Actual "Barricade" Saleen Mustang Available on eBay; Early Christmas Present?

Devastattor wrote:Did you recently have a big payday and are ready to start your holiday shopping for the big Transformers fan in your family? Why not get them their very own BARRICADE from the first Transformers live action film? One of three Police car Saleen Mustangs that represented Barricade in alternate mode is currently up for auction on eBay and is available for bid through tomorrow. The auction description for the car reads:

Motoexotica wrote:Motoexotica is proud to offer one of only 3 custom Saleen Mustangs built by Steve Saleen for their role as 'Barricade' in the 2007 movie blockbuster "Transformers". Steve Saleen created only 3 'Barricades' for the film and this was the #2 car, also known as the camera car. It was heavily screen used in the movie due to its attention to detail and no damage. The car features all of the standard Saleen options including 3V Saleen modified engine, mated with a 5spd transmission, full Saleen body kit, Saleen hood, Saleen sail panels, Saleen rear wing, Saleen 20" wheels, Saleen leather interior, Saleen gauges, Saleen shifter, Saleen badging, Saleen suspension, Saleen exhaust, Saleen carbon fiber front chin, and Saleen carbon fiber rear diffuser.

For the film the FX department added a Police front pushbar, state of the art Police low-profile LED lightbar, front and rear strobe lights, camera mounts, Wilwood stunt brake line-lock, tinted windows, police decals, "to punish and enslave" decals, Transformers Decepticon decals, and Michael Bay's lucky number 643. All of the lights and strobes work with no problems and are operated by a control box on the right side of the center console.

The paint on the car is nearly perfect with no major imperfections. The car has been well taken care of throughout the movie as well as after. Decals are all in good condition and not peeling off. The tires all have good tread life left on them and the wheels are free of any scuffs or curb rash.

Inside, the car retains its original interior and has not been gutted like many of these movie cars. Both seats are in great condition with no wear as well as the carpet, dash, headliner and door panels. The most major modification to the car was taking off of the supercharger. Since this was a camera car that had microphones installed, the supercharger whine would have been picked up by the microphones. Due to this, the car does not have a supercharger installed currently and does not come with one.

With this vehicle being reintroduced in the 3rd Transformers film, its value is sure to go through the roof. An interesting bit of trivia is that these cars were built by Steve Saleen as the prototypes for the S281 Extreme. We have seen a lot of these movie cars and can honestly say that this is the cleanest movie car we have ever seen. It was purpose made for the movie and only has 7,200 original miles. The car is 100% street legal and is being sold on a clean, Missouri title with VIN number 1ZVFT82H755115527.

While there's little doubt that this was one of the cars in the first movie, the rumored appearance of Barricade in TF3 described in the auction details is highly suspect and very doubtful.

To view the eBay auction and place your bids, click HERE.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Prime Riblet wrote: Long story short, Barricade will not be in the movie and the ebay description is false.

What he said.

If that had any truth to it, this site would have known way before some guy trying to flip the car just because he thinks he can make a few (thousand) bucks on TF3.

Liftgate wrote:I can't believe someone is actually going to pay $65,000+ for this. For that kinda money you could have pay to have a 1000hp+ custom car built from the ground up, any car, any motor, any way you want it. Stupidity is amazing.

GetterDragun wrote:

Liftgate wrote:I can't believe someone is actually going to pay $65,000+ for this. For that kinda money you could have pay to have a 1000hp+ custom car built from the ground up, any car, any motor, any way you want it. Stupidity is amazing.

How is $65,000 for this stupid? This year S302 Saleen Mustang was like $80,000 new. Seems like a deal since A.) Special edition Mustangs do end up being collectables and B.) Movie props also end up being collectables and are thus worth more.

And saying you can build any car into a 1000hp+ custom car from the ground up for $65,000 is extremely innacurate.

Sorrow Six Star wrote:it's amazing what being in a movie does for a car's value.
this particular car, I would pay 65k for easily, if I could afford it without letting things go.
it's **** barricade forcryingoutloud.
I saw that new show on sy fy the other day about movie prop auctions... you would be amazed. 80k for a gun prop from "lost in space" from the 60s.

as for 1000 hp.... not many engines are even capable of that no matter how you build them... toyota supra springs to mind though.

