Vehicle Description
Steve Saleen, based in Irvine, CA, beat Ford to the punch by almost a year, by introducing his version of the Boss 302, before they could get theirs to market. A buyer coul visit the nearest certified Saleen Ford dealer and for just shy of $62,000 have a very potent unmistakable street warrior. Saleen's version isn't exactly a Boss, it comes tattooed with another name, one that arguably carries more fame and cachet than Boss. The signatures is none other than that of Parnelli Jones (Parnelli and Steve signed the dash of this example), the legendary race car driver who, in addition to winning the Indy 500 and numerous sprint-car, stock-car and Baja truck races, piloted a Boss 302 Mustang to the 1970 SCCA Trans Am title, beating the likes of Mark Donohue, Dan Gurney, Sam Posey and George Follmer. All of which makes Parnelli Jones the Boss. The Saleen/Parnelli Jones Mustang comes with just about every Boss 302 cue from 1970-save for the obvious one-each tastefully performed on Grabber Orange Mustang GTs following arrival at Saleen's Irvine facility from Ford's Flat Rock, MI, assembly plant, were completely stripped down and rebuilt to Saleen's specs. The nostalgic touches, applied in Irvine, consist of black side and hood stripes, the latter framing a functional Shaker hood, a black decklid, rear spoiler and louvered rear window cover, and 19" Minilite-inspired alloy wheels. Of course, all the powertrain and chassis goodies are there, too, including a 3.73:1 rear end, a Tremec 5-speed manual, specially calibrated Saleen N2 dampers and linear-rate coil springs, a Watts linkage on the live rear axle, 14"slotted front brake discs with 4-piston calipers and the requisite 302ci, 24-valve Ford modular V8 replete with forged-aluminum pistons and forged-steel connecting rods and crankshaft. Complete with a Marti Report, confirming this is the real deal a Saleen-Parnelli Jones Edition 2007 Mustang GT. 10,000 actual miles.
