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eBay Find of the Day: Chevrolet C5 Corvette-based Saleen S7 replica roadster

Steve Saleen's Saleen S7 is a totally bespoke, hand built superduper hypercar that in twin-turbo, 750 horsepower, 700 pound-feet of torque form could go about 250 mph. And it was capable of generating enough downforce to (theoretically) drive upside down. In competition, the S7R has been one of the most dominant vehicles ever fielded, having been "raced in over 264 events, with 218 Top Tens, 166 Podiums, 105 Wins, 86 Poles, 78 Fastest Laps and 9 GT Championships." Price when new was about $600,000, give or take. Which makes the above car ... Read more →

Ah, the memories! Saleen's Irvine assembly plant remembered in pictures Drew Phillips

In addition to the sunshine, warm weather and availability of good driving roads, one of the biggest benefits of living in Southern California is the proximity of automotive related businesses. ...

Saleen Automotive up for sale Dan Roth

Saleen is much more than just hot-rodded Mustangs and S7 supercars, and now, it's also for sale. Founder Steve Saleen departed in 2007, deciding that it might be more interesting to try and import a ...

Exclusive interview: Steve Saleen and SMS Limited Drew Phillips

We're big fans of Steve Saleen. He's created some pretty incredible Mustangs over the last 25 years, and any guy that successfully builds his own supercar gets major props in our book. Plus, we could ...

Iron Man's garage contains more than just an R8 Alex Nunez

Click image to enlarge The next television spot for Jon Favreau's Iron Man will debut this weekend during (what else) the Super Bowl. Quint at Ain't It Cool News posted a screen capture released by ...

Spied! Saleen developing all-new sports car 1 year ago on Autoblog

click image above to enlarge var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Spied_Saleen_developing_all_new_sports_car'; We managed to get our hands on this photo that shows a clay model of what inside sources tell us is the initial design of an all-new car being considered for development by ...

First Drive, Pt. II: Saleen S331 Track Day 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of high-res images by Drew Phillips and the author Day 1 of our first encounter with the Saleen S331 Sport Truck had us exploring the versatility of the truck. We started off by using the vehicle as a swanky ride through the heart of ultra-rich Orange County. A cruise down ...

SSC Ultimate Aero set to go after "world's fastest car" title 2 years ago on Autoblog

How fast is fast enough? How important are bragging rights when you're trying to sell a supercar? Because, let's face it, the difference between 73 mph and 273 mph is kind of academic. Even if it's proven your car can go that fast, there are very few situations where that extra 200 mph would be ...

eBay Find of the Day: Your very own ALMS racers with LeMans pedigree 2 years ago on Autoblog

As fun as a Pokemon encrusted Neon might be, we might have to take a pass and bid on this lot instead. Not one, but two Saleen S7R racecars are up on eBay right now. The ACEMCO team cars from 2004 through 2006 are available right now as a ready-to-race complete set-up. Car #63 is chassis #029. It ...

Shop with Saleen! 3 years ago on Autoblog

On July 29, Orange County, CA saw the grand opening of the first-ever Saleen Store at the Irvine Spectrum. Split into two distinct sections -- Lifestyle and Automotive Technology -- the store offers a full range of Saleen-branded goods, from simple gift items like keychains and pens to memorabilia ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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