1999 Ford Mustang for sale $22,900

1999 Ford Mustang $22,900
Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad
Price: $22,900
Contact: View Original Ad from Hemmings
Location: Cleveland, OH
Details: NEW PRICE! 10,636 original miles. One owner. Totally unmodified. Only 64 supercharged Saleen coupes were built in 1999. Beautiful, fast, beautifully maintained.

Chrome Yellow was one of the signature colors on the Saleens in 1999, and if you looked in any of the magazines of the day, youandrsquo;d probably see reviews of a car very much like this coupe. Saleen added their usual body kit, which smoothly blends Saleen and Ford parts to create a tasteful but dramatic look thatandrsquo;s also very functional. Thereandrsquo;s a custom chin spoiler up front, complete with Saleen production number under the left headlight, a tradition from the very beginning. The side skirts visually lengthen the musclebound Mustang, and custom gills in the quarter panels, a special C-pillar was added, and a SALEEN-emblazoned rear bumper finishes the look. Oh, and thereandrsquo;s also a special wing thatandrsquo;s aggressive but not ridiculous, something thatandrsquo;s hard to avoid in the Mustang aftermarket. Of course, it remains in excellent condition with so few miles, showing only one or two scuffs that have been touched up properly. It has never been hit, wrecked, or rusty, and the fit is remarkably good, as youandrsquo;d expect from a car with an original price tag that was nearly 50% more than a stock Mustang GT.

The original black leather buckets are plenty supportive for the kind of driving this car enjoys and remain in excellent condition with only light comfort marks on the driverandrsquo;s chair. The door panels, dashboard, and headliner are all pretty much as-new, and there are Saleen-logo floor mats protecting the carpets. Saleen added a set of special white-faced instruments to the Ford gauge panel, including a 200 MPH speedometer, which is probably not just hyperbole in this particular car. Custom pedals give it a racy look and the short-throw shifter for the 5-speed manual transmission feels more like a toggle switch with positive engagement and slick throws. Up top, thereandrsquo;s a special gauge pod with more white-faced gauges, this time for boost pressure and intercooler temperature, and the installation is so neat that you almost think thatandrsquo;s the way Ford did it originally. Of course, just about everything was standard on the Saleen, including power windows, locks, and mirrors, A/C (still ice cold!), and the Mach 460 sound system, which sounds fantastic, even today. The back seat has probably never hosted a visitor and the trunk looks new and includes a space-saver spare thatandrsquo;s never been down.

The 281 stands for 281 cubic inches, the displacement of Fordandrsquo;s 4.6 liter SOHC V8. The SC part stands for SuperCharged, which comes complements of a roots-style blower sitting neatly atop the engine. Known for instant boost and big torque, it transforms the mild-mannered 4.6 into a torque factory capable of incinerating the tires through the first three gears. Turn the key and it starts instantly, thanks to custom tuning by Saleenandrsquo;s experts, and if you donandrsquo;t get too aggressive, itandrsquo;s perfectly happy to trundle around town and sit in traffic with the A/C blowing. But get it out on the open road and youandrsquo;ll quickly learn that it makes full boost faster than you can get your foot on the floor and going full throttle in any of the first three gears generates fearsome acceleration and quite a bit of tire smoke, too. The remarkable thing is how docile it feels, yet the performance envelope is huge.

The 5-speed manual gearbox doesnandrsquo;t seem to mind the added torque churning through it and thanks to Saleenandrsquo;s special shifter and upgraded clutch, itandrsquo;s a joy to row it through the gears. 3.27 gears were standard equipment, and thatandrsquo;s whatandrsquo;s in this car, since with all that torque you donandrsquo;t really need a lot of gear to get things moving. Saleen added select Racecraft suspension components, including springs, sway bars, and

Analysis: Poor Deal, 26.0% above market avg. What's this?