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- 47,900 overpriced
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- classiccars.com
One of the biggest names in hot rod mustangs is saleen incorporated. By offering limited edition, high performance turnkey sports cars, steve saleen took his company from a garage bay tuner to a highly respected oem level manufacturer. And as one of only 500 cars produced to honor legendary indianapolis 500 winner parnelli jones, this spotless 2007 parnelli jones 302 is perhaps one of his coolest creations. And with this example showing less than 1700 original miles, this 2007 saleen is virtually a showroom-fresh offering. And despite performing everyday tasks as flawlessly as a stock mustang, the car has been completely re-envisioned to incorporate many subtle tweaks which recall the glory days of trans am racing. To create that road ready, trans am racer appearance, saleen equipped the parnelli jones 302 with every cosmetic trick in their book. At the front of the car, a re-designed front bumper cover hangs a chrome trimmed grille and injection molded headlight dividers above a black serial number and racing style air dam. Behind that bumper, a black striped and fully functional shaker hood holds race derived hood pins in front of satin finished "s302" emblems. Ornamentation is kept to a minimum with a black 302 side stripes and saleen branded billet racing style gas cap. And ford's classic mustang profile is augmented by aggressive saleen side skirts and throwback c-pillar vents which recall classic shelbys of the 1960s. At the back of the car, a louvered, satin black rear window visor sits above a traditional saleen championship decal, and a satin black trunk deck props a clean '70 boss-style wing. Below that wing, a custom chrome trimmed rear valence displays both a custom saleen parnelli jones emblem and a traditional ford emblem, and a custom rear bumper weaves a black splitter around stainless exhaust tips. And, like the legendary trans am fords it honors, this car doesn't carry the imbalanced weight and mechanical stigma of having a big engine shoehorned into a tight engine bay. The pristine small block fits naturally between the cars glossy grabber orange fenders and presents a factory-fresh appearance. It's exceptionally clean, nothing is out of place and there is absolutely no dirt or other signs of wear and tear. Drivetrain/suspension in keeping with both steve saleen and parnelli jones race ancestry, this limited edition mustang was designed utilizing saleens own precision suspension. Taking advantage of the mustang's macpherson front and 3 link rear chassis, saleen engineers carefully chose springs, shocks, and sway bars that improve responsiveness without sacrificing ride quality. In fact, this may be the greatest improvement granted by the new mustang platform: the ability to corner and handle like a thoroughbred without the hammering of previous performance suspensions. Exhaust is expelled through a traditional saleen stainless steel system that provides their legacy low resonating sound. Interior inside, saleen makes the ford interior its own with leather upholstery and plenty of signage. The leather seats have been fitted with bright grabber orange inserts, orange stitching and centered parnelli jones emblems. The ornate mustang dash houses a saleen vintage instrumentation panel which displays "saleen parnelli jones edition" scripts among white letters on black backgrounds. An integrated twin gauge pod, which displays oil pressure and temperature, sits above both steve saleen and parnelli jones autographs. In front of the driver, a traditional mustang steering wheel has been fitted with a "saleen parnelli jones edition" emblem. Between the seats, a traditional ford console holds a saleen quick shifter that's complete with a custom, satin-finished parnelli jones shift knob. This parnelli jones 302 is the ultimate saleen when it comes to total driving experience, and with less than 1700 miles of drive time, it's an essentially brand new piece of mustang and saleen history. Don't miss this opportunity to acquire what may very well be the coolest mustang ever built! Power Windows✔ Air Conditioning✔ Leather Seats
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