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Saleen S302 White Label (16-0023) off the line and headed to a dealer near you!
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Saleen S302 models (16-0021 & 16-0022) off the line and headed to a dealer near you!
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Price: $44,900.00
VIN: 2B3CJ5DT1AH171320
Vehicle Title: Clear
Year: 2010
Make: Dodge
Model: Challenger
Sub Model: R/T SMS 570
Body Type: Coupe
Number of Cylinders: 8
Engine: 5.7 Supercharged Hemi
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual 6 Speed
Exterior Color: Black
Interior Color: Black
Mileage: 5,547
For Sale By: Marino Performance Motors
eBay #: 112158584237
Marino Performance Motors is thrilled to announce the arrival of this 1-Owner rare limited production 2010 Challenger SMS 570 Serial #101 finished in Brilliant Black Crystal and wrapped in Two-Tone Dark Charcoal and Grey interior with 5,547 pampered miles! The SMS 570 Package with additional options was $74,225!!
The SMS (Steve Mark Saleen) 570 Challenger (“570” refers to the car’s 5.7-liter Hemi V-8) begins life as a stock R/T. The car is then dismantled and rebuilt with SMS components at the company’s 150,000 sq.-ft. complex in Corona, California. The most important of these is the SMS 296 Supercharger system, which uses a Lysholm twin-screw compressor along with SMS’s Six-Pack Intercooler System. The last features six finned tubes that Saleen says make the system about 60 percent more efficient than traditional intercoolers. Combined with a cold-air intake and a free-flowing SMS exhaust, the result is 500 bhp at 5700 RPM and 500 lb-ft. of torque at 3800 from 4.5 psi of boost!
Handling is addressed via new shocks, springs, anti-roll bars and SMS 20-in. wheels wearing 275-width Pirelli P Zero Rosso tires. The stock R/T’s brakes are tossed in favor of an SMS package with 14.0-in. rotors at all four corners clamped by 6-piston calipers up front and a 4-piston setup at the rear. A short-throw linkage for the 6-speed manual rounds out the mechanical upgrades.
A unique feature of the SMS 570 are the red butterflies on the power dome of the car’s hood, which open each time you press the throttle. Not only do they look cool, but Saleen says they give the car “direct air injection.” Other styling bits include new front and rear fascias, side skirts, a diffuser and rear wing. Also included on the SMS 570 Challenger (sold through select dealers) are SMS seats, gauges and door panels with hand-painted pinstriping.
If you are looking for a numbered collectible completed by Steve Saleen your search ends here! Please feel free to reach us toll free at (877) 561-2121 or (561) 756-6029 and ask for Gil!
Equipment
* 14″ Front/Rear Drilled and Slotted Brake Package
* SMS Strut Tower Brace
* 3.92 Final Gear Ratio
* DiTec Paint Preservation System
* Red Brake Caliper Paint Upgrade
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“There is a great passion for these vehicles and the Saleen brand in general”
By: MIKE BUMBECK on October 12, 2016
Original Article: HAGERTY.COM
Ford established a winning formula of shipping assembly-line Mustangs to specialty companies for conversion into near-racing specials. Credit Carroll Shelby during the 1960s for inspiring this practice. At the dawn of the 1970s, the Boss 429 emerged from the Kar Kraft facility in Brighton, Mich., destined for showdowns against Hemi-powered competitors. The ’80s saw this tradition continue to third-generation Fox-body Mustangs from Saleen, a California tuner shop.
Though Mustang traditionalists may angrily shake a fistful of collapsed carburetor floats toward the sky at the thought of any car built after 1972 being collectible, the age window of what’s considered classic progresses. The ’80s, along with cassette decks, body-color mesh wheels, flared fenders and fade-stripe graphics, are powering into the present with fuel-injected V-8 power.
For 1986 the Saleen Mustang packed a 200-horsepower 5.0-liter High Output (HO) V-8 with tubular headers and dual exhaust, backed by a five-speed Borg-Warner transmission. The Saleen aero treatment meshed with 16×7 Riken alloy wheels, Racecraft suspension and ’80s-perfect striping. A three-spoke Momo steering wheel, Hurst shifter and sports seats met an optional radar detector in the cabin. A Saleen Mustang so equipped could hold .88 G on the skidpad and top 140 mph, according to Ford’s marketing materials.
