By: MARK VAUGHN on January 22, 2007 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 57 ISSUE 4 Parnelli just wanted a paint job for his ’70 ‘Stang, instead he got 500 new ones with his name on the side You could count the American racers with the credentials of Parnelli Jones on one hand (assuming no band saw … Continue reading A JONES FOR A MUSTANG
By: PEDRO ARRAIS on November 17, 2006 Original Article: WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (MB) In variations from mild to wild, this retro Ford delivers fun, value The venerable Ford Mustang is an unusual car — a throwback to the simpler ’60s’, when gas prices were low and horsepower high. It has endured, even prospered, virtually unchallenged … Continue reading MUSTANG A MODERN THROWBACK
By: HARVEY SCHWARTZ Original Article: LACAR.COM © All words and pictures by Harvey Schwartz As a high-performance specialty vehicle designer and builder, Steve Saleen builds vehicles that are designed, engineered and manufactured in compliance with the same government guidelines as those of larger automotive companies – ensuring safety, emissions compliance and quality. Headquartered inside an … Continue reading THE SALEEN SOLUTION
By: GRAEME FLETCHER on May 20, 2005 Original Article: WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (MB) New models given a few nips and tucks TREMBLANT, Que. — After its launch for the 2000 model year, the Ford Focus might have been more aptly named the Ford Recall — it went through so many it boggles the mind. That … Continue reading FOCUS GETS POWER AND HANDLING IT NEEDS
By: KELLY TAYLOR on May 20, 2005 Original Article: WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (MB) New Mustang droptop as impressive as the coupe The problem with second chances is that they often show you got it wrong the first time around. When I first drove the 2005 Ford Mustang — the new one — I was impressed … Continue reading TOPLESS WONDER
By: KATHY JACKSON on November 8, 2004 Original Article: AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, VOL. 79, ISSUE 6120 Dateline: LOS ANGELES — The 2005 Saleen Mustang will have more power and be sold at more Ford dealerships than the 2004 model. Production began last week. Saleen Mustangs, built by Saleen Inc. of Irvine, Calif., are aftermarket Mustangs with … Continue reading SALEEN MUSTANG GETS MORE POWER
By: NIKA ROLCZEWSKI on December 20, 2003 Original Article: TORONTO STAR (CANADA) Saleen Offers Power For Mere (rich) Mortals Driving God’s car, you would think that I could have found some divine intervention, but even a silver Saleen S7 – the same wheels actor Jim Carrey drove in Bruce Almighty – wasn’t going to free … Continue reading RAW POWER IS DIVINE
By: MARK VAUGHN on July 2002 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 52, ISSUE 27 But can heaven wait any longer for a Saleen S7 street car? Yes, it’s a great supercar, how could you expect anything else from the very same chassis, heck, almost the very same car that won the 2001 ALMS GTS championship and … Continue reading S7th HEAVEN
By: AMY HIGGINS on March 1, 2001 Original Article: MACHINE DESIGN, VOL. 73, ISSUE 5 A space-age chassis and an engine fit for both racing and street cruising take Saleen’s “supercar” to new levels. Zero to 60 in under 4 sec. A top speed North of 200 mph. Ground effects that would let the car … Continue reading ENGINEERING AN AMERICAN SUPERCAR
By: DUTCH MANDEL on November 11, 1999 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 49, ISSUE 46 Saleen: the world’s largest tuner or the smallest manufacturer? 350 hp @ 5000 rpm; 410 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm Base price, $29,900; as tested, $40,344 When is a tuner not a tuner, and is instead a manufacturer? It’s a question not … Continue reading SALEEN MUSTANG S281
