Saw that this morning too. Numbers check out in the book though. Number 14 has the last three of 542, is a coupe, and 1st owner was in FL. Doesn't mention on automatic though.
If its a clone they went to a lot of work on things like the pipes in the trunk, matching the numbers up, recaro interior, etc, but the wheels and the decals look like S***. Maybe its a flood car or something.
If its a clone they went to a lot of work on things like the pipes in the trunk, matching the numbers up, recaro interior, etc, but the wheels and the decals look like S***. Maybe its a flood car or something.
Let us know what you find, here's a couple of oddities that stuck out to me.
16 wheels??
The Saleen stripes and lettering on the side are all wacked, 1 short 1 long, even crooked, with the S A L E E N in the wrong spot.
The # 14 on the front is placed wrong also, almost hanging over the front of the car.
S A L E E N on the rear bumper is aftermarket.
16 wheels??
The Saleen stripes and lettering on the side are all wacked, 1 short 1 long, even crooked, with the S A L E E N in the wrong spot.
The # 14 on the front is placed wrong also, almost hanging over the front of the car.
S A L E E N on the rear bumper is aftermarket.
Scott!
Don't do it! It's a rebody. Damn.
Those tubes are cooling tubes for the fuel tank. The EPA was coming down hard on Saleen in 99 to keep suel temps down. Joe at Chicane who was incharge of the cert and helped out with the cars at the time came up with this set up. Who ever swapped everything over in the car went to a lot of trouble. scott can handle it though. Hell it is red!
Don't do it! It's a rebody. Damn.
Those tubes are cooling tubes for the fuel tank. The EPA was coming down hard on Saleen in 99 to keep suel temps down. Joe at Chicane who was incharge of the cert and helped out with the cars at the time came up with this set up. Who ever swapped everything over in the car went to a lot of trouble. scott can handle it though. Hell it is red!
s351
what do you mean by a rebody, how can it keep the same VIN, and also how would you transfer that sticker from the door jam, although i dont disagre with you there are a few items on this car this car that seam odd, one the price, 2 im thinking what he said in the top post as far as water damage, a few things also stick out, i thought the pipes for the fuel tank cooling were on the left side, mabey that was just the protype one, all the stickers seam very off, seams like its been painted recently, wrong wheels, the cuts in the carpet in the trunk seam wrong, front bumber looks like its not lined up corectly, missing trunk emblems, for more of a clue it just had paint, also some of the seals look very new, like the ones around the mirors, all and all you got a great deal for what it is if it is that, just looks to me like some one sprayed the outside and didnt jam it and took no effort in making the corect adjusments to the decals and such.
what do you mean by a rebody, how can it keep the same VIN, and also how would you transfer that sticker from the door jam, although i dont disagre with you there are a few items on this car this car that seam odd, one the price, 2 im thinking what he said in the top post as far as water damage, a few things also stick out, i thought the pipes for the fuel tank cooling were on the left side, mabey that was just the protype one, all the stickers seam very off, seams like its been painted recently, wrong wheels, the cuts in the carpet in the trunk seam wrong, front bumber looks like its not lined up corectly, missing trunk emblems, for more of a clue it just had paint, also some of the seals look very new, like the ones around the mirors, all and all you got a great deal for what it is if it is that, just looks to me like some one sprayed the outside and didnt jam it and took no effort in making the corect adjusments to the decals and such.
It sounds like you may have found something to good to be true here, but I know you know your S351's! What a Rare car with the Gold Graphics and Gold Wheels as an option, like a Newer Version of Terry's car! Even if its an automatic now, I bet its a blast to drive! Hopefully when you see it in person its as good as it looked in the pictures!
DAMNIT!!! How did that slip through my search filter? I have a few searches with eBay that notifies me when a 99' Saleen S351 comes up! I've been getting E-mails, but they have been for stupid brochures. Haven't seen a '99 vehicle come up in quite some time. Nice catch, definitely let us know all about it when you get it home!
I'm torn right now whether to continue looking for a '99 S351 or try and find an SA-10. Geeze, I'm not aiming too high, am I?
I'm torn right now whether to continue looking for a '99 S351 or try and find an SA-10. Geeze, I'm not aiming too high, am I?