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[MOstang]

Great updates and history!

[28HopUp]

An 84 TXDPS SSP showed up on FB, and the owner posted photos of its Build Sheet -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1984TXDPS184611/info184611.htm


It does not appear as though this one will be restored to stock, but it is great having the Build Sheet with clear detail of the upper corner -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1984TXDPS184611/84-184611doc9.jpg

The DSO number for this car is 57-0131. Perhaps I never realized it, but the first 2 digits of the DSO have their own meaning. The first digit is the REGION (geographically), and the second digit is the DISTRICT within the REGION. The last four digits are the Special Order Number, which we knew. I was unaware of the differentiation on the first two digits.

[MOstang]

Another great document.

[28HopUp]

Here is Jim's blue 1984 Oregon SSP, with newly added pics to the car's page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/OR/1984OSP210689/info210689.htm


Here is a new addition to the Project - a 1988 Arizona SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/AZDPS/1988AZ221355/info221355.htm

:)

[28HopUp]

There is a 2-car batch of VINs on the 1984 page where the first one was confirmed as being purchased by the State or Georgia Department of Revenue, but the ordering agency for the second SSP was unknown despite the DSO number only being one digit off. The first SSP is...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1984GADivofRev227282/info227282.htm

...which again was confirmed as a State of Georgia Dept of Revenue SSP. The owner of the second SSP provided a photo of the asset tag in the glove box, and this car is also a Georgia Dept of Revenue SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1984MISC227283/info227283.htm

The asset tags are sequential as well. Pretty cool!

[Cobra Jet]

That’s a really nice SSP! Thanks for sharing!

[28HopUp]

The owner of a 1988 Massachusetts State Police SSP sent me better photos for our VIN Project, which I was able to use to make corrections on the car's page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC276394/info276394.htm


Also of interest was a 1992 Mississippi State Police SSP that BobbyE found on FB Marketplace for $3K. Buck Tags confirm that it is legit (1of10 units in 1992, with a total of 20 units being ordered (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Gallery/MISS.htm) by the agency) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MS/1992MS149716/info149716.htm

[MOstang]

Also of interest was a 1992 Mississippi State Police SSP that BobbyE found on FB Marketplace for $3K. Buck Tags confirm that it is legit (1of10 units in 1992, with a total of 20 units being ordered (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Gallery/MISS.htm) by the agency) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MS/1992MS149716/info149716.htm

Quite a find by Bobby!

[Cobra Jet]

Also of interest was a 1992 Mississippi State Police SSP that BobbyE found on FB Marketplace for $3K. Buck Tags confirm that it is legit (1of10 units in 1992, with a total of 20 units being ordered (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Gallery/MISS.htm) by the agency) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MS/1992MS149716/info149716.htm

Just curious if anyone saved that one - for $3k, that can still be saved…

[28HopUp]

Just curious if anyone saved that one - for $3k, that can still be saved…

As of now, the car is still listed for sale on FB.

[28HopUp]

A video was posted on Instagram from 1990 showing a news broadcast about the CHP program using Specially Marked Patrol Vehicles. The featured SMPV Mustang was an 89 that plainly showed the license plate number (i.e. the CHP Unit Number). The car was already in out VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211291.htm


I will try to posted the full video, unless someone else beats me to it.

[Cobra Jet]

Good find! Yes please post the video when you have time. Will you link the video to the VIN in the VIN Project?

[28HopUp]

Good find! Yes please post the video when you have time. Will you link the video to the VIN in the VIN Project?

That's my plan. It is a large file, which our site can host. I just need to get it transferred here.

[28HopUp]

Thanks for posting up that message from the FHP. Cool! :cool:

Here is a 1993 SSP from the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office that we are able to add:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC157088/info157088.htm


It appears to be in a batch of 2 consecutive VINs (later corrected to a single VIN). The owner contacted me on FB and asked to have his SSP added to our Project. ;)

This was from January 2015. If anyone has any current information about this car, please let me know. Someone contacted me about trying to locate it.

[28HopUp]

This was from January 2015. If anyone has any current information about this car, please let me know. Someone contacted me about trying to locate it.

Current owner has been located. Connections made.

[Cobra Jet]

Hey Bill,

Just curious if you know anything about this one or if it’s in the VIN registry:
https://www.corral.net/threads/1993-ssp-police-interceptor-notchback.530276/?post_id=18778306#post-18778306

Was it the brochure car? Does it still look like that today or did next buyer strip the car down?

[28HopUp]

Hey Bill,

Just curious if you know anything about this one or if it’s in the VIN registry:
https://www.corral.net/threads/1993-ssp-police-interceptor-notchback.530276/?post_id=18778306#post-18778306

Was it the brochure car? Does it still look like that today or did next buyer strip the car down?

I have no information on that SSP, although I vaguely remember someone commenting years ago about cloning their car to be in that livery. I just sent an email to the address listed in the article. Let's see if the (then-)owner replies.

[28HopUp]

This 1990 Texas SSP surfaced on FB still wearing its blue DPS repaint -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1990TXDPS149438/info149438.htm


Owner plans to restore it!

[28HopUp]

I am still trying to pin down the VIN on this 1986 Idaho SSP that turned up on FB. Note, you can still make out the faded unique ISP markings on the hood and fender.

[Cobra Jet]

This 1990 Texas SSP surfaced on FB still wearing its blue DPS repaint -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1990TXDPS149438/info149438.htm


Owner plans to restore it!

That’s a cool VIN Project find!

How is the owner stripping the blue paint without stripping the white under it?

[28HopUp]

I think he gently sanded the blue down.

[28HopUp]

Here's a 93 NCSHP unit that turned up at Foxtoberfest this year. It took a while to post in the Project because the photos were formatting at 90 degrees off, and it is a PITA to fix those.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1993NC198407/info198407.htm

You may recognize some folks/cars in the background of the last photo. ;)

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1982CHP213282/213282.html

Additional photos were posted when this 1982 CHP car was listed on Bring-A-Trailer. Worth noting are the two photos of the 2-page "Ford" invoice.


http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1982CHP213282/82-213282doc1.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1982CHP213282/82-213282doc2.jpg



I have not seen this document before.

[28HopUp]

This 1989 RCMP unit has been floating around online for some time, but I was just now able to add it with photos for our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989RCMP205739/info205739.htm


It was repainted for use as a CONSTABLE vehicle in Texas, but you can still see the original blue under the hood.

[brinkjm]

What is the "bumper height adjustment" I see on these Monroney labels?

[28HopUp]

What is the "bumper height adjustment" I see on these Monroney labels?

I have not seen that before. I hope someone else can chime in...

[Cobra Jet]

That’s an interesting question about that Window Sticker “Bumper Height Adjustment”…

I wouldn’t think there would be any such adjustment on a LX notchback because they didn’t really sit low to begin with back then, especially the older pre-85 urethane nose cones.

I’m only guessing/wondering if that was applicable to the GT due to its front bumper design and the ground effect design and was a default line item on the window stickers? Maybe they needed to do something with the GT in order to load it on a transport to avoid damages?

Other than that wild guess, I too would like to know what it means…

[brinkjm]

Well, I've only seen that listed on Eminger invoices and now this window sticker, on SSPs. I haven't noticed it on non-SSP cars.

[28HopUp]

(from March 2014) Somebody recently asked me what the breakdown was by year in terms of documented SSP's for our VIN Project (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/VIN.html). So here is the list by year as it stands today, which includes a few cars we need to create pages for:

.1982. 15
.1983. 07
.1984. 14
.1985. 25
.1986. 26
.1987. 17
.1988. 23
.1989. 22
.1990. 12
.1991. 20
.1992. 27
.1993. 38
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total 246


So that makes 87 four-eyed SSP's, and 159 aero SSP's as of today. That's about a 2:1 ratio.

That was 12 years ago. Time has flown by! Here are the current totals by year -

1982 --- 30 *
1983 --- 53
1984 -- 114
1985 -- 278
1986 -- 344
1987 -- 455
1988 -- 449
1989 -- 611
1990 -- 467
1991 -- 248
1992 -- 331
1993 -- 530
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. . . 3,910 SSP Mustangs confirmed



* - Since we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP notchback Mustangs built for the CHP, the overall total really is over 4K SSP Mustangs that are confirmed in the Project. Very cool! :cool: