Truth be told, I think the real reason that that all fell apart was because that time period was the beginning of the end for Saleen. They really wanted everyone to come there, but at the last minute, it became a "er, we are in a production changeover period." Having been there on more than one occasion, I felt that hard to believe.
From what I've seen, it's virtually all over. I talked to Bryan Chambers the other day and he is now at a company in Michigan called Alternative Automotive Technologies, and he was one of the last hardcore Saleen guys left from the Ford GT era. Obviously, we all saw the liquidation that went on recently at the troy facility. The retail store is gone. Paul Wilburn is at Aptera.
Rough times.
