Roush 1993 Shelby SAAC MKII Mustang

I remember reading the articles in Mustang Monthly, Super Ford & other publications when these SAAC Mustangs were first introduced back in the early 90's. Being a Saleen owner my first thought was that the club was merely attempting to exploit the market that Steve had already established; not unlike others @ the time such as Fittipaldi, BBK, Steeda, etc. who attempted to introduce specialty aftermarket Mustangs (I think I still have an old article that lists all of the specialty Mustangs from the period). Of course Steeda is the only one who has survived along with Roush who came several years thereafter.

The fact that the SAAC cars were initially available exclusively to club members only confirmed in my mind that this was a vanity project on the part of the club's hierarchy.

Yes, they featured engine modifications that the standard Saleens didn't offer, but for the price premium the SAAC's were demanding, a Saleen owner could have installed the same components. Not to mention the fact that despite the aftermarket wheels & bodyside stripes, the SAAC's looked too much like a standard Mustang GT.

No thanks.

The only thing unique about the car is the 17in custom Simmons wheels. Other than that you are getting a GT covertible with some GT40 motor goodies.

I wouldn't take two of these for my fox Saleen vert.

FASN8N said:

Other than that you are getting a GT covertible with some GT40 motor goodies.

I wouldn't take two of these for my fox Saleen vert.

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That's like calling a Saleen an LX with a body kit. I personally think the Saleen verts are much nicer cars but the SAAC cars bascially had very similiar mods to the Saleens with engine mods to boot. More power, 5 lug 4 wheel disc, suspension upgrades, etc. Cool cars but I just don't see the SAAC cars being big collector items becaure they were never sold through dealers.