Ravage XK wrote:The description says its street legal, is that right? I remember some poor guy converted his own car to look like Barricade for his son and he was having trouble with the law, how can this be any different?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I'd love it but no way I could afford it... also I can't drive

Prime Riblet wrote:

GetterDragun wrote:

Liftgate wrote:I can't believe someone is actually going to pay $65,000+ for this. For that kinda money you could have pay to have a 1000hp+ custom car built from the ground up, any car, any motor, any way you want it. Stupidity is amazing.

How is $65,000 for this stupid? This year S302 Saleen Mustang was like $80,000 new. Seems like a deal since A.) Special edition Mustangs do end up being collectables and B.) Movie props also end up being collectables and are thus worth more.

And saying you can build any car into a 1000hp+ custom car from the ground up for $65,000 is extremely innacurate.

This car started life as a Supercharged S281, later known as the S281 Extreme. Base price before any upgrades would be around $45-47G. It should be rated at around 500 bhp (SAE net).

I do agree though, that it is pretty well impossible to custom build a 1000bhp from the ground up for $65,000. That is simply not going to happen.

Ravage XK wrote:The description says its street legal, is that right? I remember some poor guy converted his own car to look like Barricade for his son and he was having trouble with the law, how can this be any different?

Liftgate wrote:Prime Riblet wrote: "This car started life as a Supercharged S281, later known as the S281 Extreme. Base price before any upgrades would be around $45-47G. It should be rated at around 500 bhp (SAE net).

I do agree though, that it is pretty well impossible to custom build a 1000bhp from the ground up for $65,000. That is simply not going to happen."



Visit any dragstrip on any weekend and you'll find several 1000hp cars that were build for far LESS then 65 grand. And yep, from the ground up. Also keep in mind that the supercharger is missing from this car if you read the details, which means it's pretty much a stock mustang, so about what you're getting is a paint job, a light bar and some stickers for your money.

Whenever you're buying a *new* car with "performance" packages, you're always paying way more than what you're actually getting performance-wise. Example, your $80,000, 500hp mustang vs my old truck with it's $2500, 400hp+ engine. Ask anyone who races and they'll tell you the same thing.

Lamborghinis, Vipers, Farraris, Saleen, all these "exotic sport cars" are aimed at rich people who have tons of money to throw away and just wanna look cool to their other rich friends, or to help them pick up their girl-of-the-week. Remember that scene in Fast & Furious were Vin Diesel talks smack to the guy in the Lamborghini (or whatever it was)next to him at the stoplight? Yeah, that's about as much respect as you'll get from most car crowds if you show up in one of these.


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Liftgate wrote:

Visit any dragstrip on any weekend and you'll find several 1000hp cars that were build for far LESS then 65 grand. And yep, from the ground up. )

Liftgate wrote:Also keep in mind that the supercharger is missing from this car if you read the details, which means it's pretty much a stock mustang, so about what you're getting is a paint job, a light bar and some stickers for your money.

Liftgate wrote:
Lamborghinis, Vipers, Farraris, Saleen, all these "exotic sport cars" are aimed at rich people who have tons of money to throw away and just wanna look cool to their other rich friends, or to help them pick up their girl-of-the-week. Remember that scene in Fast & Furious were Vin Diesel talks smack to the guy in the Lamborghini (or whatever it was)next to him at the stoplight? Yeah, that's about as much respect as you'll get from most car crowds if you show up in one of these.

Liftgate wrote:I was pretty sure I'd catch some flak for my remarks, I'm not surprised. Fast & furious is a crappy movie that does little to show what owning a fast car is really like, but everyone has watched the movie and that one scene does illustrate what I was saying pretty well, and there's alot of other guys besides myself who feel the same way about these type of cars.

