Yep...it was marked. It looks like they did a nice repaint at TMG before they sold it. I haven't been down there since 2000 or 2001, but Chip is still around somewhere.

One more bit of misinformation to clarify:

Some of the cars had writing on the radiator/core support areas. I can't remember ever seeing this at the auctions I attended, but I know a few people have posted pics of them and others have claimed it was Troop/Unit numbers written on them. Here is a closer pic of the writing on #569, which was a Troop C car (it was stationed in Lakeland, BTW).

Yep, front accident.

Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date: 2008-09-06 23:17:38.647 EDT
Vehicle: 1993 Ford Mustang LX (1FACP40E1PF147226)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
02/17/1993 FL Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER
06/02/1993 TALLAHASSEE, FL 5 Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
06/02/1993 TALLAHASSEE, FL Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/06/1993 FL State Agency FRONT IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE (Case #:303580830)
01/26/1995 FL 29,000 Motor Vehicle Dept. PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
02/27/1996 FL 47,000 Motor Vehicle Dept. PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
03/11/1997 FL 64,000 Motor Vehicle Dept. PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
03/01/2006 CUMMING, GA 93,336 Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION

hard-marked

I guess I missed something....

Is there anyway to get the accident details from the case number? Its hard to determine if the car is worth bidding on without it.

Yes, if the DHSMV number in the record above is correct, you can get a copy of the report.

Charlie,

One more thought....if you are considering bidding or making him an offer. This car had 92,280 miles on it when it was sold at auction. So...it's had about 1K miles put on it since then. If TMG hadn't painted it, it'd look much like my unrestored '93. It still has the original dash, the original holes in the console for the siren, and I'm sure lots of other good stuff.

You just don't see many cars like this one anymore.

Charlie you can still get a copy of the crash report. I was able to get one last year for my 87 FHP that was crashed in service in 1988. I was able to determine the unit number and severity of the damage plus get the name of the trooper driving it so it is a great piece of documentation to have.

I'll say. Apparently we now have a "points system" for valuation of price/desirability of the SSP cars.

http://www.sspmustang.org/forums/sho...?t=6890&page=2
(the fun starts at post #13) :takenotes:

There hasn't been any talk of this car being overpriced here, but if you think it is, try and find another car that saw service with this agency that has less than 100K original miles on it (and hasn't been hacked up).

That's some funny stuff right there! Your Colorado car has less "points" than a marked CHP.:No no: My UHP car only has 3 points... Hey Jim I want a refund.:screwy: