Legion5

I'm thinking of making a custom dash plaque for my Saleen car which reads


The purpose of this is that id just to have a meaningfull dash plaque on my car.

Would this be completly stupid or look cool?

Couple problems with this:

Nobody knows when the first supercharged modular engine based Saleen was made.

If anyone has something better Id' love to hear it.

jdivad

Interesting idea. One question, what does the 1988 signify?

Unofficially or officially the SA-15 was the first modular Saleen with a charger. Depends on on opinions of the SPP backdoor effort. In 1999 the S/C was first offered as the R-Code option for the S281.

For the most part... before 1998... those Vortech huffed 4.6s were dealer/owner conversions.


Not to sound like a smart-butt, is the 2006 dash serialization plate not meaningful?


You could probably copy the "coin" idea from the Sterling and have something mid-dash... or maybe something, like a mid-mounted plate, inspired by the Shelby GT series. Or go "old-school" and produce a modern interpretation of the vintage Saleen console/shifter mounted plate.

Or... you can be like Ned S. and his "SL-01" car. Just do something that will leave people scratching their noggin.

sowaxeman

I haven't had time to log on much these days, but I thought I would check things out and this post left me with a major WTF

Anniversarys are for the most part about a body style or code....Fox, SN95, SN-New Edge and S197. Even if they did an annivesary for Push-rod vs Modulars.....your engine is a new design 3v not comparable to the 2v that came out in 1996. The first available mod with an SC was the SA-15 so for counting sake it was 1997. Also, what is 1988....Saleen was established in 1984.

You have a several things meaningful on your dash already....the S logo on the wheel, the SALEEN guagues, and the Saleen Production Dash Plaque above the glovebox.....so I answer your question with: Yes, I think this is a totally stupid

Legion5

the 1988 thing is a typo.

While I'm sure the modular engine deserves praise I don't think it works well in a Dash Plaque.

This is what I've decided on:



Oppinions?

Saleen Mike

1986???

Does that make my 1985 Saleen a "pre-production" model?

What about those '84s in Stu's garage?

Legion5

Nope your car is a legitimate production model, because Saleen's corporate RACING career started in 1986.

Saleen Mike

I know it is, I was just wondering why you picked 1986.

You do know the last time Saleen "corporate" fielded a track car was 2000, right?

"Customer cars" are still driven today.

Legion5

What about the Saleen/Oreca racing team?

1986 was the first year Saleen raced in the SCCA.

http://www.saleen.com/history.htm

Saleen Mike

Customer car racing a Saleen S7R (2006 & 2007), just like Hidden Creek, ACEMCO, RML, Gramn Nash...

Saleen Mike

...Vitaphone, Zakspeed, Full Speed Racing, Larbre Competition...