It's true, there are afew dudes out there who buy these kind of cars and race/drive it the way it should be, but I think the majority of these wind up in the garages of people who don't, where they sit gathering dust until they're bored with it and trade it in for a newer model or whatever. But I guess that's how that "collector car" junk goes.

5150 Cruiser, I don't think I'm off on the respect thing too far. When you pull up in one of these cars, what do you think is the first thing through other's minds? It's 'Wow, that guy has alot of money!' Now what are they thinking when you drive up in a custom car you put together yourself? 'Wow, that's awesome!' Sorry man, but I'll take the latter any day. There's alot more respect and pride in something that's one off, that you put your ideas, your time, work and money into, something that's your own car. Not something you have simply because your wallet was fat enough.

I do respect all models, but as far as owners, if he really knew his stuff he'd know he didn't need to drop that much cash to get that level of performance. For the $80,000, heck for $65,000 or whatever it's bid up to now, I could build two of my dream cars, both of which would leave a Saleen in the dust. Now I wonder who would get the respect there? If you're the type with money to burn, or don't know a torque wrench from your big toe, then by all means, a car like this is for you.

I like this car because it looks mean, the paint job and styling are all great, but as far as performance, its original cost and what you're getting now? Gimmie a break. I'm not saying it's junk, I'm just saying it's not worth the money.


On a different note: Light Bars. Probably varies state to state, but I bet if you put a faux one on there you'd be good to go. Or maybe something without blue&red showing?

redsaleen wrote:

Here is a pic after saleen got it back and made it street legal, notice the bumper number matches, one of the other car numbers was like 934.

Liftgate wrote:5150 Cruiser, I don't think I'm off on the respect thing too far. When you pull up in one of these cars, what do you think is the first thing through other's minds? It's 'Wow, that guy has alot of money!' Now what are they thinking when you drive up in a custom car you put together yourself? 'Wow, that's awesome!' Sorry man, but I'll take the latter any day. There's alot more respect and pride in something that's one off, that you put your ideas, your time, work and money into, something that's your own car. Not something you have simply because your wallet was fat enough.

redsaleen wrote:I will jump in this conv as the owner of a saleen. A brand new saleen in 05 would be about 50,000 and that is a non supercharged car, i could pretty much say the car used for barricade was not even supercharged since there would be no reason for it.

saying that , saleen are well respected and bought as collectibles. a 04 mystic cobra saleen sells for about 65,000 still used, and there was 3 made. Since this is a genuine movie car, it is prob worth closer to 100,000 than 65,000. I would not be surprised to see this care sell for over 100k.

Why he calls this street legal i do not know , since you cant drive it as in on any street legally. Im also curious to how he got this car, cause I was almost positive saleen took back all 3 cars after the first move, cause they even had the at saleen shows, but where it said police that put the work saleen.

Liftgate wrote: I was pretty sure I'd catch some flak for my remarks, I'm not surprised. Fast & furious is a crappy movie that does little to show what owning a fast car is really like, but everyone has watched the movie and that one scene does illustrate what I was saying pretty well, and there's alot of other guys besides myself who feel the same way about these type of cars.

Liftgate wrote: 5150 Cruiser, I don't think I'm off on the respect thing too far. When you pull up in one of these cars, what do you think is the first thing through other's minds? It's 'Wow, that guy has alot of money!' Now what are they thinking when you drive up in a custom car you put together yourself? 'Wow, that's awesome!' Sorry man, but I'll take the latter any day. There's alot more respect and pride in something that's one off, that you put your ideas, your time, work and money into, something that's your own car. Not something you have simply because your wallet was fat enough.

Liftgate wrote:I do respect all models, but as far as owners, if he really knew his stuff he'd know he didn't need to drop that much cash to get that level of performance. For the $80,000, heck for $65,000 or whatever it's bid up to now, I could build two of my dream cars, both of which would leave a Saleen in the dust. Now I wonder who would get the respect there? If you're the type with money to burn, or don't know a torque wrench from your big toe, then by all means, a car like this is for you.

Sorrow Six Star wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I'd love it but no way I could afford it... also I can't drive

oh no? you should learn. driving can be so wonderful!