After transforming just three factory stockers into Saleen Mustangs in 1984, production increased to just over 200 by 1986, well over 700 by 1988 and nearly 900 for 1989. Steve Saleen took his Mustang racing knowledge and transferred it to a series of cars that honed his company’s formula of suspension and power upgrades, including select builds that boosted acceleration, via a supercharger.
Ford had offered supercharging in 1957—a factory-installed McCulloch/Paxton centrifugal blower—and as an option in the 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350. Saleen resurrected the practice for Fox-body Mustangs with Paxton units. A 1984 model [1985 model sic] was the first outfitted, but it took until 1992 for development to conclude and the Saleen/Vortech supercharger option to become available.
These early-’90s supercharged Saleen specials are among the most coveted as an economic recession, combined with the approaching demise of the Fox-body, resulted in a drop in Saleen Mustang production in 1990-93, with just 476 Saleen Mustangs built. Production revived to 1,225 in 1994-98 with the debut of the SN-95 Mustang and ramped up to more than 4,000 constructed in 1999-2004.
The resurgence of the Fox-body has been good for the Saleen Mustang and its devotees; the Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club currently has 5,000 members worldwide. The club’s president, Jim Dvorak, shed some light on the current state of enthusiasm. A renewed interest in all things ’80s, together with limited Saleen production, has seen the collector market for Fox-body examples trending upward in recent years.
“There is a great passion for these vehicles and the Saleen brand in general,” Dvorak said. “A lot of the trading is underground. A lot of the special cars are purchased privately and never advertised. The auction results can be a little misleading in some cases.”
Original condition Saleen Mustangs can fetch more than modified examples, and Saleen keeps documentation on every car built, with unique history in some cases able to influence value. The good news is that getting into an era-defining collectible that has a connection to a strong community of like-minded enthusiasts doesn’t cost a million dollars.
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PHOTOS & TEXT: WYATT WOLTER
Great weekend running at the Mojave Magnum this weekend. An S7 Twin Turbo appeared Saturday night and ran all day Sunday.
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Four-eye Saleen Mustang article by Bob Vervaecke in the current issue of Mustang Times (October 2016).
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SALEEN CELEBRATES 20th ANNUAL CAR SHOW AND OPEN HOUSE
With personal delivery of four new supercharged Saleens
For over 30 years Saleen has set the precedent for performance and innovation in the performance vehicle market. For 20 of those years Saleen has celebrated their customers, friends, and employees with an annual car show and open house. The most recent being their 20th Annual show.
Held at their headquarters in Southern California, they saw thousands of people enjoying over 200+ Saleen vehicles from all over the country. Everything from Saleen Foxbody Mustangs to Ford GT(40)s and everything in between were in attendance.
Prior years’ events included: a first look at the Saleen GTX Tesla and the all-new 2015 302 Black Label colored in signature Beryllium Metallic paint. This year was no different with 4 new S302 Yellow Labels being delivered to their new owners!
“This year was the best yet, we took time out at noon to acknowledge each individual owner” said Steve Saleen, “it was a testament to the culture that surrounds our vehicles, like a family we were all there to celebrate the newest members of our exclusive club.”
This year’s trophies were class specific mini-helmets, all with a Saleen livery and signed by Mr. Saleen himself.. With next year’s event being the 21st annual, Saleen is expected to go bigger and better than ever before. For more information, visit SaleenShow.com.
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PHOTOS: JOHN ROCKSVOLD
2016 marked the 20th year for our annual Saleen Show and Open House. With a recorded 150 Saleen vehicles on display to help celebrate “Power in the Hands of a Few.” This year our celebration included a special presentation of four new vehicle deliveries. Each of theses four new owners took delivery of an S302 Yellow Label. We also had the occasion to once again view Casper, actor/comedian Tim Allen’s special order 1993 Saleen Mustang RRR hatchback. Our festivities closed with a presentation that Saleen Automotive re-purchased their S7 vehicle program and plan to offer seven S7 LM models to conclude series production of their road-going, competition, supercar.
