carfax help on a 88 AZ SSP

[92NM-SSP]

1FABP40E5JF220245 trying to make a deal right now with this guy

[92NM-SSP]

1FABP40E5JF220245 trying to make a deal right now with this guy
DSO 76 0034

[28HopUp]

Here's what CARFAX showed -

03/08/1988 NICB Vehicle manufactured
and shipped to original dealer

02/26/1992 New Mexico
Damage Report Accident reported
It hit a sign or signpost
Vehicle involved in collision
Very minor or minor damage reported

09/29/1992 95,403 New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Bernalillo, NM
Title #92190129A934914 Title or registration issued

03/29/1993 99,189 New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Rio Rancho, NM
Title #93060129A168141 Title or registration issued

02/01/1994 3,516 Colorado
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Colorado Springs, CO
Title #04R195938 EXCEEDS MECHANICAL LIMITS TITLE ISSUED

CARFAX Advisor™
An EML title is issued when the owner discloses an odometer rollover to a DMV. Rollovers occur on vehicles with 5-digit odometers that go from 99,999 to 00,000 every 100,000 miles.

Mileage reported after this reading is potentially unreliable.

06/15/1994 New Mexico
Damage Report Accident reported
It hit another motor vehicle
Vehicle involved in collision
Moderate or severe damage reported

09/14/1995 25,610 Washington
Motor Vehicle Dept.
La Center, WA
Title #9525705913 Title or registration issued

10/05/2001 Washington
Motor Vehicle Dept.
La Center, WA
Title #9525705913 Title or registration issued

08/21/2009 Washington
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Battle Ground, WA
Title #9525705913 Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Exempt from odometer reporting
Vehicle color noted as White

[92NM-SSP]

so the car had 2 wrecks and does not have the 1 key entry and was never in arizona so maybe I will pass on it??:yes: :No no:

[FoxChassis]

It's within a batch of 10 consecutive (220242 through 220251) so it could be an SSP. But if so, where?

Is the VIN and DSO all you have or does the seller also have the complete data from the buck tags, or even better, pictures of the buck tags and door tag? Even if you're not going to buy it, those items would be good to have for the VIN Research project.

[Andy]

A long time between initial recording
and first registration...........
it's covert life?
New Mexico is close to AZ:yes:
so where is crash now:confused:

[92NM-SSP]

I let it go,,,,, someone had picked it up for 800 without a motor ,,oh well,,I asked him to send me the pic of the door tag among other things but,,he did not

[bigmack]

hi i am a new member trying to find out some info on this i believe a ssp car. It is the 88 you guys are talking about. It has a single key door locks, seat reinforcements, spot light hole on a pillar and 2 buck tags.It also has the relocated trunk release and it has a few holes in the dash and center console.The dso is 76-0034 and it reads new mexico police unit. any help would be wonderful.3784

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[28HopUp]

Mack,

Welcome to the forum! I love it when a new member includes pictures in his first post, but I'm a sucker for SSP-related pictures. I'm not sure on the specifics of a New Mexico SSP, but hopefully somebody else here can be of assistance to you. One thing's for sure - we don't see many SSP's from New Mexico.

[FoxChassis]

Here is a buck tag decode...

0832 = body & paint assembly line rotations # 0832
66B = Mustang LX 2-dr sedan
LX = LX trim level
E2 = 5.0L engine (E), T-5 transmission (2)
220245 = last six of VIN, 120,245th 1988 Mustang scheduled for production at DAP
AC = factory A/C
9L = Oxford white paint
PS
CB = vinyl seating, low-back front buckets (C), Regatta Blue interior (B)
JF = 1988 model year (J), Dearborn Assembly aka "DAP" (F)
0223 = February 23 scheduled build
760034 = Denver district sales office, special order #0034
9L = Oxford White paint
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220245 = last six of VIN, 120,245th 1988 Mustang scheduled for production at DAP
MBW = manual Borg Warner transmission (T-5)

[bigmack]

thanks for the great info. I would like to restore my car back to original and i always liked the mustang police cars. back in the day when i spotted them i was always intrigued with them. I am pumped that i found this site and i am looking forward to finding out what i have. Thanks a bunch guys

[FoxChassis]

Can you post an image of the door tag? And other miscellaneous images of the car?

[smunczen]

Nice to see another AZ car.

[bigmack]

sorry ive been out of town. I got a picture of my door tag. The car is white with a blue pinstripe on the side simillar to az cars i have found on this site. The left front fender has been replaced and the right rear lower quarter panel under the fuel door is damaged and it is a easy repair. I think those are the damages that are on the carfax report. The car is in great shape other than needing to be restored.3802

[bigmack]

3803

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3805here are a few pictures, sorry it is getting dark

[smunczen]

Any numbers under the hood on the drivers side fender? Also check to see if a unit number is on the atl.

