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This, and the recently-revealed Cobra Special and GT-40 give me a lot of good reasons to prowl some Ford dealerships this Summer.

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Bumping this, my first-ever thread post at FR. Not particularly earth-shattering, but there must be SOME gearheads here who still love front-engine, rear-drive musclecars.

These are the original way to pi$$ off the enviro-pinkos, AND look cool doing it. Cars like this are one of my many reasons for loving this country like I do.

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And now, some pictures of this little sweetie:

[2Trievers]

Great post LC ... this 'Tang looks super ... but I still love my Bavarian wheels ... &;-)

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

I think I'll wait until I can afford a Saleen SR. Might be a while though!

	SR COUPE
ENGINE	351 cid (5.8L) Saleen Centrifugal Supercharged OHV 90 degree V-8 Horsepower - 505 @ 5400 / Torque - 500 ft. lbs. @ 3500 Compression ratio 8.2:1 / Bore and stroke - 4.00" x 3.50" Sequential electronic fuel-injection 65 mm throttle body Saleen upper/lower manifold 80 mm mass-air sensor 36 lb./hr. fuel injectors Hydraulic roller camshaft and lifters Forged aluminum pistons, aluminum heads Saleen ceramic coated headers Saleen 2.5" stainless steel 4-way catalytic high flow exhaust High flow fuel pump Premium fuel calibration Saleen high performance radiator
DRIVETRAIN	Saleen Quick Ratio 6-speed manual transmission Ford 9" Limited Slip differential Custom balanced driveshaft
SUSPENSION	Front: Saleen independent uneven length double wishbone with Saleen N2 triple adjustable shocks and adjustable sway bars Rear: Saleen 3 link live axle with sway bar Performance Enhancements: Unibody construction with roll cage and suspension reinforcement, power assisted rack and pinion steering
BRAKES	Power 4-wheel ABS disc brakes with integrated cooling ducts Front: Saleen 14.4" metallic disc with 4-piston calipers Rear: Saleen 13.0" metallic disc with 4-piston calipers
WHEELS	Saleen five spoke alloy wheels Front 18" x 10" Rear 18" x 11"
TIRES	High performance Pirelli PZero, Front: P285/30 ZR-18 Rear: P335/30 ZR-18

PERFORMANCE

NOTHING COMPARES WITH SALEEN PERFORMANCE
Model	1/4 Mile (second)/MPH	0-60 MPH (second)	Lat. Accel.	Braking FT. 60-0 MPH	Resale Value	M.S.R.P*
SALEEN SR	11.8/124.0	4.0	1.09g	98	HIGH	$158,000
JAGUAR XJR	12.6/117.2	4.5	.95g	N/A	HIGH	$1,000,000
DODGE VIPER GTS	12.8/111.0	4.4	.97g	129	AVERAGE	$73,030
PORSCHE 911/TURBO	12.9/112.6	4.5	.91g	126	AVERAGE	$99,720
LOTUS ESPRIT/V-8	13.0/102.8	4.4	.90g	125	LOW	$86,977
CORVETTE	13.3/107	4.8	.93g	116	LOW	$48,540
LAMBORGHINI DIABLO	13.2/109.6	4.7	.87g	116	HIGH	$268,071
FERRARI 355	13.3/107.2	4.9	.93g	119	AVERAGE	$133,080
ACURA NSX	13.5/105.7	5.0	.89g	123	LOW	$89,290

[ConservativeLawyer]

Gearhead bump for later reading!

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Just doing a thread update... Per Blue Oval News and others, the horsepower numbers on the Mach-1 are 305 bhp, with 320 ft/lbs of torque (although some posters on their Mustang threads swear that the motor really gets about 325 hp). The price on the ride is $28,500 on MSRP (invoice appears to be about $26,000, however. I love the 'net!)

The car recently was tested on some dragstrips and put up some impressive numbers...12.9 second quarters, stock.

Incidentally, the new Cobras are posting some wild numbers as well: dyno tests by some automotive magazines reveal an astonishing 410 hp on stock examples, and this climbed to 425-430 with some bolt-on exhaust and intake components. it also dove into the 12-second marks on the quarter mile.

Hey, since all the environazis are all flapped up about the eeeevvvviiilll SUV's, maybe we should REALLY pi$$ them off, and buy these new muscle cars. You have to admit, the look on some liberal-in-a-Yugo's face as you blow by with open pipes is priceless!

Mach-1 Registry. More photos here!