Duh moment! I completely forgot I had a pic of Kens door sticker which would've shown me the DSO....doh!!

It is weird that LF191612 and LF191614 have the same paint (MK) and interior trim (AB) but the one in the middle (LF191613, the one you just got the Marti report back for) has different paint (YF) and interior trim (AA).

Well, we have seen cars from a single DSO be optioned differently before. It calls into question if some cars from a single DSO (say #83-0113) could have included ones that were not optioned as SSP Mustangs. :headscratch: I'm not saying that has happened, but it's hard to say with 100% certainty that every VIN in a batch with some confirmed SSPs are all SSPs. I think cars ordered for specific agencies are all SSPs when they ordered them, but the DSO #83-xxxx cars could (small chance) have some civilian models tossed in to mess us up.

We've definitely seen cars with different options mixed together under the same DSO (including different paint colors, but not special paints or two-tones). I don't think we'll ever find non-SSP DSO 83 cars mixed in with SSPs, though. The whole reason for the special order was the SSP option. The non-package cars I've seen that were GSA orders were just straight-up DSO 83 cars (with no order number following).

I agree the chances are quite slim, Mike. But Ford did some screwy things when it came to batching these SSPs. For example, the run of 1984 CHP Mustangs were all part of the same DSO (#72-0086). However, they were manufactured in two batches with a gap of >1,100 VINs between them. :headscratch: (you and I have discussed this before, but it is worth mentioning in this thread) Situations like that force our efforts here to be more stringent when it comes to calling a car a SSP or not. It all boils down to how strong the specific documentation is and whether or not it is enough to identify a car as a SSP Mustang. That is why we have so many cars waiting in the pending folder ('til we can lock them in ;))

Postal Service SSP on Ebay?
 

Thanks Bob! That one has been on eBay before, but the seller has never included any photos that would be of help to us with the Project. I sent the seller a note on eBay to ask him to post up specific pictures. ;)

I may have asked the seller for more info when they had it up a couple months ago, but I don't remember for sure if I did.

Hi all-

I've been desperately trying to find the service history and even the E-plate number on my 1992 CHP Mustang, unit number 9186 that according to the buck tags, was destined for San Jose.
I've seen the DMV smog history search page and found the info of my current plate, but when I tried what I thought was my E plate based on other 1992 cars, even other Bay Area cars (E389186), all I got was info for a 2000 Crown Vic. I wonder if there's a chance the CHP re-uses the plates or possibly, I'm just guessing wrong.
Nonetheless, I was searching around and found this Ca smog document. In this document SOME of the SSP Mustangs can be found by their E-plate number in one area (by year) and also by the VIN. So while the two aren't connected on this paper, if you have say, a 92 Mustang that was an SSP car and you think you know the plate, this form might back up your educated guesses as far as your plate number. I found my VIN, which links to a 1992 Mustang, but as for what I thought my E-plate was, well, it doesn't have any car info next to it. Bummer!
Hope this helps some of you:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14404809...ogCertificates

Scroll down, there are many pages blank, but I promise there is a ton of info in there. I didn't download it, I just reviewed it.

I did some more poking around and found the actual XLS file.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...,d.cGU&cad=rja

My apologies if this is a repost!

The document you found is something I created to try to figure out and list E-plate numbers for CHPs. It's not complete, it's a work in progress. The idea to cross check E-plates and VINs was not mine but I ran with. The idea and the additional work I have done in that document has helped us figure out E-plate numbers for some CHPs.

Here is the direct link: http://foxchassis.com/files/SSP/CASmogCertificates.xlsx

I have a bunch of other documents in the parent directory: http://foxchassis.com/files/SSP/

If you are certain that your CHP's unit number was #9186 then the original E-plate was probably E389186, and not E899186. Reason why you didn't find any info for E389186 on the CA smog history site is probably because the info is too old for when it was in service. And yes, E-plates are reused.

If anybody wants to contribute time to continue filling in any of those documents, by all means, please do! Either by filing in the missing info for the VINs that are already there, or adding new VINs of suspected SSPs from that state. Ask me how to do the research and I'll show you. :)

Here is an example of a 1983 Washington State Patrol Mustang (unconfirmed agency usage) that resurfaced recently after having been added to the SSP VIN Project last year when it was for sale -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info165404.htm


The new owner has posted up more photos, which were added to the car's page. Note that there is a 2nd Buck Tag, even though the car was painted a single color (there had been some talk about the early single-color SSPs not having a 2nd tag). The second tag only lists the DSO number, but I think this is the first early, single-color SSP we have seen that has a second tag. Pretty cool!

Very cool. First one we've seen like that.

My apologies for the rookie repost! I sure wish I could find the service card on my car, I'd love to know more about its history while in service. All I know is my unit number and on the DSO it said 70(something), which I believe meant it was destined for San Jose. My father is a retired SO and he's been helping me with the project, I just wish he was a retired CHP and knew someone at San Jose who might have access to the old records (if they even exist!).

Here's a picture of the inside of my door. Above the painted number under the paint is a sticker with a date from 05/19/92, which I'm guessing is the in-service date. Funny thing is, the same DIY sticker material was used to make one on my instrument cluster that says "Stall 4." Small clues into its past, just wish I had a lead on more!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/IMG_1813.jpg

No worried on posting the link to my doc. Most people here probably didn't know about it. Just letting you know that I'm the one that put it together.

