To commemorate the 30th anniversary of winning the SCCA Endurance Championships in the team, producer and tire classification, Saleen Automotive is preparing to build two series of celebratory Mustangs– one for the road, and one for the track.
The race version will come minus its rear seats, however with a four-point roll cage, race harnesses instead of seat belts and with the company’s now well-known Racecraft Suspension set-up. Cooling and engine breathing will likewise be optimized through components such as a larger radiator and new exhaust and the vehicle will create 750hp, due to the addition of a 3.2-liter liquid cooled supercharger.
However, the roadway version will be no slump, either. It will likewise be getting the supercharger treatment– Saleen was the first company to formally supercharge the Mustang– however will “just” create 730hp and both variations of the vehicle will feature the same commemorative paintwork and outside graphics, and of course Saleen’s signature white alloy wheels.
Among the factors the original vehicles were so effective on the track was because of the company’s collaboration with General Tire and the two companies are reuniting on this task. The Commemorative Edition Mustang will be the first vehicle to obtain General Tire’s first ultra-performance tire for summertime use– the G-MAX-RS. All that recommends that the road variation will be just as much enjoyable in the bends as it will be in a straight line.
However, the company will not be revealing any other details about the vehicles this month. Instead, we’ll need to wait for a special occasion in July that will reunite all of the motorists on Saleen’s winning 1987 team, and where costs, performance figures and build numbers will be formally confirmed.
Production of the Saleen Championship Edition Mustangs will start in September.
