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Mustang Kid
03-10-2012, 11:33 PM
Please list your unit number and I can see:
If it had an engine failure during its inservice life
If it had a transmission failure during its inservice life
If it had a rear end failure during its inservice life
Where the car served
And what the mileage at the time of a failure if the car had a failure.

My dad found some of his CHP files on the 82 CHP SSP's. I will scan some of them and post them :D

And, according to the CHP documents, there were 404 '82s and 280 '84s ordered.

ImEvil1
03-11-2012, 12:29 AM
0559 here.

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 12:34 AM
0559 here.

For your car, I found that it had:
Major Differential Failure(rear end) on 9-10-84 with 63622 miles at the area office- 365
And
Major Engine Failure on 8-14-84 with 62116 miles.

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 12:49 AM
Here's a quote from one of the documents (I will scan and post this one)
The Department purchased 400 1982 Mustang 2-door coupes, Class "E" patrol vehicles (E870201 through E870600).

The # I had posted in my first post, may be the coupes and the hatches together. These numbers came from original (or copied) CHP Motor Transport Bulletins.

ImEvil1
03-11-2012, 12:50 AM
Thanks for checking...anything you can post copies of or any other information?

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 12:54 AM
I will post some things here soon if I can get them scanned.

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 02:16 AM
Looking through the known 82s in the VIN project (with unit #s),
870255 had
Major Transmission fail at 1-11-84 with 74016 miles


870327 had
Major Differential fail at 10-22-84 with 82722 miles at area office 360
Major Trans fail at 2-27-84 with 60392


870300 had
no failures! I wish something had failed so we could see where the car served :(

870567 had
Major Trans fail at 9-10-84 with 60058 miles

870513 had
Major Trans at 10-2-84 with 69378 miles at area office 340

87448 had
Major Trans at 3-12-84 with 62497 miles at area office 835
Front Pads at 6-8-83 with 9785 miles

870594 had
No failures!

Those are the 82s in the VIN project with unit #s listed.

A couple cars I found interesting-
870595 had
Major Diff. at 11-28-83 and 2-22-84 (with 13625 miles) and 6-13-84(with 39987 miles)

870600 had
Major Diff. at 5-12-83(with 40043 miles) and 1-9-84 (with 65061 miles) and 6-7-84 (with 75028 miles)

They were driven hard and most likely don't exist now.

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 02:21 AM
http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-01.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-02.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-03.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-04.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-05.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-06.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-07.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-08.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-09.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-10.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-11.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-12.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/images/82chpdoc-13.jpg

Enjoy!:cheers:

NoDrama43
03-11-2012, 07:28 AM
870594 had
No failures!

Those are the 82s in the VIN project with unit #s listed.





WOW !

Just when I start to get a little bored with these cars a thread, and 30 year old documentation like this surfaces !!! When I first inspected my 82 I made the comment that it looked like it had never been apart. I will be doing some more inspection now to try and determine if all the drivetrain is original to the car. Must be something special about this 1 of 1 tailhook equipped car.

I will be keeping my 82 now...... :)

28HopUp
03-11-2012, 09:17 AM
HOLY SMOKES, Sam! That is a GREAT collection of CHP documentation. THANK YOU for sharing it with us. :)

The following two pages caught my eye:

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h340/Mustang_Kid84/misc/82chp1-1.jpg

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h340/Mustang_Kid84/misc/82chp4.jpg
Enjoy!:cheers:



The CHP states in one document that there were 404 Mustangs bought in 1982, but says separately that the department purchased 400 Mustang 2-door coupes. That reinforces our findings seen here...

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

...where we had concluded that there were "most likely" only 4 CHP hatchbacks in 1982. Now we have CHP documentation that reinforces our conclusions.

Great, great stuff! :2thumbs:

NoDrama43
03-11-2012, 10:30 AM
ok....so where was the mallory rev limiter mounted in my 82. I have no clue so can anyone help me out here?

ImEvil1
03-11-2012, 10:53 AM
Great stuff!!! Thanks again for sharing these here.

FHP813
03-11-2012, 10:57 AM
WOW!! makes me want to get an '82 CHP. Great stuff!

texunter
03-11-2012, 10:57 AM
That is an amazing find! Good work Sam...:yes:

FoxChassis
03-11-2012, 01:29 PM
400 consecutive unit numbers for the 400 coupes. Cool.

Great post, Sam.

Mustang Kid
03-11-2012, 01:46 PM
Thanks guys. I'm glad I can help the community:D

Tonight I will post a Maintenance Instruction Chart and a Motor Transport Bulletin about the 82 Mustangs Vehicle Higlights:)

And if I'm correct, 0600 is the known hatchback. Is that the cars actual unit #?

