I seen my first Saleen when I was 14 years old and fell in love with it. I finally found one when I was 35 in 2005, a used 2002 SC281 convertible done in mineral metallic grey #48 and pounced on buying it. Little did I know that this car was featured in a 2004 edition of 5litre mustang magazine that when I called Saleen inc, they sent me a package with a copy of the magazine, a registration slip and the California licence plate. When I received the package and called Saleen inc, I was informed that this car was Steve’s daily driver. So cool to own a part of Steve’s heritage and to this day, I still own this beautiful car. Thanks Steve for your creativity. I will own this car until I pass it down to my son……

Thank you for bringing us this throwback. Saleens definitely give a “if you know, you know” kind of vibe, and that’s pretty cool.

I remember drooling over the Saleen Mustangs in my late teens and early twenties! They were always out of my price range, but that never stopped me from wanting one. If I had to choose, I'd go for the S302 Black Label as my first choice with one from the late Eighties as a close second.

I used to own 2 Saleen mustangs…a red 2001 S281 supercharged speedster and a yellow 2002 S281 supercharged hardtop, both brand new off the showroom floor at a Ford dealer in Virginia back in 2001 and 2002.(I also owned an 89 gt 5.0 and 91 gt 5.0 back in my military days/wish I could go back to those good old days).All were amazing cars that I never should of sold. The chrome wheels on those saleens are and we’re so badass.. the sun reflecting off of those shiny clean chrome wheels could be seen for miles on a straight away. This 60 year old, now an old man, car enthusiast needs saleens new 2023 black label before I die.

@gerardorodruiguez5928

Жыл бұрын

the 2019 f150 blacklabel is gorgeous but very limited and exclusive these days, even the Mustangs, i wonder what their price would be down the road 🤔

Timeless! I’ll never forget driving my 99 mustang GT to Saleen in Orange County and seeing their factory. Super cool. This ole hits home. I was in my late teens now old man status 😂

@luisbarajas7931

Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful car I have myself a 2001 Saleen s281 # 01-892 convertible silver I'm the third owner it barely hit 100,000 miles on it today 3/29/2023 and I love it 🤍🐎🏆🏁

Love when you do these older car reviews Joe! Such simpler times and the sexiness of this Saleen still holds up. Thank you Raiti's Rides👍🏼

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

I am so glad to hear! They really were!

Joe. I love that car. I’ve once owned 2 mustangs, a 1991 and a 1993 convertibles. In 1964 I was 6 years of age. The 1964 1/2 mustang made me a muscle car nut for life and I like the chrome wheels.

Always loved that body style

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

Same here man!

Seeing Saleen Stangs in Motortrend magazines back in the day! I was drooling!

My Nextdoor Neighbor Had a Convertible Version S281 back in 2004 and I Feel in Love With it

That's a clean looking car! This is when I first fell in love with the Mustang.

Definitely want to row through those gears!

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

Oh heck yeah David! So do I!

My everyday vehicle!! Amazing video Joe.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

I can see you ripping it in this one!

@Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219

Жыл бұрын

@@RaitisRidesI will be planning on buying this used muscle car one day.

Oh my car enthusiast heart is pitter pattering right now! Supercharged v8,5 speed manual,SIGN ME UP!!!!!! great job as always you two😊😊😊😊

As a kid, this was my dream car for as long as I can remember... Even more so than the Cobra. Great review!

I love Saleen Mustangs. Great video. I would prefer an 89 SSC or fox body Saleens to the more current ones. Review an S351 if you can find one.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

I will try to track one down

Oh man this generation of mustangs are my favorite

One of my all time favs.

The New Edge Saleen is definitely a collector car and this one in white is nice!

$35K for an high performance Mustang…someone take me back to the 90s smh damn I love this car 💯💯💯 S/o to *’Steven’* he’s doing well (I miss Big Guns McGee and Crown Vic I hope they’re doing well) and happy new year Joe thanks for everything *#OnThrottle* 🔥🔥🔥

Real nice!!

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you!

@antonmursid2714

Жыл бұрын

Hi👋✌antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💞💝💖

Absolutely beautiful. I love the new edge mustangs. I had a ‘04 Mach 1 and loved it! Really cool to see you review this one.

If you're ever in the Austin TX area, I'll let you drive my Terminator. Love these cars. 🤠🤟 Been enjoying the videos brother. 🔥🔥🔥

@RaitisRides

9 ай бұрын

That would be awesome and thank you for your super thanks!

Love the sn95’s. Dream car is the 03-04 Cobra. And your in my old hometown in Kissimmee have fun down there!

I like this one Joe ! 😃 Love the wheels !!

Every Steve Saleen Mustang is a must buy. 🐎🐎🐎🐎

Always like the new edge mustangs, wish they kept 5.0 for them. Still blows my mind to this day that my dad called my buddies car (95’ GT with the 5.0) when he did a burn out in my parents driveway. I remember him running out of the bedroom shouting “damn push rod 5.0!” Great times. Lol

Love it I had a 02 gt always loved the saleen.

