Press Release

NORTHWEST’S LARGEST AUTO COMPANY EXPANDS WITH MERGER

Damerow Ford Joins Thomason Auto Group Under Asbury Auto Group Banner PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 14, 1999–Damerow Beaverton Ford, the Pacific Northwest’s largest Ford dealer, has announced a merger with Asbury Automotive LLC (Asbury), whose headquarters is located near Philadelphia. In May, 1998, Thomason Auto Group of Portland, the largest automobile multi-dealership in the Pacific Northwest … Continue reading NORTHWEST’S LARGEST AUTO COMPANY EXPANDS WITH MERGER →

Product Review

SPORTS CAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: PONY EXPRESSED

August / September 1998 Original Article: Sports Car International Magazine Take the traditional muscle car formula and turn it up to 11. Result: Saleen’s 495 horsepower S-351 Speedster. It’s no wonder Tim Allen’s such a good comedian. You’d be laughing too if you got to drive a supercharged Saleen everyday, then race one on the … Continue reading SPORTS CAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: PONY EXPRESSED →

Motorsports News

SCCA PRO: BORCHELLER, PLUMB RACE TO WORLD CHALLENGE WINS AT MID-OHIO

LEXINGTON, Ohio — 13 June 1998 — Terry Borcheller, in the No. 56 Saleen/Allen Racing Saleen Mustang, checked out early in the 30-lap, 67.5-mile Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic World Challenge T1 race for 9.005-second margin of victory over the No. 65 Saleen/Allen Racing Saleen Mustang of teammate Ron Johnson, while Hugh Plumb scored his first … Continue reading SCCA PRO: BORCHELLER, PLUMB RACE TO WORLD CHALLENGE WINS AT MID-OHIO →

Lifestyle

SPORTS CAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: THE SALEEN SOLUTION

June / July 1998 Original Article: Sports Car International Magazine He builds and races Mustangs, he has support of Ford Motor Co., his cars are becoming legendary. Sound familiar? Call Steve Saleen anything you like, but don’t call him a “tuner”. He’s a small volume manufacturer, in every sense of the word. For more than … Continue reading SPORTS CAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: THE SALEEN SOLUTION →

Automotive News

MOTOR TREND: 1998 S351 ROAD TEST REVIEW

Car Reviews Tuners: 1998 Saleen S351 By: JOHN PEARLEY HUFFMAN on May 02, 1998 Original Article: MOTOR TREND Saleen’s supercharged S351 Mustang would be inexcusable if it weren’t so fast. It’s a fiend with so much brute torque the driver feels as if he could pull both the Titanic and the ocean floor beneath it … Continue reading MOTOR TREND: 1998 S351 ROAD TEST REVIEW →