GSPI
03-11-2012, 03:28 PM
Fantastic information Sam! Wish we all could find documentation like this on all our rides! Wow.

mac88chp
03-11-2012, 04:09 PM
Wow is right, such tasty stuff! Very historical documents...puts you right back into the day and gives great perpective of and insights to the beginnings of the SSP program/CHP experience and some for the police vehicle situation of the era as a whole.

Many thanks Sam, this documention is 24 carat GOLD. :2thumbs:

litsnsirn
03-11-2012, 04:59 PM
Hi Sam,
Anything on 0366?
Thanks,
Jason

chp1982
03-11-2012, 10:53 PM
Thank you! I checked and office 360 was just south of Santa Rosa, CA in Rohnert. I would love to have copies of whatever you have on 0327. Thanks again!

ChrisL
03-11-2012, 10:59 PM
Fantastic info! Nice work Sam!

Mustang Kid
03-12-2012, 12:42 AM
Hi Sam,
Anything on 0366?
Thanks,
Jason

Your car had
Major Diff fail at 40103miles on 10-5-83 at area office 420
Major Trans fail at 77500miles on 7-6-84


I don't have paperwork on specific cars, just a list of cars that had problems

litsnsirn
03-12-2012, 12:56 AM
Your car had
Major Diff fail at 40103miles on 10-5-83 at area office 420
Major Trans fail at 77500miles on 7-6-84

I don't have paperwork on specific cars, just a list of cars that had problems

CHP area office 420, c'mon now, I guess that means I need to go roll one for the car, and it is CA. Seriously though, Bakersfield, I think?
Thanks Sam, that is the first indication that I have had where the car worked.

Out if curiosity, do you have any docs from the '70?

Mustang Kid
03-12-2012, 12:59 AM
CHP area office 420, c'mon now, I guess that means I need to go roll one for the car, and it is CA. Seriously though, Bakersfield, I think?
Thanks Sam, that is the first indication that I have had where the car worked.

Out if curiosity, do you have any docs from the '70?

I really wish my dads had had a problem, cause then we could have found out where it served too.

And yes my dad has the 70s documents :) He will have to find them though

mac88chp
03-12-2012, 10:57 AM
CHP area office 420, c'mon now, I guess that means I need to go roll one for the car, and it is CA. Seriously though, Bakersfield, I think?
Thanks Sam, that is the first indication that I have had where the car worked.

Yep, Bakersfield. Same office as mine, right there at 4040 Buck Owens Blvd. :)

chp1982
03-12-2012, 12:04 PM
What luck have you guys had in the past and/or what suggestions do you have for going about contacting the offices where these cars served in hopes of getting a name?

NoDrama43
03-12-2012, 08:52 PM
with my 82 being 30 years old I am not even gonna try to find out who drove it.

28HopUp
03-12-2012, 08:57 PM
What luck have you guys had in the past and/or what suggestions do you have for going about contacting the offices where these cars served in hopes of getting a name?

I spoke with a Lieutenant at Quincy, CA Station where my car served. Nobody was around any more from those days. I knew my car was involved in an accident while in-service (judging by the paint layers on the shoddy repair), but that tidbit of info did not help him find out anything about my car.

Wolfe1013
03-13-2012, 10:36 PM
I am blown away! Thanks, Sam. A big hearty thank you. 0567 here. That's good to find out. I've been under the belief that my engine and trans may not be original to the car. Still, I'm working on a full restoration. As much as I can do.

Keep it coming. This is great stuff and more reason to keep the car. It's been a toss up since I got the car whether or not it would go if I had to part with anything from my collection. The more I've learned and documented, the more I've worked on this car, the more I've grown attached to it. I recently made a firm decision to do my best to keep this car, and the Camaro, as being so rare and special to the police pursuit car evolution. Even my Pontiac friend told me to keep the CHP because it was such a rare and cool car.

I contacted the office my car served at and spoke with the PIO there. He was extremely friendly and took my name and number, car number and said he would ask around because some retirees still come in there. That was last fall and I've yet to hear anything. I don't want to bug them, so I haven't called back yet. Maybe Steve will turn up something one day since he worked there.

Ironic, too, I just bought the service manuals on eBay last night and texted a friend, "let the real work begin." Now I read all this. And spring is here!! More daylight!!

Thanks again!! Greg

NoDrama43
03-14-2012, 09:41 AM
the service manuals are a must. I have 83 and 84 need 82, 85 and 86.

