2003/2004 Saleen THUNDERBIRD pics inside...

TBKHomeworld

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Today I had the pleasure of touring the Saleen factory in Irvine, California. It was a nice treat being able to see all the mustangs, the S7, but MOST especially the Saleen Thunderbird.

It's a beauty of a car that the pictures just don't capture.

Click if ya wanna see them bigger.

<a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-01.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-01.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-02.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-02.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-03.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-03.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-04.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-04.jpg" border="0"></A>
<a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-05.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-05.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-06.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-06.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-07.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-07.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-08.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-08.jpg" border="0"></A>
 
Stupid post picture limit...anyway, here are more.


<a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-09.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-09.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-10.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-10.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-11.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-11.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-12.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-12.jpg" border="0"></A>
<a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-13.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-13.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-14.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-14.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-15.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-15.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-16.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-16.jpg" border="0"></A>
<a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-17.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-17.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-18.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-18.jpg" border="0"></A> <a href="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/saleentbird-19.jpg"><img src="http://www.tbkhomeworld.com/pics/2003/saleen/s-saleentbird-19.jpg" border="0"></A>
 
Now I like the front end, that is very cool. Still hate the rear end treatment. I think the designers just lost interest when they got to the back. Only so much Saleen can do with that. The rear looks like it's going :eek: doesn't it? I haven't been a big fan of the car due to price and the near miss retro appearance, but this one is growing on me. I really like that front clip.


Edit: BTW, nice shots there, thanks for sharing! Did you get any of the S7 and others?
 
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TBK nice pics. I don't get it though. Why does Saleen waste their time with the current tbird, which in my view, is less of a performance oriented car than our SC's. Seems like this treatment should've been given to the SC. I think they would've had more to work with. I think the new birds are ok. Like 'em better in person than pics. The Saleen tbird doesn't do anything for me.
 
It finally looks good enough for me to buy :p

My mother was going to buy one (Not a saleen) but it doesn't have back seats, so she bought a caddy sts instead.

The car just doesn't look right... round headlights are wrong... and the car has too big of a trunk.
 
The front looks pretty nice, but the rest of the car looks like
crud...I think the stock ones look better.
It looks like a mexican low rider. All it needs is one of those little chain steering wheels and some hydraulics.
 
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