Saleen celebrates 30 years of business with its limited edition SA30 model.
Finished in a special paint called “Tire Smoke White Pearl,” the SA-30 maintains the Saleen tradition of white, yellow, and black paint hues. The 625 HP is courtesy of a double overhead cam 302 cid, V8, with a Saleen twin screw supercharger. Fully functional hood mounted butterfly valves feed cool air in to the engine compartment based off accelerator position.This model also includes the first of the electronic controlled all-glass roof, as well as rear seat delete, with matching spare wheel.
Only 10 units of this highly coveted model were produced.
18 Reasons to Visit the Saleen Exhibit at LeMay – America’s Car Museum
LeMay Museum, overhead
As you read this, many of you have seen coverage from last weekend’s grand opening of a new year-long exhibit honoring the racing and business achievements of Steve Saleen; witnessed through numerous videos and photos shared via social media from the LeMay Automotive Museum. If you were fortunate enough to attend the “Intimate Dinner with Steve Saleen” or “Saleen and Caffeine” or both, then you observed first-hand this impressive presentation of historic Saleen vehicles and vintage memorabilia collected under one roof. Steve, Liz and Molly were also in attendance and warmly greeted owners and fans throughout the two-day affair. If you did not go, don’t fret, I will convey why you should make plans to visit this “must-see” destination very soon.
Steve & Liz Saleen with March race car
As you walk towards main entrance of the LeMay Museum, you are dazzled by a 2019 Saleen S1 painted in signature Lizstick Red, glowing in its red with orange hues inside the main lobby. As you journey into the start of the main floor display area, be prepared to be instantly taken back by the Saleen Exhibit. In front of you and lined up to your left are some of the most iconic Saleen street vehicles ever built organized by their generation. Meanwhile lined up to your right are a few of the most historical and famous Saleen competition vehicles that have graced racetracks around the world. A lot is represented here, all in one place, from the very first Saleen Mustang ever made to the current Saleen 1 Cup racecar. Ornamenting the museum walls are a selection of important Saleen memorabilia that is gloriously displayed behind glass.
If you’re not impressed yet, then chew on this. Where else can you view some of the most iconic/historical Saleen vehicles and memorabilia all gathered in one accessible place? This exhibit is a cooperative effort through Steve Saleen as well as private owners and collectors across the USA to bring together this fantastic display of irreplaceable and priceless pieces of Saleen history. The kind of history that is interwoven into every Saleen’s (vehicle) DNA.
Still not convinced? Here are the 18 reasons why you should see the Saleen Exhibit:
1984 Saleen Mustang, the first Saleen vehicle ever built. On loan from Stu Akers.
1995 Saleen S-351, this Speedster was a corporate demo and famously used to promote the national Mcdonald’s Monopoly sweepstakes. On loan from the PAS collection.
2003 Saleen SA-20, to celebrate the company’s 20th Anniversary. On loan from Debbie Blaylock.
2007 Saleen S281 SC “Molly Pop” custom colored “candy pink” for Molly Saleen. On loan from Molly Saleen.
2015 Saleen S302 Black Label, custom colored “California Sunset” as a tribute to Paul Walker. On loan from David Weiner.
2007 Saleen S281 “Barricade” specially built for the “Transformers” movie. On loan from Robert Rendon.
2020 Saleen Sportruck XR, Baja capable, but daily driveable. On loan from Saleen.
2014 Saleen SA-30, to celebrate the company’s 30th Anniversary. On loan from Tim Anderson.
1996-1998 Saleen/Allen Racecar, “RRR” Speedlab racing team, with comedian/actor Tim Allen. On loan from the PAS collection.
1990 Saleen Race Truck, which competed at Des Moines, Road Atlanta, Colorado National Speedway, and Las Vegas. On loan from Mike Charles.
1988 Indy Car 88 March, in 1989, Steve Saleen enters the PPG Indy Car World Series. On loan from Saleen.
2001 Saleen S7, the first S7 manufactured and featured in the movie, “Bruce Almighty.” On loan from Bob & Linda Yallen Intermedia Racing.
2005 Ford GT, Saleen is awarded two contracts to build the new Ford GT for Ford. This vehicle’s VIN# is “1966” coinciding with Ford’s win at Le Mans. On loan from Saleen.
1976 March 76B Formula Atlantic, Steve sets 13 track records and ultimately wins the 1977 Pacific Coast Championship. On loan from Saleen.
1987 Saleen Mustang Racecar, competed in the 1987 – 1988 SCCA Escort Endurance Championship, winning the Driver’s Championship as well as the Manufacturer’s Championship. On loan from Dave Frezza.
2020 Saleen 1 Cup Racecar, 1 of 20 race cars built for tine inaugural Saleen Cup Series. On loan from Saleen.
2019 Saleen S1, Lizstick Red promotional car. On loan from Saleen.
Rarely seen collection of Saleen racing and manufacturing memorabilia.
If you close your eyes for a moment, you can picture a Mustang, a Bronco, a Model T, a Thunderbird, and yet year after year we attend car shows to see these cars with our own eyes. This Saleen Exhibit hosted by the LeMay Automotive Museum is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to feast your eyes on a selection of Saleen vehicles and memorabilia that you may never be able to see again.
Price: $84,997.00
VIN: 1ZVBP8CF4E5322070
Condition: Used
Vehicle Title: Clear
Year: 2014
Make: Ford
Model: Mustang
Trim: Saleen S302 SA-30 Anniversary
Engine: 302 CID Supercharged
Transmission: 6-speed Manual
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 8,096
Body Type: Coupe
Exterior Color: Tire Smoke White
Interior Color: Charcoal
For Sale By: Cosmo Motors
eBay #: 112881996645
14-009 S302 SA-30
Vehicle Overview
SLA2014 FORD MUSTANG SALEEN – 30TH ANNIVERSARY – SIGNATURE SERIES
Ultra rare! Production #09 out of only 10 produced! 30th Anniversary! Saleen signature series! One owner! 6-speed manual! Only a very carefully driven 8k miles! Babied! Steve saleen personally signed authentication dash! $99,845k msrp! Supercharged v8! 625 hp! This car is insane! Finished in the beautiful tire smoke white paint over next to perfect black and white leather interior!
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Gorgeous 5-spoke alloy wheels coated in the tire smoke white paint wrapped in cooper tires! Completely smoke free and still smells new! Amazing sounding shaker 500 audio system! Leather wrapped steering wheel! Ice cold a/c! Am/Fm radio! Sirius XM radio!
External temperature display! And so much more! Too much to list!
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Under the hood lies the monster 5.0l supercharged v8 engine, linked to that super smooth shifting 6-speed manual transmission! Rear wheel drive! This car is so much fun to drive! Do not miss out on your opportunity to come by and check out this super rare and amazing machine! This car will not last long at all on our showroom floor, so give us a call today for more info, before it is too late! Only at cosmo motors!
Options:
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES POWERTRAIN – SUPERCHARGED V8
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES INTERIOR
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES S4 HIGH PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES AIR MANAGEMENT
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES BRAKES
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES EXTERIOR TRIM
* SALEEN SIGNATURE SERIES WHEELS
* CARFAX CERTIFIED – ONE OWNER
* 5.0L SUPERCHARGED V8 F DOHC 32V – REAR WHEEL DRIVE
* TIRE SMOKE WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT – 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS PAINTED IN TIRE SMOKE WHITE – COOPER TIRES
* BLACK AND WHITE LEATHER INTERIOR – SHAKER AUDIO – LEATHER WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL – ICE COLD A/C – EXTERNAL TEMP DISPLAY – SALEEN DESIGNED DASH – AM/FM RADIO – CD PLAYER – SIRIUS XM RADIO – AND MORE
* NEVER WRECKED OR SMOKED IN
* FULLY DETAILED AND SERVICED
Dirty Thirty: When Ed Hinker and Steve Saleen began talks to build Ed a custom Mustang, Ed never imagined that the project would evolve into the ultrarare Saleen SA-30 Mustang
Stephanie Davies
May 15, 2015
Photos By: Drew Phillips
Ed and Lisa Hinker of Sturgis, South Dakota, are Mustang enthusiasts—and that’s putting it lightly. They’ve owned countless Mustangs (many of them of the Saleen variety) and number Steve Saleen among their personal friends. That said, the 2014 Saleen SA-30 Mustang seen here wasn’t even a blip on Ed’s radar when he began talking to Steve about building him a unique Mustang.
“He doesn’t build one-off cars very often,” Ed says. “At SEMA we talked about building me a car.”
SA-30 302 Mustang #01
It wasn’t just any car that he had his heart set on. Ed wanted his car to feature throwback cues like the rear seat delete with exposed spare tire. They also discussed painting the finished product gray.
After the ideas were set in motion, Ed tells us that they ran into more than one hiccup. A full glass roof was planned with “frost touch”, but the glass kept wrinkling in production. The final product took about a year to build and was planned to debut at the Mustang’s 50th Anniversary celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2014. Not long before then, Ed got a call from Steve Saleen.
