After reading (96saleenconv) posted Review & Guide called, "Saleen Buying Guide Get Proof" which is a very helpful tool for someone interested in purchasing a Used or New Saleen Mustang,  I wanted to follow up & write a little more Helpful details here for a potential Saleen Buyer,  Future Owner!   Over the last few years,  I have seen some Saleen Replicas that could fool almost an expert at first glance and have fooled Automotive Dealers who have taken some of those cars in as trade ins thinking they were Real Saleens!  Some of the Fake Saleens, Saleen Replicas, Saleen Clones out there have all the identical makings of an Authentic Saleen even down to the Saleen Engine Bay Plaque,  Saleen Console Plaque and Bumper Number!   I've even seen some Fake Saleens with Saleen Look-a-like Engine Plaques with Fake Production Numbers on them!  For an expert this is usually easy to spot by the type of font used, but this has even fooled experts before in the past!  At a Saleen Car Show at the Saleen Facility a few years back a Fake Saleen Convertible had all the Real markings of being an Authentic Saleen, but was a Replica! Despite being a Clone the owner of that car won best in its class of Saleen Mustangs and even fooled the Saleen Judges!! The following year the same car came back and was spotted by a more detailed Saleen Representative as a fake and removed out of the Saleen Class for not being Real! From experience I've also seen some Fake Saleens where some of the owners were trying to pass it off as Real (Maybe they were had?) with Authentic Saleen Engine Plaques and Saleen Console Plaques that were either stolen off another Authentic Saleen or from a Wrecked Saleen!  What I'm getting at here is that Buyers should be aware and if you are interested in buying an Authentic saleen, find out all the details 1st about that year car before jumping in!  Ask Saleen Experts on Mustang Forums there opinions on the car and its value, get your hands on, "The Saleen Book" for Saleen car year details, etc.. and definately call Saleen at (949) 597-4900 with the Vin number of the car and they will be able to tell you if its Real and what kind of Saleen it is and its options that it originally came with!  With how Saleens were produced, put together & changed over at the different Saleen Facilities over the years not all same year Saleens came with identical stuff!  So this fact along can confuse even an expert at times, so do your homework here!!  Earlier Saleen cars pre 1994 did not all come with White Faced Gauges to clear the air on (96saleenconv) Post!  Along with the the classic Saleen bumper number, Saleen engine bay plaque & Saleen console plague, Saleen also has a hidden number marked on each Saleen car which matches those ID's. Different year Saleens have them located in different areas on a Saleen hidden from plain view! If your Hunting for a Saleen,  I hope you have found this informative & helpful! Please Vote, Yes if so and if you have any other Saleen specific questions please feel free to ask, I might be able to help you here!