Steve Saleen, The Real American Entrepreneur

June 11th, 2007 by CobraMatt

I came across a great article on USAToday.com written about Steve Saleen and thought you should give it a read if you have a few minutes.  The article gives alot of information about Steve just starting out in 1984 through what he is doing now, selling Chinese cars in the US.  There are also 11 photos with descriptions from inside the Saleen compound with the article which I have posted below for your viewing pleasure.  Read the article here.

  Steve Saleen Standing in front of a Saleen S7 Supercar.

 Yellow Saleen Extreme Mustang w/550 HP

 Steve’s Daughter Molly’s Saleen Mustang with custom color Mollypop.  Her mom Liz has her own cherry color called Lizstick

 A Saleen F-150 turned into a S331 Supercharged beast.

 Saleen employee applies the window shield on a fleet of Saleen/Parnelli Jones Limited Edition Mustang at the Saleen factory in Irvine, CA.

 Saleen employee disassebling a stock Ford 281 engine

 Saleen employee shows off one of the many upgrades to a Saleen Mustang.  The Stock Ford 12.5″ disc brake rotor on the right, vs. the Saleen 15″ slotted disc on the left.

 Saleen S7’s being built

 The “Bruce Almighty” S7 getting it’s tail section reattached.

 The final inspection stop called the “House of Light” before it rolls out the door.