1989 GSP Perm # 9222
 

Well I've traded my 88 GSP Perm 8301 for Bonafides 89 GSP Perm 9222. It was put back pretty much all stock. I also swapped out the interiors as the 89 had much nicer interior. Now I just have to clean all my interior and put 9222 back together. It's a lot of work but I was having a hard time finding a 89 and this helped us both out. One kewl thing about this 89 is that the 88 I plan on replacing 8301 with is this cars predecessor. Trooper Wilcox Badge 799 wrecked his 88 Perm 8292 ( I will fill y'all in more on it, after deal goes through) and was assigned 9222. So if my deal works out I'll have two from same Trooper...

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That's VERY cool!

Yes it is! Congrats Bobby!

I thought so too :-)
And Thanks!

Side note ;
8301 was once a drag car built by Dugan Racing
9222 was once a drag car built by Mathis Mustangs

So that's two GSP's that have been saved from the strip :-)

A little progress made on #9222.
I've got dash back in ; everything back together under hood and it back running (minus A/C...) Now after Charlotte I'll clean interior really good and reinstall. Plus I'll be swapping it back to auto, and putting black ten holes on it. I'll be taking this one home and bringing my 83 GSP 3083# to work so that it's full resto can begin... All while finishing the States GSP #1235 :yes: So I will be busy busy busy ... But the show must go on :2thumbs:

Also, I finished my collection with another 88 GSP but may still end up getting this car's predecessor... Time will tell.

Sweet... so I have a few questions? ?? If you dont mind.. so im still very new.. dont mean to hijack the tread or anything.. but you say your collection is complete?? Did gsp not order any cars for 84,85,86,87?

No problem ;)
That is correct nor any 93's

It breaks down like this;
10 1983's
100 1988's
41 1989's
55 1990's
83 1991's
19 1992's

That was it grand total of 308 blue/gray GSP SSP's

Wow thats awesome!!!!!!!

Do you know how many of the 83s are still alive?

When I began my search there were only 3 possible cars out of the original 10. So they're could be another one possibly two out there. Or they could be on the pony stock track or turned into Kia's? We just don't know. Would be kewl for them to turn up and be saved !!!

But we do know none of the other 9 are still on the road...

Wow kool history lesson.. thanks!! Hopefully someday theyll turn up.. or not and youll have the only one.. lol

Believe me I love the cars! I prefer them all to turn up and be restored.

I know I wish we could save them all!

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Well now that the 50th is over its time to get busy... I've had a buddy of mine put 9222 back together mechanically. I've also had one of my employee's pressure wash the carpet, front and rear seats last week ( man they cleaned up good)... I'm hoping they'll be dry enough to install tomorrow. I've temporarily put the cowl hood and anniversary cobra wheels (what I had on my 88 Perm 8301) on her for now. I'm working on having a set of ten holes powder coated black for it. I plan on hunting me up a nice stock hood soon. So if anyone locally has one I'd be interested. Will post up progress pics soon. This project will be very quick, as I'm really just putting it back together and not doing a full resto. Car is an easy 8 out of 10 and will possibly be the last to get restored as it quite possibly needs the least attention. Some of you know this car as it use to be "Bonafides"...

New headliner installed...

Will be putting a set of powder coated black 10 holes soon...

Looking for a nice stock hood also.

Got roof and Perm #'s on :dancinguy:

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Looking great maybe some day i will get a GSP the colors are 1 of top 3 in my opinion.

Lookin' good Bobby!! ;)

Thanks and hopefully so :-)

Thanks Brad !

I have an old picture of your car while in Serv. and also one with the numbers 277 in black letters, across the third brake light. Any idea what those numbers are for?

Please post it up. It still has those #'s on the brake light. In retired Fleet Manager Jimmy Crump's records there was a Trooper 277 assigned to a 89 Mustang Perm # 9261 Vin ending in 284840 from post 27. My only guess would be at some point that officer went through the trouble to put that on his brake light and then it somehow ended up in 9222 Trooper 799's car? If that indeed did happen then I'm sure it would have been post service not in service. Again it is only speculation and me and the prior owner have been puzzled on this for some time now. That or some weird coincident or possibly like another GSP out there... It had a Badge # 505 (which was a Trooper actually assigned a mustang but not that Mustang) so someone could have just put a known badge # on it ?

Any way I'd love to see them :D . I assume it is not a in service pic with the 277 visible?



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Marcos,
Tried to respond before you posted them up but it's ok.
That in service pic is actually Lisa Sams 91. It was given to me as well by Bonafide the previous owner of 9222.
Thanks so much for posting them though:2thumbs:

Update on 9222...
Stock hood and black powder coated 10 holes back on her. I also bought a nice donor dash to replace the one cut up for gauges. I've stripped it down cleaned a dyed it all to look new again... Hopefully I'll have her back together for some pics soon. Also removing headliner to reopen Lightbar wire hole. I'll be installing all equipment and decals on her next. I've got my equipment tree outfitted and ready to install along with a KR10 radar... The paint is a 7.5 out of 10 so this will be my as in service car for a while ( at least until all the rest are finished LOL)

My awesome Christmas present !!!

From retired Trooper Ricky Wilcox that drove both my wrecked in service 88 and my 89 GSP Mustangs...

Ho Ho Ho! That's awesome!!!

Thanks Bill !

Well I've decided to go ahead and mark up 9222 as is. My thinking is this, It's only had had one repaint since out of service (painted Regatta blue all over then later had the gray added back to hood;trunk and roof). It is by no means perfect or show quality, Buuuutttt... It does have that unique "in service" appearance that I love. Soooo with that being said (For now at least) this will be my representation of a "in service GSP" Now onto equipment, I already have the tree built and ready to install and a Kustom KR-10 unit.

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Earlier I received the plate used briefly on 9222 which was removed from 8292 that was wrecked in service. Ricky also let me scan the plate that was ran for the remainder of its "in service" life until he's ready to part ways with it... :2thumbs:

My new favorite pic of 9222...

^ ^ ^ NICE ^ ^ ^ I thought that was a GMP model at first. :D