Considering purchasing 1987 CHP

[Va 5.0]

I have done a lot of reading on ssp information, thanks to your website. I have always wanted one. I recently saw a 1987 CHP car for sale in New Mexico. I emailed the guy and he was not able to locate the buck tags but he informed me that the car has a calibrated speedo, the remote trunk release, full size spare, holes in he front bumper cover for the siren and it has a cheap paint job over the original black and white. It is missing the spotlights and the heater core is shot and he by passed it. I called him the next night and he went out in the garage and read to me the DSO code from the door label 72-0068 which would be San Jose.
He bought it in California in 1993 and has had it ever since.
He gave me the Vin and with this info I found the vehicle # or unit# that it had when it was in the CHP. In 2001 he put a motor from a mustang gt in it and the body currently has 267K on it, the motor and 5 spd trans have about 120K . Thanks to all the info you guys have about these mustangs or I would not have been able to verify it was a CHP mustang.
Since the car is across the country from Va, I was leary of buying a car from so far away. Luckily I remembered an old co-worker that lives out there and I was able to contact him. He is going to check it out for me. Hopefully my brother and I will take a flight out there and take a road trip back to Va. Worst case I could look into shipping it. I am in no rush, but I would like to take my time and restore it back to its CHP days.
My question is do you think that it is worth the $3,200 he is asking.

[NoDrama43]

Yes :)

[STARSKI]

Interesting mine is also a san jose car, with the DSO of 72 009. Although mine is a 93.

[ImEvil1]

Jack,

Definitely worth $3200...and you don't see many '87s around.

Welcome to the website.

Jeremy,

All of the CHP cars have the San Jose DSO (72), just different order numbers (last 4 digits).

[mac88chp]

Jack,

Definitely worth $3200...and you don't see many '87s around.

Welcome to the website.

Jeremy,

All of the CHP cars have the San Jose DSO (72), just different order numbers (last 4 digits).+1 ... Worth $3,200 all day long.

Besides '87s, we never see many '91s either. Be the first to restore one!

[stadair]

Interesting mine is also a san jose car, with the DSO of 72 009. Although mine is a 93.

Do you mean 72 0009? That's what mine is. And also a '93.

[stadair]

Jack,

All of the CHP cars have the San Jose DSO (72), just different order numbers (last 4 digits).

So, STARSKI's car could be 009? Where mines is 0009?

[ImEvil1]

So, STARSKI's car could be 009? Where mines is 0009?

They are definitely 4 digits.....prolly just a mistype.

[stadair]

Can there be two 0009 of the same year?

[Va 5.0]

Just bought it!!!
I found out that it was #2920 with an in service California exempt tag 422920. DSO 72-0068.
I think that the last 4 of the DSO code should just be the order # not the car #.

[MOstang]

Congratulations...post up some pics when you have an opportunity. :thumbsup:

[stadair]

Congrats! That's great that you got all the info on the car. Mine is just a mystery.

[Va 5.0]

Here is one pic. I had trouble resizing it. It is still in New Mexico at a friends. Planning on flying in and driving it home later this month.

[stadair]

Nice to see that it still has the black ten-holes. It seems like a lot of us have to pick up another set and have them powder coated.

[ImEvil1]

Can there be two 0009 of the same year?

All of the cars ordered at that time could have the same number.

[ImEvil1]

Here is one pic. I had trouble resizing it. It is still in New Mexico at a friends. Planning on flying in and driving it home later this month.

Congrats!

[FHP0827]

Glad someone on HERE picked it up! I thought about flying out there and getting it, except I had no one to look at it first! Great deal for it too, especially if it made it cross country! BTW, what kind of tires are on the back? They look like gatorbacks.

[buddyjoe]

Can there be two 0009 of the same year?

My 93chp is also a 72 0009

[Va 5.0]

Yeah, I was lucky. A guy I worked with ten years ago lives in New Mexico. He only lived 5 miles away from he car, so he was able to check it out for me and handle the sale.
The tires are Warrior tires, I think the last owner bought them from discount tire.

[FHP0827]

Thanks Jack! I'm trying to find the tires that look the closest to Gatorbacks because the cars don't look right with different tread. The Goodyears currently available look totally wrong, partly due to the fact that they are a lot narrower.