FYI: The two-digit "72" DSO on your door tag indicated which sales office the car (from the Ford dealer in that sales district and region) was ordered through. It does not have anything to do with where the car served with the CHP.

72 = San Jose district sales office
0002 = 1992 model year special order #0002

If a CHP SSP that was ordered through DSO 72 happened to serve in the San Jose region, that is pure coincidence.

Hey 3cRider,
I did something years back and stumbled onto my E-plate number. While I was at the DMV, I asked for history on my car and I was able to get a Registration Information Request print out. Most of the info on it was mine, until I got to the bottom area and realized it had my E-plate printed on there. I believe it cost about $5.

Ken

Looking at the CHP Unit Number ranges from 1992 (there were two batches that year), I agree that your Unit Number was E389186. The E89xxxx range is not close to the numbers on your door jam.

Ken's suggestion about getting a DMV registration history is good, but California may not be offering that service any longer due to privacy laws. It's still worth looking into IMO. Here is a thread where the topic was discussed:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...California+DMV

Mick, thanks for all of the pictures for the (1 of 2) Landis, NC Police Department SSP Mustang -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info132223.htm


:thumbsup:

Thanks to Larry at .ORG for sending me all those pics. I remember seeing one of the two still in service in town up until just a few short years ago. This one is the second of two. The first one is still on the road in the area but I don't know who owns it.

It always amazes me ones that still show up in service or very recently out of service. Cool stuff on that one!

I just wanted to make a quick note to ask everyone to go through their files and picture folders to see if they have anything that has not been posted yet in the VIN Project. 'Looking for things like VIN labels, Buck Tags, auction sheets, agency information, etc. You may have something that can assist with confirming other cars in our Pending Folder. Feel free to post them up in this thread as an attachment, or send me a PM if you do not have my email address.

Thanks! :D

Typo????
 

Thanks to Mick, we added a 1990 SC Mustang to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info184671.htm


I started checking out the other SSPs in that batch and found an interesting one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info184669.htm


Note that the seller claimed without realizing it that one tag reads 22-0078 and the other one reads 22-0079. I figured it was a typo in the seller's listing. Well, there's another SC car from that batch which has different DSO numbers on its tags -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info184662.htm


The VIN label shows the DSO to be #22-0079, but the Buck Tags have two differing DSO numbers (#22-0078 and #22-0079). If you go back to the first link in this post, it looks like its two tags may be the same way. Does anybody remember ever seeing a typo like that on the Buck Tags?

It'd be interesting to see if the options were any different between the two order numbers.

I guess you already noticed the 2 paint codes on the door tag pics in the first link....I didn't see the door tags in the others, though.

Here is an earlier VIN for a South Carolina car that year with DSO #22-0078 -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info183656.htm


That could explain why the latter cars have Buck Tags with both numbers, but it is still a typo. IDK... :headscratch:

The 1990 SCHP door tag DSOs break down like so...

LF183xxx = 22-0078
LF184xxx = 22-0079

At least the ones that we know of anyway. I'm not saying they're all like that.

I am stumped on the door tag and buck tag DSOs not matching

CSP on Craigslist
 

This looks like an interesting 1985 CSP (Colorado) SSP on Craigslist that shows the VIN and some other paperwork.

http://appleton.craigslist.org/cto/4443524923.html

Sorry...just realized you've already entered it into the VIN Project.

Bill,
Here is the warranty card from my lastest acquisition. A 1988 GSP Perm 8292 wrecked in service with 24909 miles. This is quite possibly the lowest mileage GSP. More info to come...

No worries, Mike! I got pretty excited myself when I saw those Buck Tags in the ad for the 85 CSP car. We were fairly certain that batch of VINs contained Colorado SSPs, and we finally confirmed one. :)


Thanks Bobby! Here is the new page using your photo(s) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info225813.htm

;)

Thanks Bill :2thumbs:

A 1991 Nebraska SSP
 

I found this one in the classifieds section of the Mustang Corral -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info158397.htm


This VIN is contained in a batch with some South Carolina SSPs ahead of it. In fact, photos from Marcos of MF158396 are sitting in our Pending Folder as a likely SC car (but still unconfirmed). It is certainly not the first time we have seen more than one agency in a single batch of VINs, but it is nice when they pop up as a surprise! :)

Been talking to a guy about his GSP on Facebook. He has a 92. He was in the process of converting it from a roller into a stout street car. Once I talked to him about the history and it being the last year and second rarest year GSP used, he decided to keep it original.

I told him about the site so hopefully he'll join up. Here's pics of the buck tags for his 92 GSP. The drivers door was swapped with a 90 door somewhere down the line so no door sticker.

Other tag....

Awesome job Brad ��

It's a 1 of 19... Glad it's not going to be modded ��

Nice goin' Brad! Sorry I missed your post. Here is the new page for the 1992 GSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info176491.htm


I would also like to say thank you to Ryan, who emailed me some photos of a junkyard find by Mike J. of a 1987 WSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info153280.htm

[poor car, but at least it gets to live on in our VIN Project!]

We have Jonathon to thank for getting photos from the ebay seller of this car -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang...US_Cars_Trucks


...in order to add it to our VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info176302.htm


Thank you! :cool:

And we can add this submission by Mick of a 1989 unmarked FHP with new pictures sent to him by TruperTim of his SSP:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info201526.htm

:thumbsup:

How about some pictures of this car!