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2 AUTUMN EDITION 2015

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SALEEN OWNERS AND ENTHUSIASTS CLUB

Volume 18, Issue 4 AUTUMN 2015

Content Copyright © 2015 Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club (SOEC). SOEC is the official, independent, non-profit organization for owners and enthusiasts of Saleen vehicles and their related activities.

Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club Established 1991

Saleen Alley Editor Betsy Beyer

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Other Contributors Articles & Photos

Rudy Beyer David Bruno

Saleen Media John Rocksvold

Web Administrators

Jim Dvorak [email protected] David Bruno

Greg Wackett

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Front Cover: Beryllium Black Label Saleen 302 at the 19th Annual Saleen Car Show and Open House: September 26, 2015 Back Cover: Saleen 302 Convertibles

SALEEN 30 YEARS OF WINNING

Down The Alley…

3 News & Notes: Cooper Tire Brings High

Performance to SEMA on Saleen Mustang

3 Cars & Coffee, Corona, California

3 Saleen at 2015 Shanghai Auto Show Video

3 2015 Saleen Black Label Mustang

Steve Saleen Interview Ponies at the Pike 2015:

Mustang Connection

3 Saleen S7 in Southwest Airlines Commercial:

November 8, 2015

4 Saleen Celebrates 19th Annual Car Show and

Open House: September 26, 2015

8 Sturgis Mustang Rally, Sturgis South Dakota:

September 1-6, 2015

16 Mustang Club of Tampa Show: November 7, 2015

18 Fun in the Sun: November 8, 2015

19 Calendar of Events

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News & Notes:

Cars & Coffee, Corona, California Presented by Saleen Automotive.

In cooperation with the City of Corona.

WHEN: Every Saturday, 7 AM – 9 AM beginning September 5, 2015

WHERE: Saleen HQ, 2755 Wardlow Rd., Corona, California 92882

WHAT: Casual car meet. All makes and models welcome.

Saleen S7 in Southwest Airlines Commercial: November 8, 2015 Text by: Betsy Beyer

While at the Mustang Club of Charlotte County Car Show in Punta Gorda, Florida on Sunday, November 8, 2015, I was watching my Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Oakland Raiders NFL game. This was done by streaming the local Pittsburgh NBC station through my home internet to my cell phone. I was sur-prised to see a Saleen S7 in a Southwest Airlines Commercial. I was happy to find the commercial on ispot.tv to confirm my sighting! The Saleen S7 was Steve Saleen’s S7.

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AwNQ/southwest-airlines-car-rental

By the way, my Pittsburgh Steelers won with a tie breaking field goal with 4 seconds left. The bad news is that we lost our quar-terback, Ben Roethlisberger, to an ankle injury in the 4th quarter. The good news is that he returned on

Saleen at 2015 Shanghai Auto Show Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATz-JIfCiCk

To download the video, type ss in front of the youtube address. https://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=ATz-JIfCiCk

Cooper Tire Brings High Performance to SEMA on Saleen Mustang LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Cooper Tire showed its ul-tra-high performance Zeon RS3-S tire on a 2016 Saleen® 302 Black Label Mustang in booth #43019 (South Hall) at the Spe-cialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in November 2015.

The 2016 Saleen 302 Black Label Mustang is rolling on Cooper Zeon RS3-S ultra-high-performance tires. “Our RS3-S tires meet the exacting standards of Saleen, while also meeting the de-mands of everyday performance enthusiasts.”

Saleen is an iconic American name in motorsports, synonymous with superb quality and unparalleled performance, and now comes standard with Cooper Zeon RS3-S tires.

“We are excited to work with Saleen, whose maximum perform-ance vehicles give us an opportunity to demonstrate the capa-bilities and state-of-the-art technology engineered into our high performance products,” said Scott Jamieson, Cooper’s Director of Product Management. “Our RS3-S tires meet the exacting standards of Saleen, while also meeting the demands of every-day performance enthusiasts.”

The race-inspired RS3-S is an ultra-high performance tire that delivers world-class dry road traction, increased handling and exceptional cornering. The tire’s tread compounds are specifi-cally formulated to combine dry and wet traction with crisp han-dling and high speed capabilities. The RS3-S also features a 20,000-mile treadwear protection warranty and a 45-day road test guarantee.