As an previous owner of one of those 2001 Saleen SCs, I have to agree with you for the most part. The Recaro seats were optional as where chrome wheels and you could get wider rear wheels with 295s on it. One of the best looking Saleens ever made. I had Saleen change out my rear wing and hood for the later Extreme cars. Those are the ones to get. I also owned a fox Saleen. Loved that car but it was stolen. Saleen put a lot of work into those cars, especiaaly the 89 SSC. Saleen was the first to CARB cert a modified engine in the SSC. I still own 2 Saleens, love the cars. Used them as my dailies until just recently. The price of gas has made that difficult. Who knows, may buy another one. Love the new Black Label. Great content as usual.

As always almost one take each for the exterior, the engine, and 2 for the interior. Aaaamazing Joe.

Awesome car!! Great job.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken for letting me bring them to you!

I have a 2001 Newedge Raiti that have the same wheels as this one only mine are staggered black chrome and look bad a$$! It's not a Saleen but man these wheels look good! Mines silver with a black c-stripe decal package lowered 1.5 on some good H&R springs and these five spoke Saleens really make it look good so i'm all in on these wheels and the car. Getting a new Stang in 2024 but keeping my Newedge. Not getting rid of it. Hava good one bro and thanks for the revue!

Love the chrome rims

Gotta love the new edge saleens. My dream new edge would have to be a Saleen Cobra/Terminator they’re super rare. I didn’t even know they existed up until a couple years ago when a local bought one. I didn’t believe it till I did my research, sweet cars😎

Funny you mention DeLorean with Flux Capicitor with the Marty Mcfly Meme going around today as one today is the date of him going to the future lol

Great job reviewing the older cars Joe! I hope the Honda pilot first drive is tommorow morning!

Awesome to see you check out one of these cars!

No hesitation. This is my favorite Mustang.

for me would take Mustang as is.. I'll keep the chrome wheels too.. awesome treat..

I own a 2000 speedster, thanks for this video, the wheels are 18" not 19, otherwise great job. These and the 96-98 saleens are my personal favorites. Always a great job!

Love seeing these cars still ! Nothing to hate about the S281 Mustang. I loved everything they did on that car!

These SN95 Mustangs are aging very well. Cool, good looking ride. Great review.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike for letting me share it with you!

The 1994-2004 Models 4.6. 281 V8 Was Pretty Sweet. I was Glad 5.0 was Back after 2005 the S95 platform was the Best in my Opinion part of the 99-04 Models

Thanks Rati. A blast from the past! I have a 1995 Roush Stage 3 GT I'm looking to restore but I'm still looking for my other dream car, the baddest Saleen of all, the S-351 (94-99)

Two uploads in one day 🙌🏾👏🏾👍🏾

I love it Joe and Lori and keep up the good work and I love the video 👍 💯💯💯

The best mustangs tbh. My brother has one pretty much similar with all the aftermarket body kits

Great video and Saleen mustangs were menacing back then. I had a 2001 Mustang and it was tight as I'm 6'3.

Dude Joe I had one of these bad boys, not a saleen, but MAN all the nostalgia rushing back 🤩💪🏻💪🏻 had the kenne bell roots supercharger. If you bought one of these real Saleen mustangs though you want the 351 Windsor. Trust me, I drove one. You want the 351 end of story. Mine was white too. Such a beaut Joe, nice capture Lori 🙌🏻

Love the new edge Mustangs!

I was lucky to have cousins with a 1996 S281, 2002 S281superchrged, it was an awesome time in my life.

Some of the cleanest wheels I've ever seen love em.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

Beast of a muscle car

The 4th gen Mustangs are a steal right now. Wish I had money enough to buy a dozen! Another great vid thanks Joe.

That’s pretty awesome for 2001

Love these. I have been looking for one since I sold my ‘95 Cobra two years ago.

I have 2000 S281 #740 BLK ON BLK LOVE IT White looks awesome thanks for sharing 😊

Sweet!! I have a 2002 and love it

Those are all the angles I remember when i would wash and wax it, so cool 👌🏻

That's a beautiful car I have my own 2001 Saleen s281 # 01-892 convertible silver I barely hit 100,000 miles on it today 3/29/2023 and I'm the third owner everything is original I got it when it only had 83.000 miles on it

Well, the 2001 Mustang GT is near and dear to my heart. LOL, I own a 2001 GT, and this Saleen amazing. Would LOVE to have this car.

Ford had soo many great special version mustangs GT in the early 2000s where each was unique and actually meant something SVT/Mach1/Cobra/Shelby/Saleen

@Boatanchorperformance

9 ай бұрын

Shelby wasn’t involved with Ford during the SN95 years, wasn’t until the S197 when he got back with Ford. There were also the Roush SN95 mustangs.

My 2002 S281SC is for sale 29400 miles. Oxford White, Every option. Thanks for the video.

Beautiful! Love the Saleens, though it makes me miss my Roush. I had a 2003 Jack Roush Classic edition number 38 out of I believe 50 made. Basically a stage 3 roush minus the side exhaust plus a bunch of spots signed by Jack himself and a unique "retro" shifter

@Adunca37

Жыл бұрын

I had number 3 stage 3 classic from 03. Loved that car

@psycopaintball22

Жыл бұрын

@@Adunca37 funny story, I bought mine from a friend named austin... what color was yours? Mine was dark shadow gray

Please review the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo. Not many people know about the S7.

