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TWENTY'LL GET YOU 281; Saleen enters his third car-making decade.(News)
Byline: MARK VAUGHN
** Who would have thought when Steve Saleen built three Mustangs in 1984 that it would lead to this? His company has built 9000 cars, from Mustangs, to Ford Focuses, S7 supercars and the mighty Ford GT. There are even Saleen Thunderbirds. While you weren't looking, Saleen, the company, turned 20.
The latest family member is the S281, Saleen's take on the new Ford Mustang. S281 production starts Nov. 1, with Saleen modifications similar to those done on earlier Mustangs. There are three models-the S281, S281 S/C and the beefy S281 E-and each gets an exterior designed by Steve Saleen.
Engine work starts with a 325-hp version of the Ford V8 in the base car, a 400-hp supercharged version in the S/C and a 500-hp engine in the mighty E. Prices have not been set, but expect to pay about $38,000 for an S281, $43,000 for an S/C and $53,000 for an E.
Saleen has turned into quite the industry player. There are Saleen production facilities in Irvine, California; Troy, Michigan; and Montreal. Saleen's Michigan facility assembles and paints the Ford GT; S281s and Focus N20s are made in Montreal for the Canadian market; and Saleen Irvine produces the S281, N20 ...
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