For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com. Also connect with Cooper on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Above: 2016 Saleen 302 Black Label Mustang at SEMA Coo-per Tire display. Photo by: Dave Zielasko, Tire Business

2015 Saleen Black Label Mustang Steve Saleen Interview Ponies at the Pike 2015: Mustang Connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7l8NoqAOPw

To download the video, type ss in front of the youtube address. https://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=Y7l8NoqAOPw


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SALEEN CELEBRATES 19th ANNUAL CAR SHOW AND OPEN HOUSE: September 26, 2015 Another successful Saleen Show is in the books and was better than ever Text by: Saleen Media Photos and captions by: John Rocksvold

For over 30 years, Saleen has set the precedent for perform-ance and innovation in the performance vehicle market. For 19 of those years, Saleen has celebrated their customers, friends, and employees with an annual car show and open house. Satur-day, September 26, 2015 the 19th Annual Saleen Car Show and Open House was held at the Saleen Headquarters in Southern California. Thousands of people enjoyed over 150 Saleen vehi-cles from all over the country. Saleen Foxbody Mustangs to Saleen S7s and everything in between were in attendance.

Last year, spectators were treated to their first look at the Saleen GTX Tesla. This year, Steve Saleen cruised in driving a 2015 302 Black Label sprayed in Saleen Signature Beryllium Metallic paint.

"This event is a staple in the Saleen world," said Steve Saleen. "We have people from all over the world registering for the show almost a year in advance.“ This year's longest distance traveler came all the way from the Netherlands for the show.

With next year’s event being the 20th Anniversary of the Saleen Car Show and Open House, Saleen is expected to go bigger and better than ever before. For more information, visit SaleenShow.com.

Below: The 2015 Saleen Auto Show, like past shows, was an amazing event. Steve, Molly, and the Saleen crew, with a little help from the SOEC gang, organized another great show.

Above: Shant Meshefedjian’s beautiful 1989 convertible #89-0340.

Below: Ivan Quevedo’s S351 Supercharged Coupe #94-0036.

Photos by: John Rocksvold


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Above: Jason Cenora (281 Motorsports) highly customized SEMA car started life as a 2002 Speedster #02-0346.

Above: Rigoberto Saldana’s Screaming Yellow S281 #06-0094 sports custom painted hood and aftermarket wheels.

Above: Molly Pop showed up wearing new paint. Above: Two Transformer Movie cars were at the show.

Above, left & right: Reid Robbins’ 2011 Black Label #11-0035 showed up sporting a Star Wars’ themed vinyl wrap along with tons of carbon fiber pieces under the hood.

Above: Jean and Earl Slaven drove this black S331SC 08-0040T cross country to be part of the show. Thanks for the help!

Above: Rarer and rarer to see now-a-days is the Saleen XP8. We were lucky to have two present! The white XP8 (98-0027X) belongs to Devon Martinell, and the black XP8 (00-0029X), sporting the supercharger option, belongs to Todd Risko.


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Saleen had several new Black Labels on display at the September 26, 2015 Open House and Car Show.

Above & below: Black Label 15-0011C is headed for China. This car is wrapped in gold vinyl and the interior was done with gold accents to match the wrap. Instead of the normal supercharger upgrade, this car makes power with a turbocharger system.

Left & below: Black Label #15-0018 wear Ford’s Magnetic paint. The owner of this car chose to have the front accented with yellow vice the usual body color. All these cars are spoken for. Sorry. Photos by: John Rocksvold



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Above: This Black Label #15-0009 wears Saleen’s custom Be-ryllium paint.

Above: Hank Williams brought out his 1965 Shelby Cobra. He drove this car in several races and loves to share his times be-hind the wheel.

Above: Not all the Mustangs at the show were Saleen’s. Here are two awesome examples of the 2015 Mustang.

Above: After the show, Steve signed cars. Here he is signing Steve Cwynar’s brand new Yellow Label #15-0030. Above: Steve took time to sign posters and other things.

Right: Robert and Stacy Brown, with their three girls - Sara, Maggie, and Emma, pose with their Longest Distance Driven and First in Class awards.


Left: This amazing Candy Red hot rod with a huge, old school, blower thun-dered into the show.


