- Saleen Special Vehicles
Saleen, Troy, formerly known as Saleen Special Vehicles or SSV, is a
Saleen -owned and Saleen-operated small-volume, specialty vehicle assembly plant located 1225 East Maple Road inTroy, Michigan . The building housing this facility was previously aStanley door-manufacturing facility prior to renovations performed bySaleen to manufacture theFord GT (which occurred between 2003 and 2006). Prior to use byStanley , the building was the headquarters of the AMT Corporation, known by many as the premier manufacturer of 1:25th scale model cars in the 50's, 60's and 70's. The plant is currently used principally for production of the Saleen S331 Sport Truck, and various models of Saleen Mustangs. Additionally, followingSteve Saleen 's departure from the company, the core of Saleen's exterior styling and engineering has been relocated to Saleen, Troy.Manufacturing Facilities
SSV boasts a single assembly line outfitted to accommodate mixed-product production, a high-efficiency paint shop capable of high-bake paint cure processes, fabrication shop, and specialty car assembly area. Saleen currently conducts painting operations for the
Dodge Viper in the paint shop at Saleen Special Vehicles. Based upon production rates achieved during the manufacture of theFord GT , Saleen Special Vehicles is capable of producing as many as 15 complete vehicles per day.how-Car Facilities
SSV houses a multitude of specialty facilities configured with a focus upon the creation of vehicles for use in motion pictures and auto shows. SSV offers prototype model and assembly services to other automotive OEM companies.
Trivia
*The cars used in the movie Transformers were built at SSV
*A quote considered "infamous" at SSV from Steve Saleen reading: "Anybody can build cars from parts. Only you can build cars with no parts" appears on a multitude of small signs hung throughout the plant.Links
[http://www.saleen.com/ Official Site]
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