGER on January 28, 2008 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 58 ISSUE 4, $100,000 Mustang Honors Company’s Silver Anniversary Saleen will offer a commemorative 25th-anniversary Mustang as its first product of the post-Steve Saleen era. The 25th Anniversary Sterling Edition Ford Mustang S302E has a supercharged, 5.0-liter, 620-hp, 600-lb-ft V8, plus custom 20-inch wheels, … Continue reading POST-SALEEN SALEEN
