By: N.A. on September 22, 2007 Original Article: DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE (SYDNEY) Right-hand-drive converted models of the latest Ford Mustang GT have been approved for sale in Australia. Performax International this week announced it would import coupes and convertibles from the US for conversion for Australian roads following ADR approval. A company spokesman says the … Continue reading MUSTANG APPROVAL
By: CHRIS WOODYARD on June 11, 2007 Original Article: USA TODAY Saleen Rolled Love Of Speed Into Company IRVINE, Calif. — Among auto enthusiasts, the name Saleen carries a certain mystique — whether applied to the man or the company he founded. Steve Saleen is the automotive Midas who turned Ford Mustangs and F-150 pickups … Continue reading RACE-CAR DRIVER MAKES NAME BULKING UP MUSCLE CARS
By: N.A. on March 31, 2007 Original Article: PRESS, THE IN BRIEF–DRIVE A run of 100 retro hot rod replicas of the 1932 ‘flathead’ V8 Deuce Coupe is to start next month at the Saleen’s facility in Troy, Michigan, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the car. The first has already been snapped up by a … Continue reading FORD HOT RODS
By: JULIA M. SCOTT on March 22, 2007 Original Article: DAILY NEWS (LOS ANGELES, CA) Mar. 22–NORTH HILLS — On the surface, car dealer Galpin Ford’s decision to devote an entire showroom to a car that has not been selling well seems counterintuitive. Sales of Mustangs dropped 19 percent in January and February compared with … Continue reading ALL MUSTANGS, ALL THE TIME: GALPIN FORD DEVOTES ENTIRE SHOWROOM TO CAR
By: HUBBLE SMITH on November 23, 2006 Original Article: LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL (NV) Nov. 23–Southern Nevada automobile dealers could use a push. Maybe they’ll get it from the Motor Trend International Auto Show that runs Friday through Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It gives consumers the opportunity to compare hundreds of new models … Continue reading CARMAKERS SHOW OFF
By: N.A. on November 11, 2006 Original Article: PRESS, THE IN BRIEF–DRIVE Steve Saleen, founder of Ford tuner Saleen Inc, says he recently spoke with new Ford CEO Alan Mullally, who said the 2009 Mustang will not be a complete redesign, but more a facelift of the existing model. The overall body shape is expected … Continue reading MUSTANG FACELIFT
Listen to what legendary racer Parnelli Jones has to say about the Saleen Mustang. Another video short from WINDING ROAD Magazine. www.windingroad.com [Source: WINDING ROAD] Click here to participate in the discussion.
By: N.A. on April 15, 2006 Original Article: GOLD COAST BULLETIN, THE NEW YORK MOTOR SHOW LEXUS has unveiled its LS 600h hybrid – which combines a 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine and a pair of electric motors – at the New York International Automobile Show. Billed as a high-performance car with extra electric boost rather … Continue reading NEW TOYS FOR WORLD’S: RICHER GIRLS AND BOYS
By: JOHN GITTELSOHN on January 5, 2006 Original Article: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, THE (SANTA ANA, CA) Jan. 5–Henrik Fisker, a designer of BMWs and Aston Martins, has introduced his first car under his own name, the Fisker Tramonto, a $234,000 sport coupe designed at his Orange County studio. Steve Saleen, the Irvine builder of racecars … Continue reading IF THEY BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME?
By: JULIAN BENBOW on October 31, 2005 Original Article: RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (VA) Oct. 31–Mark LaMaskin was 30 years old when he decided to leave the family business. He went from more than five years of stable employment in his parents’ material handling equipment business to being an unemployed newlywed hanging onto the hope of turning … Continue reading TRADE NAMES: PERFORMANCE AUTOSPORT
