1985 CHP For Sale
 

Not mine ....... just passing it on.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/1741176744.html

Quoting the CL ad -

This is CHP #E408419 that was talked about here -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...ead.php?t=2692

Guess the car is still for sale. Thanks for posting this Brian!

Car is sold. After speaking with Rich who looked at the car, I called the owner to try and make a deal. Stated he sold the car for $2500 already.

8419 owner
 

Seems like a good group here. I'm the one who bought 8419. I don't (yet) have near the breadth of knowledge about these cars that you guys do, but, interestingly, I had similar concerns about this car to the ones I saw posted on ssp enthusiast sites...though I didn't see the threads until after I'd bought the car.

28HopUp: I'd love to have the assignment card, if you wouldn't mind passing it along to the new guy. I've begun assembling a hefty e-file of pix, links, and info. So far, hard paperwork is mostly all the DMV stuff involved in getting this thing registered to be driven again.

I have a few questions: could someone refer me to a parts source for antennae, spotlights and other lighting? Also, were the 85 CHP SSP's quarter window louvers painted black or white? I've seen them both ways in pictures.

I've got a long, long to-do list, and am reaquinting myself with the specifics of the Holley-carbed 5.0.

Congrats on picking up this CHP SSP...it will be fun to keep an eye on your progress. :southpark:

Welcome to the site and congrats on the new ssp !

Hec
ssp91ssp

Hi Brian,

Welcome to the site, and congrats on purchasing #8419! I also thought long & hard about picking up that car. Your car seems to be in about the same condition that mine was in when I bought it in 2008, but you paid less for yours. I will be happy to mail you the original Assignment Card when it comes in.

Regarding the side louvers, the '85 CHP's had them painted white, and in '86 they were painted black. There are two restored 85's that have them painted black, which arguably looks better on the two-color car. You have to refer to the few in-service pictures to see for sure.

In terms of sourcing the CHP radio equipment, I will PM the contact I have for those parts. He's in Sacramento. The parts are not inexpensive, but it's not like you can buy them by calling 1-800-CHP-PARTS. Sometimes you'll see things listed on eBay too.

If you would, please post up more pictures of your new car. The seller only sent two that didn't show much of the car. I would love for you to post pics of the bumper cut-out on the driver's side, and maybe include dimensions of the hole (it's for the siren). Your car still has the original bumper, so that information would be helpful to those of us whose car has a replacement bumper.

Again, welcome to the site!

Wow......looks allot like 8397 before i started working on it.
this is the place for good information and help.
I put a patch behind the speaker cut out on my 85 before paint and
have not yet re opened the cut out for the speaker.
the patch that i used was bigger then the opening so when it's
cut out it will have some re enforcement (overlap) around the opening and
will not flap in the wind. Good find! Welcome to the site!
you are Amigo 5? 4? ..............ask Bill i have lost count
http://i47.tinypic.com/2wlsdap.jpg

+1 to what everyone else said....welcome to the site.

As for the radio equipment, I have some more coming from our friend in CA (not the contact mentioned above by Bill). I'm not sure if there will be any more CC1s from him, but it doesn't get any better than the radios still marked with CHP property stickers (surplused years ago). I definitely have 2 more available, and probably more after that.

Also, check out some of the restoration-related pics and info we have in the CHP resto section if you haven't already.

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

Thanks!
 

Thanks for the welcome and the info, everyone.

I'll get some pictures together and measure the bumper opening when I have a few minutes. I've removed a lot of the trim in prep for paint, so the car looks particularly ragged (great for before and after pictures, though).

My wife thinks I'm nuts.

Congrats on the save! I can't wait to see some pictures!

have your wife call my wife. Then your wife will breath a huge sigh of relief.

welcome to the site. Be sure to check out the resto doc posted here as it has a wealth of good information.

Join the club...I think it's been said that it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission...although one must be thoughtful about when to use that and how often to do so.

Just tell your wife it is CHP Unit 8419. Then she will understand. lol :D

Congrats, looking forward to seeing pics.

Mike,

Please keep me posted on the CHP radio equipment. I have a CC1 coming from Mr Read that will be a working unit. He also designed a wiring harness that makes all of the CHP electrical devices operational (including the locking shotgun rack). I still need the correct Motorola Micor head unit, Regency M100 (or MX3000) scanner, and one of the back units under the package shelf (not sure which one).

Thanks!

Congrats on the purchase...you made my wife very happy. I am glad someone with good intentions bought her. Can not wait to watch your progress on her.

Will do. Did he send you the correct rack for your car?

It hasn't come yet. I know that it may take a little effort to get the shotgun rack positioned properly. It should come with the CC1, along with the original animal snare clips for the rear decklid.

OK...let me know. The one he sent me isn't correct.

ALL our wives think we're nuts! Welcome aboard. It's all about fun so indulge!

Jim, I've used you and your collection on several occasions as exhibit "A" when discussing my Mustang/car obsession with my wife. Unfortunately I agreed to a 4 vehicle limit (not including my daily driver and cabin plow truck) about 4 years ago after I dug a 69 Mach 1 out of a field and told her I was going to restore it. $70k to restore a car that might be worth $50k when completed did not make $ense to my wife and I agreed and sold it a month later for parts. Thanks for making it a little easier for all of us.

my wife has put up with a lot but believe me she is well aware that I have accomplished my goal +1 extra 84 car. She has made it very obvious to me that I am done buying police mustangs and I am ok with that. For now they are all safe in dry climate controlled storage so I am not in any hurry to get them all done. Planning on doing one car at a time so in about 13 years I should be finishing up. :yes:

I'll be 67 then (and hopefully retired), can I come to the SSP completion party?

sure....I will make sure I have plenty of geritol and depends on hand as I will be needing them also.

I will be 71, would like to bring the 88 Oregon to meet yours

These '85 Stangs come up more often than the '86 models. Where the heck are the '86 Mustangs? My favorite year!
I find an '86 with high miles or an '85 with low miles. I can never seem to find exactly what I want. I always feel like I am settling when I buy a Mustang.

WANTED:
1986 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 sedan (or GT w/T-tops)
Any color preferably w/automatic trans.
No mods or engine add-ons.
Desire less than 18,000 miles and in good, clean, well-kept, adult, non-raced condition.


I came across an '86 LX 5.0 sedan back in 2005 but it was filthy and had 217,000 miles on it. Then I saw an '86 recently on eBay with 115,000 miles.
Both of these were red with gray interior. Someone I know has an '85 LX 5.0 sedan with 10,000 org miles (very clean) but it's an '85!
The search continues! Oh yeah...and it doesn't have to be an SSP.

Andy, for only 155 '85 CHP Mustangs being used, it's surprising how many cars are still out there. Including the cars where we have in-service pics, the known 85's are:


UNIT # .... OWNER/CONTACT INFO
-------------------------------------------------
E408302 ... Marcos / Jarhed123 @ NET
E408315 ... Greg / My66Pony @ ORG
E408321 ... Unknown (CHP Magazine)
E408336 ... Rich / chp8336 on ORG
E408354 ... Unknown (CHP Magazine)
E408395 ... Bill / 28HopUp @ NET/ORG
E408397 ... Andy @ NET
E408419 ... Brian / rocketscience @ NET
E408427 ... Unknown (CHP Magazine)
E408445 ... Unknown (SMPV photo)
E40____ ... wsharp227 @ ORG
E40____ ... Ebay ad
E40____ ... Unknown (listed on ORG's VIN Registry)



So by my count there are Seven 85 CHP Amigos between the two sites.