I love the wheels !!!!! Keep it original SALEEN.........very cool car. Thanks Joe.

2001 Ford Mustang Saleen S281!

Love the wheels

This is a great car, I had one. It was a very good car, but the small blower and 2v limits were quickly reach. I think the Saleen looked better was not better than 4v Cobra with IRS for my driver purposes which I eventually got.

The Saleen mustangs, especially the Sn95 body cars, are some of my absolute favorite cars. They're absolutely gorgeous. One of my dream cars is either a Saleen cobra or a 94-95 S351.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

I like the way that you think!

@brandonj5997

Жыл бұрын

@@RaitisRides Same killer appearance, but more power and nostalgia. Way more expensive than a S281 though 😂. I like the 05-09 Saleen mustangs too, but I can't stand the blinkers they put on the front of them and the two bulb taillights as opposed to the stock mustang taillights.

Wasn't much of a mustang fan until I bought my 02 s281sc. Replaced the eaton with a Kenne Bell 2.1 and it's a ripper!

Beautiful

As an owner of a 2003 s281 sc before even watching this video, yes it is

My mortgage is 1 year away from being paid off. I will get a Mustang as my Reward!

Love The 2001! Just sold the same car # 235. Bought Car # 604! Oxford White 29K miles, Best Color for a Saleen. !! Great video! Thanks for that. Is that the car that sold for 42300? With 23000 miles???? God Bless America!

My uncle had one! Before he sold it to buy the 1967 GT500, him and my dad got caught in a snowstorm in it back in the very late 90's.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

You have a very lucky uncle.

The last mustangs that looked good 🐎

I had so Saleen Mustang back in the late 70s and then more recently. I had a Roush stage three mustang. The Roush was faster of course it was a bigger engine to the 5.0 supercharged.

Always thought the Saleens looked the best, i have a 2001 yellow convertible with spyder package, 1 of 1 according to Saleen, and a 2002 Saleen coupe in Satin Silver, but I've also owned a terminator since 2007, all fun good looking cars.

I remember back then I thought those were the coolest. And back then they were. But by today's standards to think I could out perform that with my GT just blows me away. I wouldn't trade my S550 for anything other than a Shelby GT 500.

@RaitisRides

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that input from your experience!

I remember the Saleen mustang in the movie 2 fast 2 furious

My dad built a 94 gt with fully authentic saleen kit with the magnesium wheel and then made it a single turbo drag car but unfortunately it hasnt run in 10 years

Saleens are always cool, I was always disappointed with the power advertised and the performance reality for whatever reason. Great pick to review guys!

@904Saleen

11 ай бұрын

They had a factory defect in the intercooler design that was never addressed. It was left up to members of the community to fix it, and luckily, they did. A guy created a heat shield to redirect all of the air through the intercooler and prevent it from escaping through gaps in the lower manifold. It brough the car back to its advertised power for more than one pull. Generally, one pull would send the IATs into the upper 100s, sometimes 200s, with the heatshield, it kept it in the 110-130 range on even the hottest days. Another guy also designed a grip plate that added an extra pulley after the blower pulley to reduce belt slip which the 99-00 cars suffered from the most with the Windsor timing cover design. 01-04 cars with the Romeo timing cover faired better, but the grip plate is known to actually net the 8psi it was supposed to make versus the 5-6psi is actually made stock.

I hated that the mustang didn't somewhat keep the sn95's dimensions.

Thank you for saying Saleen correctly.

@whatsupryan

4 ай бұрын

Ive owned a Saleen for 6 yrs now and I still say it wrong sometimes 🤷🏼‍♂️

DREAM car.. How much are they going for today

Oh, you should have tried to show it going over the block!

What did it sell for

I’m assuming you attended the auction what did that Saleen go for? I’m thinking about 100 grand.

Ah, I was at the auction and wanted to bid on this car. I thought the bidding would get to high. Instead I bid on a Bullitt . The car sold, I believe in the mid forties.

I use to always pronounce it as “say-lean.”

I've always loved the late 90s early 2000's body style mustang but I like the cobra svt body style more then the saleen 's

I went and watched Fast and Furious just to see this car all for about 30secs before it was demolished l😂 Saw one at a car show in 03' like this & had white wheels. That same year I had the 99' v6 35th anniversary edition. Owned it 8 years then a 00 GT for 4 years.

beautiful car, I miss my Terminator every day.

I actually once owned this car and I bought it from the original owner. This car originally came from NC. I had it for 3 or 4 years Love the car but sold it and got a LE 50th Anniversary Mustang I would love to know where it is now.

@user-hu5zy3eo4j

10 ай бұрын

Do you know what it sold for??

Sir please review Kia Mohave

I owned #786 2001 Saleen S-281 triple black convertible Supercharged with the Racecraft suspension and light bar. You did a great job, but the horsepower wasn't 350 HP it is rated at 365 HP.

Classic

Saleen one bad ass ride......... 95 and up

Gold firebird