Government ssp

[notchos90]

Hi, how can you find out what government outfit was the ssp from,

Thanks

[FoxChassis]

Have a look at these two links:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Doortags.html
http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Bucktags.html

Can you take pics of those two items and attach them in this thread?

[notchos90]

5136 the other tags I can't locate for now.


Thanks.

[FoxChassis]

Buck tags are behind the driver-side inner marker lamp and headlamp. The '82-'86 tags are up higher and easier to spot than the '87-'93 tags.

You VIN is in a group of 86 consecutive VINs and your DSO is 83-0114.

83 = US Government (General Service Administration, or GSA)
114 = domestic special order #114

There have been two other DSO 83 SSPs found in the same group of 84 VINs, one before yours (83-0113) and one after yours (83-0115). The one before yours is unknown which US Gov't office used it because we have no paperwork. So I'm afraid unless you have some paperwork to go with your car, from when it was originally ordered or when it went to auction, that states which US Gov't dept it was ordered for which dept used it, US Government use may be as close as you're going to get.

We know the one after yours was used by the FBI because auction paperwork indicates such.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990FBI191668/info191668.htm

[notchos90]

Thanks for the break down i appreciate it, Would the buck tags have more info then the door tag as far as the gov agencie that order it?

[ImEvil1]

Thanks for the break down i appreciate it, Would the buck tags have more info then the door tag as far as the gov agencie that order it?

Unfortunately, probably not. The DSO 83 cars like yours were usually stamped DSO POLICE on the buck tags (or other generic stamping).

[notchos90]

Found the buck tags but could get a good pic.

[ImEvil1]

Found the buck tags but could get a good pic.

Sometimes they are definitely pretty hard to get a pic of.

[notchos90]

They did say gov on them, we'll I guess I'm stuck with government for now.

Thanks.

[ImEvil1]

They did say gov on them, we'll I guess I'm stuck with government for now.

Thanks.

GOVT like the FBI car above, correct?

The only real way to find out, in a case like yours, is to get lucky and have some type of paperwork with the car. You can try to research past owners, and possibly make contact with one, and you might be able to track it back that way. Someone, somewhere purchased the car at auction and might know what agency it was with.

Good luck with it.

[FoxChassis]

Adding to what ImEvil1 posted, most of the DSO 83-xxxx tags that I have seen have also been stamped a nondescript "GOVT."

[notchos90]

You think a carfax would tell me more info also When I was shopping for my notch I was looking for a nice clean one I found this one and later I found out about it being a ssp so my? Is are these car hard to find? Just want to know what I have.

Thanks.

[notchos90]

Thanks you guys. I'll let u guys know if I find out more info on it

[notchos90]

5141

[ImEvil1]

You think a carfax would tell me more info also When I was shopping for my notch I was looking for a nice clean one I found this one and later I found out about it being a ssp so my? Is are these car hard to find? Just want to know what I have.

Thanks.

Carfax might show where it was first registered, after it came out of service...but that might not be necessarily the same state it was sold in.

I'd start by trying to locate the prior owners.

Nice pic, BTW.

[93chipper]

for mine the carfax says build date and when the first owner owned it nothing in between 10/92 till 5/1999

[28HopUp]

You will probably want to order a Marti Report on your car to confirm the options:

https://www.martiauto.com/reports2.cfm


The Deluxe report will also include the name of the ordering dealer, and list add'l information.

[conmech]

You will probably want to order a Marti Report on your car to confirm the options:

https://www.martiauto.com/reports2.cfm


The Deluxe report will also include the name of the ordering dealer, and list add'l information.

+1

[stadair]

for mine the carfax says build date and when the first owner owned it nothing in between 10/92 till 5/1999

I have a similar carfax. Dead air.

[396l35]

I did a car fax on my today and there was nothing. I also have a black 93 Govt. car...

[28HopUp]

I did a car fax on my today and there was nothing. I also have a black 93 Govt. car...

Welcome to the forum! Please post up some pictures of your GOVT SSP when you get the chance. Is your car listed in our VIN Project (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/VIN.html) yet? :)

[396l35]

Welcome to the forum! Please post up some pictures of your GOVT SSP when you get the chance. Is your car listed in our VIN Project (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/VIN.html) yet? :)

Yes it is listed but there is no info next to the VIN.