SA-30 302 Mustang #01SA-30 302 Mustang #01
“He told me he had good news and bad news. The good news was that the glass roof was finally working, but the bad (maybe not so bad) news was that the car was white.”
Ed was surprised but not at all put off by the news. It came to be that Steve had rolled Ed’s ideas into the production of his Saleen SA-30 vehicles, which celebrated 30 years of Saleen and its racing heritage.
SA-30 302 Mustang #01SA-30 302 Mustang #01
You see, only 30 Saleen SA-30 vehicles were produced: 10 each of the Saleen 620 Camaro, the 570 Challenger, and of course the 302 Mustang. According to Ed, this particular SA-30 is unique in that it was the first one produced and the only one equipped with a rear seat delete and frost touch glass roof.
When Ed saw the car for the first time, he loved it, but he thought something was missing. “He took it back with him from Charlotte to add yellow piping on the seats to bring the exterior styling inside,” says Ed.
SA-30 302 Mustang #01
Each SA-30 Mustang is equipped with a stock 302 with forged internals and a compression ratio of 10:1. A Saleen intake sits atop the 302 with a 88mm throttle-body. Saleen high-performance headers with 3-inch pipes carry exhaust away from the engine.
Of course, a Saleen wouldn’t be complete without a supercharger. A Saleen Twin-Screw liquid-cooled supercharger producing 15 maximum pounds of boost powers the SA-30 to a cool 675 hp and 560 lb-ft of torque. Ed told us his Mustang has run a best quarter-mile time of 11.2 seconds at 121 mph.
SA-30 302 Mustang #01SA-30 302 Mustang #01
A TR3650 six-speed transmission allows Ed to slam gears whenever the craving arises. A full Saleen S4 suspension keeps the Cooper tires glued to the ground in the corners.
The striking Tire Smoke Pearl White paint offset by yellow and gray accents sets the SA-30 apart. The Saleen five-spoke forged wheels are color-matched to the body—a stunning detail. Body modifications include Saleen aerodynamic body parts: a downforce wing, a butterfly induction hood, and ground effects.
SA-30 302 Mustang #01SA-30 302 Mustang #01
Going back to the interior that Steve had rebooted for Ed, leather and alcantara two-tone performance seating with yellow piping really pops with the aforementioned rear seat delete (with exposed forged color-matched spare), Saleen billet aluminum brace, and frost touch glass roof.
The SA-30 joins Ed and Lisa’s collection, which includes a variety of super-unique and rare cars and numerous other Saleens and Fords. Ed says, “I just like unique cars. I don’t drive them very often . . . mostly to shows and things like that. We’ll take them for a drive once in a while. I’d be surprised if any of them had more than a thousand miles on them.”
Ed does venture out to the Sturgis Mustang Rally each year with a specimen from his collection—a show he convinced Steve to experience as well. Ed is one of the organizers of the huge show, which drew around 1,000 Mustangs last year and takes place during Labor Day weekend each year. And you just never know what incredible vehicle Ed will show up with next!
Launched during the LA Auto Show in autumn 2013 to celebrate Saleen Automotives 30 years of manufacturing, this pearl white and yellow 30th anniversary appearance package was made available for 302 Mustang, 570 Challenger and 620 Camaro models. Final build was capped to thirty cars total (ten editions in each vehicle series) at a base cost of $95,000.00.
The Saleen Anniversary 30 (SA-30) offered custom Tire Smoke White Pearl exterior paint, color match wheels, custom yellow-silver-white exterior graphics and unique charcoal/white two-tone interior appointments. These commemorative editions were fashioned with Saleen Black Label series exterior and performance enhancements.
Our feature car is 302 Mustang 14-005SA and originally delivered to Ken Pollock Performance Auto in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.
Number 005 started life as a redirected Race Red GT Premium that was destined to become a George Follmer Heritage Edition. Because of this, it is one of few SA-30 Mustangs to receive a color matching Tire Smoke White Pearl engine compartment. Most SA-30 editions were produced using factory black painted donor vehicles and retained their original black hue engine bay.
MONTEBELLO, Calif., February 7, 2014 – Global automotive leather leader Katzkin expands its performance vehicle acumen with leading edge interior design patterns created for Saleen’s 30th anniversary vehicles, on display at the Chicago Auto Show, February 8-17, in McCormick Place. Katzkin and legendary high performance manufacturing trailblazer Saleen are both celebrating 30 years in the business and their partnership reflects a strong desire to remain authentic and true to the modern day enthusiast market.