Bullitt1609
03-14-2012, 02:03 PM
Hi Sam. My unit number is 0548. Thanks.

Mustang Kid
03-14-2012, 11:36 PM
Hi Sam. My unit number is 0548. Thanks.


Your car had
No failures:D

Bullitt1609
03-15-2012, 01:42 PM
Your car had
No failures:D

Thanks! That's great to hear. This car is very solid. I can't wait to get it back from paint. Still a few weeks out though - he's been back-logged. Thanks again.

Mustang Kid
03-15-2012, 09:47 PM
Thanks! That's great to hear. This car is very solid. I can't wait to get it back from paint. Still a few weeks out though - he's been back-logged. Thanks again.

You're welcome:D Glad I could help. Keep us updated with progress:thumbsup:

SSPCHPSTANG3101
05-13-2012, 11:34 PM
Hey Sam, just curious if you had anything on anything on unit # 0448. Stil no Unit number on my present car until I go down to the DMV for a history check from wne it was brand new. Fortunately my wife will be going for me in about 2 weeks as I dont like standing in lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Mustang Kid
05-14-2012, 10:08 PM
Hey Sam, just curious if you had anything on anything on unit # 0448. Stil no Unit number on my present car until I go down to the DMV for a history check from wne it was brand new. Fortunately my wife will be going for me in about 2 weeks as I dont like standing in lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

870448 had
Major Trans at 3-12-84 with 62497 miles at area office 835
Front Pads at 6-8-83 with 9785 miles

Post if you find out your cars unit #. Might look on the first page to see if I already posted it if you find it out.:D

SSPCHPSTANG3101
05-14-2012, 10:43 PM
Thanks Sam, I will post when I discover itst E plate number.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
05-14-2012, 10:54 PM
Unit 0448 varifiable identity before transfer.

28HopUp
05-15-2012, 12:52 PM
Unit 0448 varifiable identity before transfer.

Gotta love those Registration History Reports from California DMV!

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-18-2012, 09:01 PM
Unit 0448 varifiable identity before transfer.

Hey Sam I just got my Vehicle History paperwork from the Department of Motor Vehicles this evening from our mail box and I am glad to discover my Mustang is Unit # E870204. This was the best $6 plus postage that I have ever spent. Do you have any info on this Retired Unit.Thanks again

28HopUp
06-18-2012, 09:30 PM
That's great! Can you post a picture of that report for us?

Mustang Kid
06-18-2012, 10:25 PM
Hey Sam I just got my Vehicle History paperwork from the Department of Motor Vehicles this evening from our mail box and I am glad to discover my Mustang is Unit # E870204. This was the best $6 plus postage that I have ever spent. Do you have any info on this Retired Unit.Thanks again

That's Great! My dad and I will probably have to do what you did with a couple of our cars.

I will have to find the paper work again, but I will certainly check and reply when I find the paper work :D

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-18-2012, 10:58 PM
That's Great! My dad and I will probably have to do what you did with a couple of our cars.

I will have to find the paper work again, but I will certainly check and reply when I find the paper work :D

Had I have known it was that easy I would have sent the paperwork and the check along time ago. I found after I mailed my paper work in the DMV Wedsite has these printable forms for the "Vessel Search" Thanks Sam, I am looking forward to find out any more history and possibly which CHP Office this one was assigned to. Thanks again..

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-18-2012, 11:06 PM
That's great! Can you post a picture of that report for us?

Yes,I will scan get it scanned and posted.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-18-2012, 11:19 PM
Yes,I will scan get it scanned and posted.

Here is a scanned copy of the Vessel Search from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, For $6 bucks I found out my E plate number that I had no clue what it was since the drivers side door had been replaced and no other documentation was available at the time.

Wolfe1013
06-18-2012, 11:25 PM
Hey Sam I just got my Vehicle History paperwork from the Department of Motor Vehicles this evening from our mail box and I am glad to discover my Mustang is Unit # E870204. This was the best $6 plus postage that I have ever spent. Do you have any info on this Retired Unit.Thanks again

You got lucky. My check was returned with no information found. Congrats. I did get my assignment card and Marti Report, but no Eminger Invoice.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-18-2012, 11:44 PM
You got lucky. My check was returned with no information found. Congrats. I did get my assignment card and Marti Report, but no Eminger Invoice.

