In the story book of post-war American sportscars, the pages are filled with many individuals who built models that could compete with the best examples constructed by Europe’s storied marques.

Briggs Cunningham, Caroll Shelby, and, perhaps more recently, Dan Panoz come to mind.

Steve Saleen has definitely earned a few paragraphs in that book as well.

Like others before him, he first established his brand as a racer and tuner of Mustangs for both the street and track.

Building ever more successful race cars that were winning at the world’s legendary tracks, by 1999 Steve had ventured into the construction of his eponymous automobile, the Saleen S7.

Produced between 2000 and 2007, the S7 is underpinned by a bespoke carbon fiber chassis, race-derived suspension, and mid-engined layout which positioned it as an attractive platform for motorsports competition and consumer sales in approximately equal measure.

Power is provided by a 427-cubic inch, twin-turbocharged V-8 engine offerin...