Saleen car show/ factory open house Sept 10, 2005 feat. S7

[HeilSvenska]

I went to Saleen Car Show at Saleen HQ in Irvine, CA today. Predictably the most cars there were Saleen Mustangs. There were other Ford products and many classic cars, including Shelby Cobras and surprisingly, a Ford Capri. I have seen the most Ford GTs in one place, at least 4, and the highest concentration of S7s anywhere. There was a rare S7R competition tub (i think, because it practically had no rear cabin window), and the limited edition Tungsten Ford GT.

front - Ford GT


front - Saleen Mustangs


center - the main collection



the factory - Ford GT Tungsten


factory - the "assembly" line

*added


factory - S7 showcase





inside the factory



oddities/curios I found

-the Cafe Le Mans in the factory


-a Saleen Mustang with a glass roof


-an 80's Mustang with Ferrari 360 wheels


-the Irvine Police...to keep people from stealing expensive cars, i suppose


-Panoz AIV Roadster


-a Saleen S7R competition tub? note the tiny hole in the back of the cabin and extra bracing around the cabin


-random Ford GT bumpers in Saleen offices


-Mr. Saleen's hair-do, a great man though, signed me two posters


that's it for now.

[Speedracer38]

Awesome i cant wait to see the rest of the pics!! BTW i know there were some S7 TTs there

[HeilSvenska]

^ most of the S7s were indeed twin turbos, with their gigantic pipes feeding the engines.

* well, they weren't really gigantic, but rather dramatic looking. beautifully done

[tigerx]

and who is that asian woman next to mr. saleen? his wife?

btw awesome picture. i love the ones inside the shop.

[HeilSvenska]

some more pics added.

those 360 rims on the ford are very wierd

and like a Ferrari, it wears Bridgestones!!!

[TT]

That's a nice report, thanks

I just love the white GT

[Xploded]

Wow thats some nice photos ..... some very cars that are there.

[Wutputt]

Impressive! Great to see some inside pics. Some nice GT's and and some great S7 shots.

[corvette97]

thanxs for all those pics they are great, they will be a great ad toa a new photo collection!

[stmoritzer]

Very intersting coverage of your trip! Thanks dude
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