One thing I wrote on my form before I sent it off in the mail and special thanks to Rich "Member" here on the Forum, I wrote in ink along the box I checked ," I was requesting this vehicles Historical Authentecity for restoration purposes by varifying its Exempt License Plate and being a former California Highway Patrol Vehicle since it was new in the year 1982.I also want to varify that this vehicle was never reported stolen after it was owned privately. This wording could be worth another try for you if you resubmit the form again.

Wolfe1013
06-18-2012, 11:50 PM
One thing I wrote on my form before I sent it off in the mail and special thanks to Rich "Member" here on the Forum, I wrote in ink along the box I checked ," I was requesting this vehicles Historical Authentecity for restoration purposes by varifying its Exempt License Plate and being a former California Highway Patrol Vehicle since it was new in the year 1982.I also want to varify that this vehicle was never reported stolen after it was owned privately. This wording could be worth another try for you if you resubmit the form again.

I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.

mac88chp
06-19-2012, 12:25 AM
I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.It's worth trying your luck with the CA DMV one more time. It's a very well known fact that results from contact with that agency can vary all over the board from success to fail at any given time. I know someone who is going through this right now in his efforts to secure historic vehicle plates for a retired fire rig. :headscratch:

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-19-2012, 12:34 AM
I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.

Sometimes in a work enviroment you have people people who do their job, people who think about doing their job and people who dont really want to do thier job who are there just for a paycheck and dont want go the extra mile. I am thinking you possibly got the number 3 employee at the DMV. I would send the paperwork again until they got tired of me.

Wolfe1013
06-19-2012, 12:38 AM
LOL, thanks for the encouragement, guys.

I want to try again for my Eminger Invoice, too. But I may wait til fall. The comment I got was something along the lines of "searching through a warehouse on a hot summer day." Point understood, but I'm a paying customer. With that said, I do believe they looked *much* harder than the CA DMV.

Mustang Kid
06-19-2012, 02:49 PM
Good news! 0204 failed on everything! Will post the mileage and stuff when I get on a computer, but your area office for the car is 266:D

Sometimes, failure can lead to great things!:)

mac88chp
06-19-2012, 04:54 PM
Good news! 0204 failed on everything! Will post the mileage and stuff when I get on a computer, but your area office for the car is 266:D

Sometimes, failure can lead to great things!:)Good way to put that!

Office #266 is Tracy in the Valley Division. Congrats on finding that info. :2thumbs:

Mustang Kid
06-19-2012, 05:25 PM
I'm glad my dads friend saved this stuff from the trash years ago.

870204 had:
Rear end failure on 7-11-83 with 40852 miles
Transmission failure on 1-20-83 with 23327 miles
Transmission failure on 2-18-83 with 26233 miles
Engine failure on 8-16-83 with 44448 miles
Engine failure on 12-27-83 with 67683 miles.

Interesting that you have the earliest unit # out of all the know 82's I believe (doesn't mean that your car was the 4th unit equipped and put on the road though, it was all random). The 82 unit #s started at 870201 and ended at 870600.
Also interesting that about 3k miles were put on in about 1 month, and that the officer(s) that drove your car were hard on it. 2 Trans. in a month, 2 engines in a year:rolleyes:

Now if you can just get the assignment card...:)

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-19-2012, 07:28 PM
Good news! 0204 failed on everything! Will post the mileage and stuff when I get on a computer, but your area office for the car is 266:D

Sometimes, failure can lead to great things!:)

Yes, in this case failure was a good thing.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-19-2012, 07:53 PM
I'm glad my dads friend saved this stuff from the trash years ago.

870204 had:
Rear end failure on 7-11-83 with 40852 miles
Transmission failure on 1-20-83 with 23327 miles
Transmission failure on 2-18-83 with 26233 miles
Engine failure on 8-16-83 with 44448 miles
Engine failure on 12-27-83 with 67683 miles.

Interesting that you have the earliest unit # out of all the know 82's I believe (doesn't mean that your car was the 4th unit equipped and put on the road though, it was all random). The 82 unit #s started at 870201 and ended at 870600.
Also interesting that about 3k miles were put on in about 1 month, and that the officer(s) that drove your car were hard on it. 2 Trans. in a month, 2 engines in a year:rolleyes:

Now if you can just get the assignment card...:)

Sam,I Thank You for the time and research for Unit 0204.Your Help has uncovered the rest of my cars lost identity. Two days ago the car was a Jane Doe with only a Vin Number, I am also glad your Dads friend saved this valuable information for these cars.That is smart thinking.

All I can say after reading the findings is "WOW".This Unit 0204 had a hard life then. When I brought it home alittle over a year ago the car had a lot of issues that I had to correct and it was a mechanical and physical condition mess.