[bigmack]

the driver side fender was replaced before i purchased it. what is the atl?

[smunczen]

Sorry the alternator. also does your car have a recovery hook like this one?
this is my 88 az car.

[bigmack]

The alternator doesnt have any numbers on it. The trunk lid has a hole on the left by the hinge that was filled that i just found. I will inspect the bumper tomorrow for the hole , it may have been filled also. Could i get some pictures of your car? Thanks

[smunczen]

Your car is one month newer than mine is 3/88

[84oregonssp]

Looks like a good project to save, does it have interior? If not I've got some nice seats (non SSP), nice non-console carpet, OE package tray, manual armrests and rear 1/4 plastics for it and I'm about 60 miles south of you. If interested shoot me a PM with your e-mail and I can get some pics to you and make a package deal for it all. Picked this stuff up for a 85 OSP but car is long gone and tired of moving it around shop. Congats on purchase

[bigmack]

I bought this car complete minus a motor last month. I had some moisture in the interior from the window being slightly down and i decided to remove it and also try to find the build sheet with no luck. I do need a rear package tray as mine was missing and i also need the rear side panels as mine are bad from being in the heat. The car still had the black 10 hole for the spare and i found some 10 holes on craigslist that i need to have painted. i also found a low mileage motor and almost all the parts that where needed.The prior owner did a bunch of suspension modifications and bolt ons that i have removed and replaced with the correct parts. I bought this car originally to part out, but after i found the buck tags i did some research and decided to keep it and restore it. I still would like to find out where the car was from originally and try to put it back in the inservice condition.

[smunczen]

AZ has no info on these cars anymore. I have tried for 2 years with no luck. I had made contact with a older trooper in AZ and he had no luck finding anything.

[bigmack]

could this be a arizona car, even if it has a new mexico buck tag?

[smunczen]

It could be. All the AZ cars I have seen have the front push bar. Does yours have one? or the holes were it would have been.

[smunczen]

AZ ordered 30 cars in 88.

[bigmack]

I just went out and looked at my bumpers. There are no holes in my bumpers and they are the originals with the vin tags still attached. There are holes in my rear package tray area with some wiring still there and the dash has a few smaller holes and 1 large hole possible for the wiring and there is also a mount that looks like another rear mirror bracket about 10 inches from my rearview mirror (possibly for a front mount radar?)3811

[FoxChassis]

This one says "NEW MEXICO POLICE UNIT" and is within a batch of 10 VINs.

I don't know of any AZ DPS VINs. There is one batch of exactly 30 in 1988... 248135 through 248164 so the AZ DPS could be those 30, or they could be part of a larger batch.

[smunczen]

I thinking it's not an AZ car.

[bigmack]

I just ordered a new door tag and a marti report for my car. I hope it can tell me some info about the original dealer and the options that my car was delivered with. Any one else ever deal with a marti report?

[GSPI]

Yes, I have generally great information. I had already spent time researching and finding things on my own but the Marti report confirmed what I was looking for.

[28HopUp]

I just ordered a new door tag and a marti report for my car. I hope it can tell me some info about the original dealer and the options that my car was delivered with. Any one else ever deal with a marti report?

A Deluxe Marti Report was obtained for a known 1982 CHP hatchback Mustang (non-SSP), as discussed here -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3690

We learned a lot from that. The Standard Marti Report may still be available, which is cheaper but doesn't contain as much information.

[bigmack]

I just received my marti report. I emailed the police chief in albuquerque and he said to check for a engraving some where near the fuel area and i found a number 3265 and i emailed it to him. I hope maybe he can tell me where the car was used. I am posting my marti report and the picture of the fuel door.3847

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[bigmack]

The marti report also says i have vinyl seats, but i have cloth seats. also the report says my dso is 75, but my buck tags say 76. You can see my marti report above

[ImEvil1]

The marti report also says i have vinyl seats, but i have cloth seats. also the report says my dso is 75, but my buck tags say 76. You can see my marti report above

Kevin Marti is a member here. I'd reach out to him on the DSO discrepancy; especially since you ordered a new door tag. Probably just an error on the report.

[FoxChassis]

You original door tag and buck tag have CB interior trim code (vinyl seating w/ low-back buckets, Regatta Blue interior), which matches the Marti report. Wonder why your car has cloth seats in it now. Perhaps they're not original to the car?

[bigmack]

The seats could have been replaced as the seats are in pretty nice shape for the mileage. I could see the fronts being replaced, but the rears are also cloth. Does any one have any pictures of the vinyl seating? The police chief gave me a contact at the police museum for some info on my car and possible some pictures, but the museum is only open on monday and wednesdays. I guess i will have to wait to see if they have anything on it possible on monday. The police chief said they had 4 mustangs at that time. I hope they have some info, as that would be awesome.

[smunczen]

Good info.