DURING A CHAMPAGNE reception at the Saleen World Headquarters, President Steve Saleen handed over the keys to ‘a Lady in Red’, the first S7 Road Car, to Mr. Jerry Ritzow of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For the past year, the S7 has been burning up the road circuits of America and Europe, winning four different GT Championships during 2001, a remarkable feat for an all-new car. And while the S7 continues its winning ways in 2002, and is set for a repeat appearance at the most prestigious endurance race in the world including a fine 5th place in this years Le Mans 24hrs, the key ceremony is the fulfillment of a promise made by Steve Saleen at the very beginning of the S7 project.

“We will race the S7,” Saleen said, “because much of what we have learned about how to make a better performing Mustang for the street came from our racing. We will apply similar lessons from the S7 in competition to the street version we will produce.”

Manufacturing and marketing a fully DOT and NHTSA certified automobile isn’t easy and this is especially true of a small manufacturer like Saleen. But Saleen has been doing just this with his high-performance Mustangs since 1964.
The S7 is built in a separate part of Saleens’s 120,000sq.ft. facility. Two to four S7 Roadcars will be built per month and Steve says he has confirmed orders for 50 already.

Price for a S7 Road Car: $395,000.00.

For more information about purchasing a S7 Road Car you can telephone Saleen: 949-597-4900, fax: 949-597-0201 or visit the Saleen Website: www.saleen.com

By Harvey Schwartz, American Editor