Saleen SSV did most of the Ford GT build. To satisfy union contracts, the GTs were sent to the Wixom Plant to have the driver's seat, fluids, and Ford final assembly tag installed. The extent of the Saleen assembly work is not well known. I was at SSV many times and saw the almost completed vehicles loaded for shipment to Ford. I have photos of the Ford GTs in the SSV plant.
The Ford requirement to have the GTs built within 75 miles of the Ford Wixom plant is why Saleen opened the Troy, Michigan SSV, Saleen Speciality Vehicles, facility.
As a Saleen owner, I want to help Saleen get recognition for their work on the Ford GT project. The Carlisle event should help us give Steve Saleen recognition for his extensive roll in the building of the Ford GTs.
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