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Sturgis Mustang Rally, Sturgis South Dakota: September 1-6, 2015 Text by: Betsy Beyer Photos by Rudy & Betsy Beyer

Tuesday, the 9th Annual Sturgis Mustang Rally opened with a Golf Outing and Golf Banquet.

Wednesday's events included the BF Goodrich Autocross Driving School, Ford Performance Racing Schools, Gateway Classic Mustang Ride-Alongs, and Military Tribute Day with a tribute run to the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Wednesday afternoon Vic Eubanks, Croftgate Jersey Car Care Products, had a "car washing race" with Leland Hollis. Vic thought he won, but the judge found some bugs! (Vic is a Saleen owner so I was rooting for him!) One small cap full of Croftgate Wash & Wax, one gallon of water, and one rag is all it takes to wash a car. Yes, it really works! When finished, all the dirt is in the bucket of water, and the car and rag are clean! Vic and Merideth are distributors of CrofgateUSA high performance eco-responsible car care prod-ucts. They have everything from waterless car wash and detailing products to low-water wash and wax. Their website is www.croftgatejersey.com and their email is [email protected].

Wednesday evening featured the Mustang Rodeo. Traffic cones and kids’ stick ponies stood in for the horses. Participants had to rope the horses and toss a few bean bags to score points with prizes for the top 3 Mustangs. After the Rodeo, a 9-Ball Tournament was held at the Knuckle Saloon.

Thursday was the day for the Fun Run that went to Sturgis Scott Peterson Ford, drive to Deadwood on Boulder Canyon Road, park-ing at the old train depot, pistol shooting competition at the Dakota Territory Guns, travel to Lead, through Spearfish Canyon, lunch at Latchstring Inn, stop at Roughlock Falls Picnic Area, drive through Spearfish, and back to Sturgis.

Thursday evening featured the Launch Box Competition. Individual competitors started in the designated Launch Box and had to stop in Stop Box, just 60 feet away. This was a test of acceleration and braking. Following the Launch Box competition, the Burnout Competition was held. Driver had to produce smoke for at least 30-seconds with a maximum of 90-seconds. Points were awarded for Instant Smoke, Constant Revolutions, Driver Control, Constant Smoke, Use of Burnout Box, and Crowd Reaction.

Friday was the day for the Black Hills Poker Run. Participants collected stamps at designated stops through Rapid City, Keystone (Mount Rushmore area), Hill City, and Custer. There was no time limit to return. This allowed for stops at Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monument. Poker Hands were drawn on Sunday.

Friday afternoon the 1st round of the Autocross Competition was held at the Thunder Dome. The Dyno was available to compete for the most horsepower.

Friday evening Barrel Racing, Drifting Competition, and Evening Social featuring Comedy Hypnotist Bruce Black were held at the Thunder Dome.

Saturday the judged Show & Shine was held in downtown Sturgis, followed by a parade on Main Street, Loud Pipes Contest in front of the Loud American Roadhouse, and Mustang Drag Racing at the Sturgis Dragway.

Sunday the Autocross Competition finals were completed, Poker Run participants drew poker hands, and all registered participants rolled the dice for a chance to roll “SALEEN” to win the Sturgis Mustang Rally Saleen Mustang. No one rolled “SALEEN”, so there was an auction for a Saleen held after the Sunday banquet.

Sunday evening the Awards Banquet was held at the Thunder Dome, followed by an auction of special rally items. Steve Saleen was the speaker for the evening. He addressed the crowd and presented a video featuring Saleens in the Movies. Steve was particular to make sure the sound system was turned up to give everyone the full rumbling effect of all the Saleen scenes. Awards for the Show and Shine and other competitions were presented at the end of the evening.

Tuesday, August 30 - Sunday, September 4, 2016 will be the 10th Annual Sturgis Mustang Rally. Plans for the 2016 event started 2 weeks after the 2015 event. http://sturgismustangrally.com


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Left: Steve Saleen, Jackie & Duane Olson with their 2015 Black Label Saleen 302 #025.

Above: Steve Saleen & Dwayne Olson ready for the Main Street Sturgis parade.


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Above, left & right: Frank Lawton riding in the Rodeo. Partici-pants had to rope the horses and toss a few bean bags to score points with prizes for the top 3 Mustangs.

Below: Robin Shrake and Jerry Fear, AKA Mayor of the Thun-der Dome”, dressed for the rodeo.

