87 TxDPS Field Find!!
 

Today my buddy stumbled on this 87 TxDPS in a mustang graveyard. Buck tags and door label are intact. Its missing just about everything else. Whats left is no good. We are going this weekend to dig it out and get to a roller status and then the fun begins!! Dont you love the day when you bring one home?

That's pretty cool!

Looks like 184629. Within a batch of 120 consecutive VINs.

Nice find.

Wow! intact body but so many things needs to be replaced...... :eek: but :2thumbs:

That's going to be an incredible save! :D

This car's VIN is 11 consecutive numbers away from another documented Texas DPS car. Using some of your pictures, this SSP was added to our VIN project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info184629.htm

Wow, Thanks for adding the car to the website.

No, thank you for posting up the pictures (and the planned save). As more and more SSP's are found, existing cars listed in the VIN project may help verify these cars. We've only scratched the surface on the number of SSP's out there.

Great to see this one saved, it's nice to see the cars saved by enthusiasts and if nothing else put in the "ring of care" where at least they will be owned and traded among enthusiasts, giving them a better chance at life than otherwise. When these cars are out their own, it's anyone's game and for some reason every boy-racer feels the need to go to bolt-on heaven with them.

Excellent save!:2thumbs: I would have saved that car in an instant. It may look rough, but it isn't to far got to be restored:) Even if it was completely stripped it is worth saving(thats my opinion:D ).

Can't wait until the progress starts:thumbsup:

Update:

Spoke with the seller this morning to confirm the sale. He decided this weekend would not work for him so...... We picked it up today. :)

It's wrecked of course but it's gonna get fixed. 87 black and white paint everywhere. Original blue interior. 5 spd, blue silicon hoses. Ground straps are present. Has the relocated trunk release and all equipment holes are present. I feel like it was wrecked and someone went through the window? Last registered in 94 I think. 7 years on the road maybe.
It's resting safely in my shop now. Tomorrow it will get back on all fours and hopefully we can get it all stripped out and cleaned.
Pics to follow.

Loaded and headed home.

Good save....this will be fun one to watch updates.

Don't throw away the seats because remember they are reinforced. Late Model can order you Blue Seat Belts.

Tom

maybe the best save I have ever seen, and I have seen lots of them over the past 15 years.... excellent !

This is great to see Ted! Nice save, can't wait to see it back to roller status!

+1. :thumbsup:

Correction:

It was factory sand beige interior. someone painted it all blue.

Great observation! :2thumbs:


+1 :cool:

Holy unbelievable grammar batman! Fixed.

Its a roller now and we got the antenna and spotlight in place again.

At this pace you'll have the car running again by dinner on Sunday!

:D

I heard that!

Its gonna get a good sanding and then primer before it goes back together.

It was amazing how much nastiness was in that car. It was awefull !

Got it all cleaned out!
The right front wheel has some original black paint still.

It even came with a spent .38 Special round...

More to come......

more pics

Wasting no time at all! I love it!

Looking good! :)

Well if that doesn't just warm the cockles of any SSP enthusiast's heard...unexpectedly quick and splendid! :2thumbs:

Can you say "Ambition" ? I know you can. Way to go!!:thumbsup:

Absolutely a spectacular effort!

Nice save! Are you planning on media blasting the interior / engine bay / underbody? How bad are the under body and rockers from sitting on the ground?

There is very little rust underneath. It may get blasted. The interior has some rust in the rear pans from water sitting inside.

We have ordered a blair spot weld cutter and we are gonna attempt to replace the front end similar to what you did on the Kansas car.

If it goes well, ill be doing the LSP car too.

Ted

Good to hear there is little rust underneath; it's really getting hard to find rust free foxes anymore. I couldn’t tell by the pics but the engine bay didn’t look too bad. Good luck with the project, I’m sure she will be a beauty!

I think it was sold between Fall of 89 to Spring of 91 according to what stuff I have.

Tom

There are some Blue Seats for sale down here on Craigslist.

tom

It was tan inside from the factory..

Thanks though...

Well folks it is finally sanded.... Now comes all the all the body work and finger sanding. It hasn't come along as fast as I had planned but I am making progress. :)

wow, great job keep up the good work

Wow Ted thats a super find and your making quick work of it.

Ted, there is some Tan Door Panels, Arm Rests and Console and Dash on Ebay.

Tom

Progress is progress in my book :yes:. Great job.