If owning 1 of 20 is good, owning 2 of 20 has got to be better.
 

Believe it or not, I am now the owner of another Minnesota State Patrol Mustang. Even stranger than now owning 10% of the 20 used here, this one was located 21 miles from my house, is the same color (Dark Shadow Blue Metallic — 7N, original paint) and is one VIN lower (...193410 vs. ...193411). It has 135k miles and is 99% rust free (inside of trunk lid lip is only area in need of immediate attention). On the negative side it has the wrong wheels (but new tires) and the correct spare is gone (cardboard is still there), missing radio, has rattle can paint on valve covers and intake, generic upper radiator hose, and the exhaust from the cats back has been replaced by some Cherry Bombs and turn downs under the car (need the stainless pipes from the mufflers back, which the owner says he can get for me, and is included in the deal). All the numbers match on the body panels, all buck tags are intact, and the State of MN asset number sticker is on the inside of the driver's side A-pillar. The interior is very original and nice with the exception of the dash speaker covers being painted white along with the shifter bezel. The guy I bought it from only had it for 2 months and he got it in trade from the original owner who bought it at auction (1/5/93). The auction buyer wanted to buy a $3,300 4-wheeler, but had no cash so he traded the SSP straight-up. This car had been on Craigslist since October 20th and I just happened across it today when I was looking for some used Mustang wheels. Opportunity knocked and I answered! I will have my own pictures tomorrow. :danceban:

Beggers can't be choosers!

Congratulations on a rare opportunity with a rare group of cars.
One man could only be so lucky!

I do indeed feel lucky. It must have been fate, as my wife was out of town (in the air coming home) and could not be reached for consulting purposes before the purchase decision was made. Hopefully when I bring it home tomorrow and she see's it in the garage she'll think I got the other SSP back out of storage to do some work on it. To her cars are just "hunks of metal" and "necessary appliances", so she does not pay close attention to my SSP(s). :D

The fact that you have 2 of 20 may seem unique, but the fact you have 2 vehicles that old and only 1 number off on the vin is really bizarre!

Absolutely fantastic Bob!! Glad to see that you are working on the second MN SSP!

S W E E T !!! I must be nuts, I am already thinking of looking for a second CHP pony lolol

Thanks for the congrats! I'm thinking of trying to save the original paint and restoring this one to the way it was when delivered to the dealer (before LEO equipment was installed) and show them side by side as a "before and after" pair.

This one has a strange story that goes along with an unused bullet on a key chain that hangs from the map light (was left hanging in car by Trooper when sold at auction according to original owner after State Patrol). The story was told by the original buyer to the owner I got the car from who relayed it to me last night. I'm going to do some research on this story before I pass it along, as I don't want to perpetuate any urban myth.

It's funny how these cars can turn up. Congrats on the nice find for you!!!

(good luck with the Mrs) :)

Thanks, I'll probably need it.

Very nice Bob! And I like the "move" too. "Honey...I would have consulted with you but you were in an airplane and something this rare would have gone to someone else if I had waited any longer to make the deal. I really wanted to talk with you first, but it just wasn't possible. :D "

Best to show up with it finished. If they nickname it then you are good....:D

After I go get the 10-holes from the cabin tomorrow and replace the Ponys, I will be bringing it out from hiding (it now resides down the street with the other SSP, but the home owners are coming back from FL next Wednesday for 10 days and they will need the space my second SSP is now using, for their rental car). My plan is to tell her I got it out of storage to do some work on it, and hopefully when she sees it she'll think it's the same "old hunk of metal appliance" that she has seen me working on since last April. Eventually I'll probably get caught, but hopefully by then I'll have sold enough car parts to offset the cost of the second SSP. We have an agreement that if I want to buy something (car related) that I have to liquidate stuff I already have to pay for it. Who thinks I can pull this off, and who needs some steel wheel argent center caps?

Women are crazy. When she finds out you have it you'll be in the dog house for lying. She'll say you lied by ommission for not telling her you bought it. You better just tell her.

I'm lucky. My wife in an enabler to my automotive addiction. Any time I suggest buying a vehicle she'll all for it. Even if it's just a rolling shell.

Lucky man! I show up with a rolling shell and get told that's not staying in the driveway! Good thing I have the annex building down town!



Bob, I'll be enabling your plight shortly! Your secret is safe with me!:thumbsup:

Thank you Greg!

The cat is out of the bag. I've worked on the car in my garage the past 2 days and neither my Daughter (Mustang nut @ 12) or my wife (cars are appliances believer) noticed it was not the same car. Our cat did notice today, as my wife told me when I got home from lunch with my brother (a car guy, who also did not notice that he was riding in a different car until I pointed out the absence of equipment that he had seen the last time he rode with me) that the cat was scared of the exhaust noise as I pulled into the garage. She said nothing about it being nosier than before, just that it scared the cat, so I let it go. I'm sure I could of gotten away with the deception until next April when I would of had to get both of them out of the neighbor's garage. After a couple of hours I decided to reveal the ruse to my wife (honesty is the best policy in a marriage). I put a good spin on the situation by telling her about how I had sold my GSP SSP clone for "X" dollars and the total cost of the 2 MN SSPs added up to the same "X" dollars. I told her I did not tell her earlier because she was stressed about having just spent 12 days away from home moving her Mother back here from Portland. The icing on the cake was the appraisal I got done yesterday on the car showing that it was going to be insured for over 3 times what I paid for it. My stable is now full and I won't be in the market for any more Mustangs (at least not in this life). Now off to deal with the cat that almost blew it for me!

always have a plan.......

I thought of you when I saw this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sho-Me-Fog-L...item3a6c98d39f

They are Sho-Me No-Sho's, and they look like they're red.

Thanks, but I already have a set on the "after" MN SSP and the "before" MN SSP is going to be sans equipment. Would be nice to have a backup though.

Ya, I knew you were doing one without. Not sure how easy these lights are to find though in the event you needed to replace something, and just figured I'd point it out.

I already picked up an extra set of the red lenses, gasket seals, and another set of NOS lights (w/clear lenses), so the modulator and wiring/switch are the only extras I don't have. I already have an extra dual Code 3 deck light, but I would like to get a back up Cunanan 5.0 light, so if you see one of those please let me know. Thanks for thinking of me though.:D

No problem. There was someone that had a couple of those 5.0 lights on elightbars, but I don't think they had lenses in the photos.