Rope the “horse”.

Burnout Competition

Barrel Racing

Below: Left, Vic Eubanks, Croftgate Jersey Car Care Products, had a "car washing race" with Leland Hollis, right.

Rodeo Rodeo


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Transformers Display: Celebrity Hotel, Deadwood, South Dakota

Saleen built the cars for the 2007 movie, Transformers. The Autobots were the good guys and the Decep-ticons were the bad guys.

The 1977 Camaro transformed into the Autobot Bumblebee. It was built by Saleen. The Decepticons were the bad guys. The black front clip on the right is the front of Barricade, the Decepticon police car in the movie. Barricade displayed the slogan “to punish and enslave”.

This display is at the Celebrity Hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota.

Above: Saleen owner has a replica of the Barricade, the Decepticon Police Car from the 2007 Transformers movie. The owner also owns the below display at the Celebrity Hotel, Deadwood.


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Above, left & right and below, left : all registered participants rolled the dice for a chance to roll “SALEEN” to win the Sturgis Mus-tang Rally Saleen Mustang. Below, right: Steve Saleen autograph session.

Above: No one rolled “SALEEN”, so there was an auction for a Saleen held after the Sunday banquet. Center, Troy and Micki Krieger won the auction for a Black Label Saleen.

Above: Steve Saleen was the speaker for the evening. He ad-dresses the crowd and presented a video featuring Saleens in the Movies.


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Mustang Club of Tampa Show: November 7, 2015 Text by: Betsy Beyer Photos by: Betsy & Rudy Beyer

While the car show season is ending in the northern states, the show season in Florida is going strong. The Mustang Club of Tampa hosted their 34th Annual Mustang, Shelby, & Ford Roundup at Bill Currie Ford.

Saleen 351 #13-001 was on display. Bill Currie Ford (5815 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33614) is a new Saleen Dealer. Frank Morales, Saleen Southeast Sales Representative recently moved to the Tampa area from Southern California. It is notable that Frank was the salesman that sold the black Mustang GT Convertible that was transformed into Orange County Orange Saleen 351 #13-001. It is also noteworthy that Frank was recently elected to the Mustang Club of America National Board of Directors.

Thank you to the staff at Bill Currie Ford: Tim Joslin, General Manager; Zach Webb, Saleen Sales; Christy Vannette, Marketing; and Jennifer Currie.

Above: Frank Morales, Southeast Saleen Representative with his 1966 Hertz Shelby GT 350.

Above, left to right: Tim Joslin, General Manager; Jennifer Currie; Christy Vannette, Marketing; and Zach Webb, Sales.

If you are interest in a Saleen from Bill Currie Ford, Zach Webb is the Saleen sales contact: [email protected] Zach Webb Cell 864-328-7091 Website www.billcurrie.com

Above: Saleen 351#13-001 on display at Bill Currie Ford, new Saleen Dealer.


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Above: Michelle Morton’s, Hollywood Homicide Press Car Saleen S281 SC #03-004. Left: Harrison Ford, Hollywood Homicide, Saleen S281. Below: Hollywood, intersection where an Escalade collided with the Saleen in the movie Hollywood Homicide. Photo taken by Betsy Beyer while with Steve Saleen on Sept. 18, 2011.


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Fun in the Sun: November 8, 2015 Text by: Betsy Beyer Photos by: Rudy Beyer

The Mustang Club of Charlotte County, Florida held their 14th Annual Mustang and Ford Fun in the Sun at Fisherman's Vil-lage, at Punta Gorda, Florida. The beautiful Charlotte Harbor made a picturesque background for the display of cars.

"The harbor environment’s expansive network of sheltered inlets, coastal and barrier islands, and back-bay preserves are defined by the confluence of the Peace and Myakka rivers, all leading to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a unique environment that draws year ’round fishing and boating enthusiasts from all over the world." Source http://fishville.com/recreation


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Calendar of Events Please visit www.soec.org/events for information on these events and other activities.