By blending the ultimate in American muscle with the global leader in automotive interior transformation, automotive enthusiasts not only have a chance to admire a great product, but can sit inside and feel the type of affordable luxury that can be created within their own performance vehicle. Both the Saleen SA-30 (30th Anniversary) 620 Camaro and 570 Challenger, complete with Katzkin designed “snowball black and white” interiors, will be on display at Saleen’s booth depicting a bold statement in performance and personalization.
Chicago is the second in a series of road shows in which Katzkin and Saleen will be partnered, and presents an opportunity for the leather leader to bring its own high quality design, materials and execution to one of the most well-known high performance niche coach builders in the country. Together, both brands deliver on the promise of unique personalization.
According to Brooks Mayberry, CEO for Katzkin, the ability to show Katzkin interior designs on Saleen concept vehicles adds to what has already become an exciting design story for Katzkin. “Our primary differentiation from any competitor is our ability to provide personalization that expresses individuality for both the consumer and the vehicle,” said Mayberry. “By teaming with Saleen within the auto show circuit, we’re opening channels to an enthusiast audience that may not have realized just how cost-efficient and easy it is to obtain a customized interior that meets their own personal taste.”
With the addition of Dave O’Connell, chief designer for Katzkin (who came on board in 2010), Katzkin has engaged design as both a core value and a supporting pillar to the company’s world-class marketing strengths. The collaboration with Saleen first began through a personal relationship O’Connell and Steve Saleen shared through their involvement at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., where O’Connell is an alumnus and has been an instructor since 2001. While working on a recent project together at the school, a level of trust and professionalism became a catalyst to create the concept designs.
“Innovative design stems from passion — a value both Katzkin and Saleen can share,” said O’Connell. “And our own company culture has embraced design as a way of doing business,” he continued. “The first step is not only to understand the vehicle, but more so, the buyer. That way we can merge super-high quality, state-of-the-art manufacturing and a customization process to collectively provide customers affordable luxury opportunities that are not only exciting, but express the personality of both the vehicle and its owner.” Consumers can discover these interiors for their own vehicles at www.katzkin.com .
The Katzkin interiors on each of Saleen’s 30th anniversary models were designed to match the 30 anniversary theme of each vehicle. Only 10 each of the 302, 570 and 620 models will be produced, and the 302 has already sold-out, with very few remaining of the 570 and 620 limited production models. Consumers can view the 620 Camaro and 570 Challenger, along with several other specialty Saleen vehicles during the Chicago Show.
CORONA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Saleen Automotive, Inc. (OTCQB: SLNN), (OTCBB: SLNN) (the “Company”), an American specialty manufacturer of high performance vehicles, technical performance parts, lifestyle accessories and apparel, is pleased to confirm that the Company’s 30th Anniversary Special Edition vehicle collection is selling briskly, with nearly 50% of the available inventory sold in less than a month of availability
Three distinct Saleen SA-30 vehicles will be produced with ten of each model; Saleen 620 Camaro, 570 Challenger, and 302 Mustang. MSRP for the SA-30 model is set at $95,000 before options.
“We’re are very pleased to report exceptional market reaction to the offering of our much-anticipated Saleen 30th Anniversary collection,” stated Steve Saleen, CEO, Saleen Automotive Inc. “While we expected strong market interest for the cars, it is most rewarding to see our efforts validated by a strong market response.”
“Even as we announce our intentions to diversify the Company’s future offerings with a new electric vehicle, these 30th Anniversary vehicles remind the market of our legacy in speed, elegance, and performance,” added Saleen.
Orders for this and other Saleen vehicles can be placed today at Saleen dealers nationwide, or by contacting Saleen Automotive directly for a personalized ordering process which concludes at the nearest Saleen Authorized Dealership. For more information visit www.saleen.com. For more information and updates visit:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saleen
Company website: www.saleenautomotive.com.
About Saleen Automotive, Inc.
Saleen is an American specialty manufacturer of high performance vehicles, technical performance parts, lifestyle accessories and apparel. Founder Steve Saleen has continually set the bar for automotive design and performance engineering in both street and racing applications. Saleen plans to utilize its existing strategic partnerships and dealer network to refine its design and engineering prowess, continue development of emerging automotive technologies, and expand its presence nationwide with a combination of automotive retail services, aftermarket parts and new vehicle sales to build significant long-term value. Learn more at www.saleenautomotive.com.
