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Old 03-14-2007, 03:03 AM
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I stumbled across this 4-page article about how Phil Frank's design for the '05-'07 S281 came about. I'm not sure if any of you have seen this before, but I thought it was worth posting:

http://www.carbodydesign.com/tuning-...81-mustang.php

I liked the rough sketches on page 1 of the rear end (especially the one with 4 circular tail lights) and the hood vent cover.
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Old 03-14-2007, 04:42 AM
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Burrito.


Nice write up.

Here is Phil's site. He's a really nice guy in person.

http://www.phil-frank.com/
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Old 03-14-2007, 07:15 AM
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The new edge wheels look awesome on that.
my fav pic
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Old 03-14-2007, 11:20 AM
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The new edge wheels look awesome on that.
my fav pic
those lights and the back make it look a little like the new dodge challenger...

thanks for the article post, burrito!
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Old 03-14-2007, 11:34 AM
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That's a great article. Did Phil Frank design any of the past Saleen Mustangs? Says he did the S7 but no mention of prior Mustangs.
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Old 03-14-2007, 03:48 PM
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That's a great article. Did Phil Frank design any of the past Saleen Mustangs? Says he did the S7 but no mention of prior Mustangs.
He worked on the '94-'98 and '99-'04 Saleens as well. Check out his website (see the link in SayWhen's post) and click on the various car thumbnails. There will be a number of grey boxes along the bottom of the screen. Click on each box to see various pix and sketches for prior Saleen designs. Fun stuff.
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That's a great article. Did Phil Frank design any of the past Saleen Mustangs? Says he did the S7 but no mention of prior Mustangs.
He worked on the '94-'98 and '99-'04 Saleens as well. Check out his website (see the link in SayWhen's post) and click on the various car thumbnails. There will be a number of grey boxes along the bottom of the screen. Click on each box to see various pix and sketches for prior Saleen designs. Fun stuff.
...and his personal saleen was for sale recently at performance autosport. It was kind of expensive, though.

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Old 03-17-2007, 03:24 AM
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Thanks for the link!
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