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Engine |
302
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Aspiration |
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Torque |
390
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400
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80.8
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1/4 mile |
12.9
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(from Saleen Press
Release) Specialty automobile manufacturer, Saleen,(www.saleen.com)
expands its product lineup and celebrates legendary racecar driver,
Parnelli Jones, by announcing the Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited
Edition Mustang.
Steve Saleen, President
& CEO of Saleen, said, “Parnelli Jones is an American racing icon.
In the fifties, sixties, and seventies Parnelli won just about every
race that he appeared in, including the Indy 500. 1970 was the year
that the SCCA Trans Am Series boasted the most competitive field
ever, and Parnelli Jones and his Boss 302 Mustang competed against
the likes of Mark Donahue and Dan Gurney, and there he captured the
championship. Our relationship began in 1987 when Parnelli raced for
me on the Saleen team, and helped us win our first SCCA
Manufacturer’s Championship at Sebring, Florida. I can’t think of
any other individual that brings with him the unique connection
between championship winning Mustangs and Saleen.”
Parnelli Jones
commented, “It’s a true honor to have a special edition Saleen
wearing my name. This impressive car takes me back in time – it
makes me want to take it for a run around the track. I’m sure that
this car will be an adrenaline-pumping experience for anyone who has
the chance to own or drive one. I think that this car is going to
evoke nostalgia not only for Steve Saleen and myself, but for
everyone that lays their eyes on it.”
Advanced & Authentic
In 1970, spectators wore
bell bottom pants and mood rings and watched Parnelli in his Grabber
Orange Boss 302 Mustang with black striped hood, cross the finish
line to take numerous checkered flags and overall championship.
Today’s Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited Edition Mustang reflects the
same authentic vintage attitude but comes complete with a new Saleen
302 cid V-8, 3-valve engine. This engine produces a whopping 370
horsepower at 6000 RPM, and with 370 ft-lb of torque at 4000 RPM.
The high compression engine transforms a normal drive into an
exciting thrill ride. Awakening the senses, the new Saleen engine is
equipped with a high compression, high revving valve train,
utilizing forged pistons, rods, and crankshaft and a lightweight,
aluminum flywheel. Top performance calibrations are thanks to
Saleen’s PowerFlashTM technology.
Also included in this
Limited Edition are new Saleen 302 valve covers. Completing the
authenticity and providing additional high performance capabilities
is the new exhaust system that provides a low-resonating sound that
is a legacy of Saleen.
Classic & Contemporary
“We designed this
commemorative vehicle to capture the raw, aggressive feel that
Parnelli raced with, and created a racing revolution,” continued
Steve Saleen.
The new Saleen /
Parnelli Jones Limited Edition comes in one color, Grabber Orange.
Period correct details include a black striped “shaker” hood,
race-style hood pins, black trunk deck, and 302 side stripes.
Completing the overall
effect, the new Limited Edition comes with Saleen performance
styling
including front fascia with racing-style air dam, side skirts, rear
fascia, rear 1970 replica wing, trunk insert license plate panel
with chrome trim, rear window quarter panels, and a racing-style
billet gas cap. Demonstrating further the authenticity of this
retro-beauty, Parnelli’s racing number, 15, removable and reusable
static cling race decals, and the Ford blue oval are displayed –
just like the one that appeared on Parnelli’s 1970 Boss 302 Mustang.
Signature decals of both
Steve Saleen and Parnelli Jones show above the door roof rails, and
an all-new Saleen Parnelli Jones logo appears throughout the
exterior and interior. Borrowed from the seventies are the restyled
rear window louvered sport slats, which is an essential part of the
overall styling.
Saleen Racecraft Suspension
Keeping with both Steve
Saleen’s and Parnelli’s race ancestry, the Limited Edition is
designed
utilizing Saleen’s own precision suspension. However this all new,
yet classic Watts-Link suspension is derived from racing and
performance applications, and offers the purest in racetype
handling. The superior springs, shocks and swaybars provide even
greater performance capabilities enabling the tires to remain firmly
on the road even in extreme cornering.
Rounding off the Limited
Edition are the Minilite-style 19”x9” front and 19”x10” rear racing
wheels which prominently display the Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited
Edition center cap, which reflects the cool racing heritage from
which they were bred. The car is outfitted with high performance
Pirelli 275x40x19 front, and 285x40x19 rear tires, and offers
race-car-like stopping with Saleen 14” brakes.
Racetrack Revisited
Strap yourself inside
the Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited Edition and you’re back in time!
A time when driving meant extreme passion for the car, the race –
and all about the win! Experience the beautifully coordinated orange
and black racing-style seats which envelop the driver and the
passenger. Grip the steering wheel, grab the special Limited Edition
gear shift knob, view the integrated twin gauge pod that reflects
oil pressure and temperature, and vintage instrumentation panel with
its black background and white characters, and you’re there! Turn
the key, blip the throttle, take her for a couple of laps around the
track, or around the block, and you can easily imagine you’re at
Laguna Seca driving with a racing legend – and the checkered flag is
yours!
Feel the Spirit
“Parnelli Jones is an
extraordinary example of a legend maker. Even after nearly four
decades, his abilities and visions for the sport has very few
equals. I anticipate that Parnelli’s racing spirit will come alive
in every Saleen / Parnelli Jones Limited Edition that we
manufacture. Capping on our motto, ‘Power in the Hands of a Few,’ we
will produce a limited number – up to only 500 – in honor of
Parnelli winning the Indy 500 in 1963,” said Steve Saleen.
Inspired from Parnelli’s original 1970 Boss 302 Mustang, the ‘Saleen
/ Parnelli Jones Limited Edition’ lives and breathes all things
inherently Parnelli – and all things Saleen!
Availability and Pricing
Certified Saleen Ford
dealers throughout the United States are now taking orders for the
Saleen
Parnelli Jones Limited Edition that will be distributed this Fall as
a 2007 model. MSRP is estimated to be in the mid-to-high $50,000 for
this limited production vehicle. Taxes, designation charges, and
other fees may apply. For complete information about the Saleen /
Parnelli Limited Edition please see:
http://www.saleen.com/S302.htm
