William Tally

William Tally, known to his closest colleagues by the nickname of "T-bone Tally" and formerly the CTO of Saleen, Inc., was responsible for heading the deveopment of the powertrain of the Saleen S7, the first modern American supercar.

He began his automotive career as a mechanic working with the Kel Carruthers AMA Grand National 500cc Word Championship factory Yamaha racing team in 1975. In the following years, he was involved in race engineering efforts in CART and a number of other racing series. In 1996, Tally caught the eye of Steve Saleen while heading a number of NASCAR engine engineering projects. Tally joined Saleen in 1998 to develop the 7.0L engine that was eventually used to power the Saleen S7.Before becoming CTO at Saleen, Tally had served in the positions of S7 program Chief Engineer, VP of Engineering, and VP of Advanced Engineering. While at Saleen, Tally headed the development of Saleen's Series VI supercharger, a patented supercharger design. In June 2007, he joined ZX Automobile Company of North America, Inc., a subsidiary of China America Cooperative Automotive in the position of CTO.