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Fox Mustang Restoration is pleased to host the 6th annual FOXTOBERFEST, The Only All-Fox Event!
*DATE: Saturday, October 15, 2016 (additional events on Friday & Sunday, see details below)
*TIME: 9am-3pm
*LOCATION: Intimidators Stadium, Kannapolis, NC
*CAR SHOW REGISTRATION: $20 at the gate, $15 pre-registration (ends 10/1)
*SPECTATOR COST: FREE, spectator parking also FREE
*EVENT T-SHIRT: $20 at the show, $15 pre-order (ends 10/1)
*FINAL FOX COUNT FOR 2015: 310
Have you ever wanted to see over 350 Fox-Bodies in one place and meet people who love them as much as you?
Then FOXTOBERFEST, is the show for YOU! This ALL-FOX show is gearing up for its sixth year, so get your motor revving and join the fun! Our show is not your traditional car show, we welcome all Fox-Bodies regardless of their restoration stage. You will see beautiful low-mileage show cars right next to multi-colored projects and that’s the way we like it! The show is popular vote show where every attendee gets a ballot and decides which car goes in which category. We even have categories like “Most in Need of Upholstery” so that the generous donation from TMI goes to someone who needs it. The main car class categories win a coveted FOXTOBERFEST trophy! Also, everyone who votes will be entered into our raffle drawing where you can win tons of Fox parts. There will be food, music and fun, but most of all there will be a lot of Foxes and even more Fox Fans!
FRIDAY, OCT 14, 12:00 – 4:00 pm – Fox-Body Yard Sale
Come on over to the shop (105 Pine Forest Rd, Locust, NC 28097) on Friday, October 14 from 12-4 and take a gander at all of our used parts! They won’t be available at the show, so get ’em while they’re out! Then take a cruise with us over to Cabarrus Brewing Company (Concord, NC) and enjoy some tasty brews before the big day! The Cabarrus Brewing Company event is from 5:00pm – ? (CBC closes at 11). We will handing out free Foxtoberfest lanyards to anyone who attends so that you can find your fellow Fox friends! (Free lanyards are one per person and only for those that attend the event)
FRIDAY, OCT 14, 4:00 – 4:30 – Fox-Body Cruise to Brewery
Take a cruise with us over to Cabarrus Brewing Company (329 McGill Ave NW, Concord, NC 28027) and enjoy some tasty brews before the big day! We’ll leave the shop in Locust at approximately 4pm and travel down 24/27 and then head west on 601 and turn right on McGill Avenue. It’s about 30 minutes from the shop to the brewery.
FRIDAY, OCT 14, 5:00 – ? – Foxtoberfest Kickoff Party
Join us at Cabarrus Brewing Company (329 McGill Ave NW, Concord, NC 28027) for the Foxtoberfest Kickoff Party! They have tasty brews, a food truck and plenty of room for everyone. It’s a family friendly environment and pets are even welcome if you keep them on the patio. We will be handing out free Foxtoberfest lanyards to anyone who attends so that you can find your fellow Fox friends!(Free lanyards are one per person and only for those that attend the event)
SUNDAY, OCT 16, 9:00am – 2:00pm – Fix Your Fox
Do you need technical assistance with your Fox? Come to this unique event at our shop (105 Pine Forest Rd, Locust, NC 28097) and we can help you at NO CHARGE! We’ll have free coffee & donuts ’til they’re gone and you can just hang out until it’s your turn to talk to the expert! Need some advice about how to switch from one interior color to another? Curious how to remove your instrument cluster? A/C not working? Engine sound weird? Have driveability questions? Matt can help with any and all of your restoration quandries! This is a technical diagnostic forum and he may bring your car into the shop and hook it up to some equipment, but he won’t actually be repairing it. Also, even if your Fox is not with you he is still happy to answer your questions! Please be aware that he can’t help you with wheels & tires or performance type questions like which heads you need to give you the most horsepower with your cam, but if those parts are all ready on your car he can help you with driveability. Fox Mustang Restoration is pleased to host the 6th annual FOXTOBERFEST, The Only All-Fox Event!
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