Knowing that I have one of earliest Unit survivors is all worth the headaches from this car and its all pretty much down hill from now. With the body work and paint left to do it was well worth the battle. I cant get over the major failures this car had while in service.I believe nowdays that car would qualify for the Lemon Law.
I tried to get the assignment cars but it appears it is long gone.So I am told.
Thank You again Sam and now I cant wait for my Wife to get home so I can give her the good news of a car that started out to be a Blood Sweat and Tears Restoration.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-19-2012, 07:55 PM
Good way to put that!

Office #266 is Tracy in the Valley Division. Congrats on finding that info. :2thumbs:

Thanks for #266 Location.I did not know where that one was located.This is a good day for Unit #0204.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
06-22-2012, 07:10 PM
Sam,I Thank You for the time and research for Unit 0204.Your Help has uncovered the rest of my cars lost identity. Two days ago the car was a Jane Doe with only a Vin Number, I am also glad your Dads friend saved this valuable information for these cars.That is smart thinking.

All I can say after reading the findings is "WOW".This Unit 0204 had a hard life then. When I brought it home alittle over a year ago the car had a lot of issues that I had to correct and it was a mechanical and physical condition mess.

Knowing that I have one of earliest Unit survivors is all worth the headaches from this car and its all pretty much down hill from now. With the body work and paint left to do it was well worth the battle. I cant get over the major failures this car had while in service.I believe nowdays that car would qualify for the Lemon Law.
I tried to get the assignment cars but it appears it is long gone.So I am told.
Thank You again Sam and now I cant wait for my Wife to get home so I can give her the good news of a car that started out to be a Blood Sweat and Tears Restoration.

Hey Sam, would it be possible to scan that information on the forum so I can capture it for my Restoration Album and for all to see.I would reayy appreciate it.

Mustang Kid
06-25-2012, 10:23 PM
Hey Sam, would it be possible to scan that information on the forum so I can capture it for my Restoration Album and for all to see.I would reayy appreciate it.

I'm sorry, but there is too much to scan and post, and my dad doesn't want everything out there on the internet. The CHP may not want the info out there and that is why they were throwing it away, but who knows. It's my dads paperwork and his decision. Sorry.

SSPCHPSTANG3101
07-03-2012, 07:24 PM
I'm sorry, but there is too much to scan and post, and my dad doesn't want everything out there on the internet. The CHP may not want the info out there and that is why they were throwing it away, but who knows. It's my dads paperwork and his decision. Sorry.

Thats ok Sam I totaly understand. Finding out my E plate and where it served (thanks to you) is all I ever wanted to know.

Steve
02-11-2013, 11:02 PM
Looking through the known 82s in the VIN project (with unit #s),
870255 had
Major Transmission fail at 1-11-84 with 74016 miles


Hmmmm....that tranny failure happened after I was done with the veh. and it had been turned back in for sale. I ran it out to about 70k miles when it was exchanged for a 1984. I would have guessed it was repainted and sold at auction before it hit 74k miles, but maybe it hung around and was used for a while in Sacramento before being sold.

It takes a lot to break a manual transmission and I wasn't hard on it. Gotta wonder what happened to it right after I was done with it.

chp1982
02-12-2013, 09:18 PM
Welcome back Steve! Your posts have been among my all time favorites. That is strange about the trans.

Steve
10-26-2013, 12:02 PM
Mustang Kid, are you still looking up '82s? I have CHP #0204.

chp1982
04-02-2017, 09:56 PM
Anyone have contact info for Mustangkid or the documentation he referenced to get the area offices and mechanical failures for the '82's? 0495 has surfaced. I believe this is the first 'new' '82 since Mustangkid provided the data. Where is that kid?!

28HopUp
04-03-2017, 11:48 AM
I see Sam on Facebook. He's into Jeeps now. I've sent him a couple of notes to drop in on .NET but he has not done so yet. Maybe some others can reach him?

Hurst7t9
06-02-2017, 06:57 AM
Mine is 0594. Newly acquired.

chp1982
06-02-2017, 08:29 AM
Alright! Great to have you here. Your car is a super original, solid foundation. Please share your plans and progress as you get into the car more.

MOstang
06-03-2017, 11:21 AM
Anyone have contact info for Mustangkid or the documentation he referenced to get the area offices and mechanical failures for the '82's? 0495 has surfaced. I believe this is the first 'new' '82 since Mustangkid provided the data. Where is that kid?!

He seemed to get into a fair amount of keyboard wars around the internet with veteran police car restorers. Probably needed a break from all of that.