January 9, 2016 National Parts Depot

22nd Annual Ford & Mustang Roundup Silver Springs, Florida State Park

5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs, Florida 34488 http://www.npdlink.com/store/pages/ss_ford.html

April 17, 2016 31st Annual Fabulous Fords Forever

http://www.fabulousfordsforever.org/ Knott’s Berry Farm, 8195 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, CA 90620

June 3-5, 2016 All Ford Nationals, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

1000 Bryn Mawr Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlisle-events/carlisle-ford-

nationals/default.aspx

Saturday & Sunday, July 16&17, 2016 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Races and Car Shows

Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania http://www.pvgp.org

Thursday - Sunday, August 4-7, 2016 2016 Saleen Nationals, Saleen Club of America

http://saleenclubofamerica.com Planned for Ohio

Wednesday - Sunday, August 31 - September 4, 2016 Sturgis Mustang Rally, Sturgis, South Dakota

http://www.sturgismustangrally.com

Thursday - Sunday, September 1-4, 2016 Get your hotel reservations early.

Mustang Club of America 40th Anniversary Celebration Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana

http://www.mca40th.com

MCA 2016 National Shows Check the MCA website for details and regional MCA shows. www.mustang.org

2016 MCA National Shows

April 15 - April 17, 2016 Ancient City National MCA National Show

St. Augustine, Florida FL - Jacksonville Mustang Club http://www.jmcmustang.net/Ancient-City-National

June 3 - June 5, 2016

Magic of the Mustang Natioinal Show Reno, Nevada NV - Reno Mustang Car Club

http://www.renomustangcarclub.com/mca-magic-of-the-mustang.html

July 22 - July 24, 2016 Mustangs on the Niagara MCA National Show

Buffalo, New York - Grand Island, Beaver Island State Park Western New York Shelby and Mustang Club

Registration Deadline Online: March 1, 2016 https://motosho.com/event/562ebadd2917c

https://www.facebook.com/Mustangs-on-the-Niagara-2016-National-Show-1633099253641490/timeline/

September 30 - October 2, 2016

Coastal Carolina Mustang Club MCA National Show Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

http://www.carolinamustangclub.com

Mustang Club of America 40th Anniversary Celebration Thursday - Sunday, September 1-4, 2016 Text by: Betsy Beyer

November 2015: Steve Saleen’s schedule for 2016 is still undecided. The Mustang Club of America has approached Steve Saleen about attending the Mustang Club of America 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday—Sunday, September 1-4, 2016.

Registration and hotel reservations for this event are already available through the website set up for the event.

http://www.mca40th.com

Steve Saleen is giving consideration to attending this event. At this time (November 2015) it is a good possibility that Steve Saleen will attend this event. Readers will have to wait for confir-mation sometime in 2016. It is recommended that readers fre-quently check the 40th website for deadlines to register and get hotel reservations.

SOEC will post information on the website when details are available. http://soec.org

National Parts Depot 22nd Annual Ford & Mustang Roundup: January 9, 2016 Silver Springs, Florida State Park ALL PREREGISTERED VEHICLES MODEL-YEAR 1993-EARLIER PARTICIPATE FOR FREE, however registration must be turned in by January 1st, 2016, or you will be subject to the $10 fee! All vehicles model-year 1994-newer pay a modest park-fee of $10/car, with no charges for additional passes. All show proceeds go 100% DIRECTLY towards supporting Silver Springs. Day of Show Registration/Check-in: 7am-10am sharp. NO LATE ARRIVALS Silver Springs park hrs: 8am until sunset. NO EARLY DEPARTURES.

No judges, no tech, no “leave your top and windows up!” No broiling on blacktop in a mall parking lot with nothing to do. On January 9th, 2016, spend a relaxing day in a natural garden setting to visit with fellow hobbyists and friends. This is a just for fun event! Judging will be by people’s choice. Ballots will be due by 3:30pm and awards will be presented at 4:30 P.M. You must be present at the award ceremony to receive an award. Cars will be allowed to leave immediately following awards presentation.

The show also incorporates a Pony Trails Cruise to Cedar Key from NPD’s main warehouse 900 S.W. 38th Ave, Ocala, Florida. The cruise will be on Friday morning, January 8th. Participants are welcome to tour/browse NPD’s extensive private car and truck collection starting at 8 A.M. before a short driver’s meeting at 9:45 A.M., then the cruise departs. For more information, visit our website at http://www.npdlink.com/store/pages/ss_ford.html and click the “Pony Tails Cruise” button.

For more info call: Derek Putnam 352-861- 8701 (ext. 4227) or Email: [email protected]

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