The saleen mustang was a slightly modified version of the anything but normal Ford Mustang which commenced building in 1964. The Saleen Mustang was not built until 1984 and was design which was meant to add more prestige to the already sporty mustang. It was a racing car driver by the name of Steve Saleen that designed that car as one of the several parties that participated in the Saleen’s construction. Construction started a year before it was released however this was not a concern for the investors because they knew the car was going to be a top seller and good racing machine. Even though the real focus ended up being on the appearance of the new Mustang completely through cosmetics the original 1984 Saleen Mustang ended up with only the 6 cylinder as standard and the V8 as the optional extra. This was a real disappointment to the waiting public who thought that Ford and the other participants were about to release the super cars of all the pony cars but unfortunately it was all sugar coated and the Saleen ended up not selling as well as they had hoped.

As the years went by the Saleen Mustang started to become the car that it was intended to be when they started to put larger, more powerful engines in them as well as gearboxes that were designed for racing. The Saleen was seen in the La Mans race several times which was saying that this car could keep up with any car on the planet. This long and tough race was the perfect road test for the new and improved Saleen Mustang towards the end of the eighties. It was perfect for other long distance racing as well. The 465 hp engine was enough to keep up with any other unmodified sports car but it wasn’t until the 620 hp engine was put in that the car started to really perform both on and off the track. The character Barricade out of the movie Transformers was a Police Saleen Mustang and one of the favorite characters of the bad guys on the bad guy’s side.