90 CHP
 

Hey guys, I found this one at pony stock builders shop!!! unit 9583 I believe. Was painted blue at one time and is now orange... Still had california title, said ("prior police" in top right corner) Made copy before I sent it off. Need lots of info guys... I know it had grey interior, but was it the LX style or the V8 tweed type? Interior was gutted. I'm gonna need the 160 cert. speedo also. It will be put back black and white. Tags are intact, door/ign. key is there. Still has bracket on right front frame rail and plate in trunk. Roof, posts and left quarter hole evident. Will try to post pics soon. Iterior pics for a 90 would be a great help.Thanks, Bobby

Hi Bobby,

Congrats on the new SSP! That's good that you were able to determine the Unit Number. Here is some good reading material about the CHP cars, if you haven't seen it already -

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


I'm not sure on the interior question. In terms of getting your unit number verified, here's a good thread about getting registration info from California DMV -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...ead.php?t=2676


Look forward to seeing pictures. I'm curious in the color of your shock towers.

Bobby, :welcome: and congrats on the CHP, lots of info here .

Welcome Aboard Bobby !!! :2thumbs:

Oh by the way, I got the license plate that matched the title also. Thanks guys for the info...

Pics???????

Pics soon...( don't laugh,it's not very pretty, but very solid) My strut towers have been primed grey for some strange reason? I got my unit number from the drivers door above the vin decal. Thats where I was told to look for it, this is correct isn't it? Thanks guys for the help and info...

No biggie on the looks !! Most of our cars started out just like yours !;)
Or much worse..

Had to buy new card for my camera... Will snap a few tomarrow.

Pics of 90 CHP

Thanks for the pics. That looks to be a solid foundation for a resto. It's amazing how far from California some of these CHP cars get!

She looks solid !!! :2thumbs: Thanks for posting pics..keep us updated .

Thanks...It's got a perfect core support and inner fenders also. No sign of ever being bumped at all,That's pretty rare for any fox body... (The shop I got it from used the front clip for a ponystock car!!!) I just stuck some used parts on it so it wouldn't look so bad for now LOL. Cant wait to get started!!! Can anyone tell me what interior pattern came in a 90? Anybody got a airbag 160 certified speedo?

Nice find!

Checking the smog history on your CA plate, it shows passed tests in Palm Springs in 1997 and Oceanside in 1998. If you plug in your VIN here you may be able to pull up more history on your car:

http://www.bar.ca.gov/pubwebquery/Ve...PubTstQry.aspx

Keep us posted on your progress. :cool:

Michael,

Thanks for posting that link. I was trying to find it a week or so ago. Now I have it bookmarked!

:thumbsup:

Thanks, I really appreciate the info, and I'll keep you guys posted on progress...

Looks like a great car!

Thanks, I'm very pleased with it...

update...
 

Started the tear down (finally...). Man, They sure used alot of sound deadener... It's still in great shape so I'm gonna leave it alone. My strut towers and underhood area was shot with what appeared to be spray can primer. Once I started removing it I found it to be painted the UA black, same as the body.It had a good shine still, so It appears they did'nt slack off on the clear like the regular production stangs. My quarter glasses were blacked out I'm assuming this is something a previous civilion owner did? When I removed the quarter glasses there was still tape in under the glasses and the rear glass trim from being masked off. appears the top was sprayed first then mask off to spray the black. Looks like they assembled the glasses and trim then unmasked it? One thing that's puzzling me is the cross brace behind my back seat was removed. I see no reason for this... Is anyone elses missing the brace to, or is this something that needs to be put back. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated...

I don't recall ever seeing any in-service Mustangs with tinted rear windows but you never know. There's a good chance yours served the in a desert area and sometimes this was done to units in those areas to help keep the interiors cool. It was also a popular "mod" in the day with civilians though so the odds are it was done by a subsequent owner. Ditto with removing the rear seat brace...probably done to stuff more "beats" back there (sub-woofers and all that crap). The CHP did not remove them as part of their upfitting so I'd find a replacement and put it back in.

There is another tantalizing possibility here too. Over the years, the CHP did convert a number of Mustangs that were fully or almost fully runout to undercover investigation units. This typically involved repainting them in a popular civilian color and outfitting them with nice wheels, sound systems and other goodies to help make them blend in the mainstream of the day. But to prove your car was one of these, you'd need some good documentation like the unit's Assignment Card.

Keep posting progress pics! :)

That's cool. I just did mine and found it was tested at Todds Automotive/Stockton, CA. Maybe this is something that could possibly lead me to some more history.