s351rspeedster said:....well, I have the chasis of 85 #0140 waiting for restoration and a lot of TLC. She looked amazing before the fire. If all goes well, the work will begin in November after my honeymoon.....
bigwingsaleen said:I own 85-49. White/blue/blue. Known to be the 23rd Saleen built.
s351rspeedster said:Why isn't it the 49th one built
That's a good looking 4 eye.stangfan said:Hello. I have #86-012. Early production '86 with the '85 ground effects, early 4-spoke Wolf steering wheel and 15" Hayashi wheels. I removed the wheels in favor of some Work 3-piece 17" wheels. Black w/gray interior, 5-speed. Currently bone-stock (right down to the air intake silencer).
stangfan said:Hello. I have #86-012. Early production '86 with the '85 ground effects, early 4-spoke Wolf steering wheel and 15" Hayashi wheels. I removed the wheels in favor of some Work 3-piece 17" wheels. Black w/gray interior, 5-speed. Currently bone-stock (right down to the air intake silencer).
In the early days, Steve was just trying to sell cars. Most people were able to choose their number if it was still available. Cars with the number of 10 or less were held in reserve for financial backers, business associates, and Steve himself.RandyA said:If memory serves, the early cars (except for 1984) started at the number 7 and they were known to skip a few numbers along the way.
Stangfan - The front air dam is an '86. Notice the difference in my previous posting. If your car has rear spats instead of a full wrap around valence, then that is from '85.stangfan said:Hello. I have #86-012. Early production '86 with the '85 ground effects, early 4-spoke Wolf steering wheel and 15" Hayashi wheels. I removed the wheels in favor of some Work 3-piece 17" wheels. Black w/gray interior, 5-speed. Currently bone-stock (right down to the air intake silencer).
SaleenRanchIndy said:Stangfan - The front air dam is an '86. Notice the difference in my previous posting. If your car has rear spats instead of a full wrap around valence, then that is from '85.
stangfan said:The car has rear spats rather than the full wrap around rear valance. The front air dam may have been replaced by the original owner (probably came too close to a parking curb and shattered the original one). It is an early '86 air dam (non-functional side vents, functional center). But, talking to previous owners, as far as they know, the air dam had not been replaced. It also does not have the rear "third-eye" brake light which I know was mandated in '86 and Saleen could not ship cars without it.