1983 GSP Mustang (un)marked
 

Found a undercover GSP Mustang listed as Dark Brown.
VIN #
1FABP26F0DF218167

Will be interesting to see if it is a SSP or not.

I have Perm / Badge & Post #'s also.

Would love for this car to turn up one day!

Will be trying to make contact with the officer that drove it Friday evening when his shift starts back. ( Hoping he'll have some pics! ).

Awesome! That'll be fun tracking down whether it's an ssp or not.

I also found 2 undercover 1992 Alabama coupes that we had but I don't think they were ssp's. One thing that I found in the 17 folders of the marked units, was they taped spare keys to the back of the folders. And looking in the folders for the 2 undercovers, there was two keys instead if just one. So that leads me to believe they weren't ssp's.

Kewl stuff!

I'm gonna get a Marti report on it just to see.
I'd also like to do a Vin check just to see if it's still around...

Brad,
I think you like this stuff as much as I Do :-) LOL

It is a single VIN, i.e. not in a group of two or more consecutive 5.0L coupes. Autocheck and Carfax each show 1 record, which is probably just the "manufactured and shipped to dealer" entry in 1983.

Thanks Mick !
We got a Marti report ordered...
Hopefully it is a SSP and we can get it into VIN Project...

Yep, I need to at least order a Marti on one of those 92's just to make sure.

Your right Bobby, I do enjoy it a little. Researching these cars is half the fun I think!

The dark brown for that model year was 5U Dark Walnut Metallic.

8/31/1983 GA Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER

Remember Single Key was an option not always taken. Texas DPS did 2 key in 90.

Tom

Thanks again Mick !

Good to know Tom!
Might not can count those AL 92's out just yet !

Yeah, you're right....I definitely need to order a Marti.

Well this one turned out NOT to be an SSP.
Still a Kewl car used by GSP...


DOOR DATA PLATE INFORMATION
Serial Number 1FABP26F0DF218167
1FA B P26 F
0
D
F 218167
08/83 5U 21 66B CE U
3 Z 4
DEALER #:
Ford Motor Company, USA Car Active Seat Belts
Mustang 2-Door Sedan
5.0L 302-4V V-8 HO Engine Check Digit
1983 Model Year
Built at Dearborn Plant
Serial Number of this Ford scheduled for production at Dearborn
Built in August, 1983
Dark Walnut Metallic, Ford #5856-A
Atlanta Ordering District
Mustang 2-Door Sedan/Convertible
Walnut Vinyl Bucket Seats
Tan Paint Stripe
AM/FM Monaural Radio
3.08 Traction-Lok Rear Axle
Four-Speed Manual Overdrive Transmission
21B003
Your vehicle was equipped with the following features:
- Interval Windshield Wipers
- Traction-Lok Rear Axle
- P205/70R 14 Radial Black Sidewall Tires
- Tilt Steering Wheel
- Power Steering
- Power Disc Brakes
- Air Conditioner - Manual
- AM/FM Monaural Radio
- GL Decor Group
- Right Hand Remote Control Mirror
- Heavy Duty Battery
- Tinted Glass
- Four-Speed Manual Overdrive Transmission
Your car was actually produced on August 31, 1983 -- thirty days behind schedule.
Kevin Marti
STANDARD MARTI REPORT

Holy Smokes, Bobby! I hope you saved the PDF as a text file so you could copy and paste all of that information. If not, it must have taken you a while to type all of that out manually. Let's see if I can attach the report here as a PDF...

Brad, let me know the VIN(s) on that 92 and I can run an AutoCheck on it. I have an AC account for a couple of more weeks, and can run as many reports as I want til it expires.

Yea I just copied and pasted it lol

I found the VINs for those two 1992 Alabama ABI cars, and ran the AutoCheck Reports:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...s/NF113204.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...s/NF115030.htm

That's awesome Bill! I appreciate that! The first one's registration was just renewed last month! That poor second car has had a rough life and has probably been crushed. :(

Note;

This car turns out to have been a fully marked unit , only brown in color (pics in GSP Pics thread)

I spoke with Roy Lee Hendrix yesterday. He was VERY fond of this brown GSP Mustang. In fact he has a 8"X10" picture of it hanging on his wall. He also has a plaque type trophy from a car show in 1984 which he entered it in.

Forgot he had a nickname for this car the "Lil Brown Mule"

Given the color, I am glad they didn't pick a name that was something less flattering... ;)

Yea seriously ;)

I wish this car would surface. I would love to add it to my collection :yes:

Lol!!

Roy sent me a pic of the trophy that the "lil brown mule" won back in 1984...


Pretty cool ;)