1988 Fla. SSP
 

Hi, guys I was looking for alittle help with finding out if my florida ssp mustang started out as a fhp car or just a sheriff car. it's missing one of the buck tags car was painted a couple of times but I know for sure it started its life in black with (gray interior ),has a spotlight , has the holes in the trunk for the radio equipment ,and small antenna hole in the trunk lid. Also has a property of levy county sheriffs sticker in the door jam. Did the vin check but wasn't any help.Hopefully someone point me in the direction . Thanks

I do not believe any 1988 FHP's came with gray int. post up a pic of the door sticker and that should be enough to decode it for you... Foxchassis should be able to decode it if you do...

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Hi, guys I was looking for alittle help with finding out if my florida ssp mustang started out as a fhp car or just a sheriff car. it's missing one of the buck tags car was painted a couple of times but I know for sure it started its life in black with (gray interior ),has a spotlight , has the holes in the trunk for the radio equipment ,and small antenna hole in the trunk lid. Also has a property of levy county sheriffs sticker in the door jam. Did the vin check but wasn't any help.Hopefully someone point me in the direction . Thanks!!

First year that I have seen an FHP with grey interior trim is 1989.

Was your car painted white? I worked with a guy from LCSO who drove a white 88 or 89 former FHP.

Also, I got your message reference the pic upload. Should be fine if its a jpg or bmp.

Yes , believe one of the colors was white . Looks to me the car started black, was painted white then blue and then back to black

Door sticker

Welcome to the forum. We have yet to confirm a SSP in that DSO from 1988, but the Orange County, Florida SSPs (different DSO #) are a few VINs ahead of it within the same consecutive batch of VINs. According to the Florida DMV site...

https://services.flhsmv.gov/MVCheckWeb/InquiryView.aspx


...your car also a police-branded title in Florida -

VIN
1FA = Ford passenger car manufactured in USA
B = active belts, no airbags
P = passenger car
40 = Mustang LX 2-dr coupe
E = SEFI H.O. 5.0L V8 engine
7 = VIN check digit
J = 1988 model year
F = Dearborn Assembly
245258 = 145,258th 1988 Ford scheduled for production at Dearborn Assembly

Door Tag
Date - 04/88 = April 1988 scheduled build
F0134 = 134 lbs front accessory reserve load
R0218 = 218 lbs rear accessory reserve load
Exterior Paint Colors - 1C = Black
DSO - 240270 = Jacksonville district sales office (24), 1988 special order #0270
Body - 66B = Mustang 2-dr convertible/LX 2-dr coupe
Mldg - XXX = Black bodyside molding, no stripe insert
Int Trim - FG = cloth seating, low-back front buckets (F), Medium Grey interior color (G)
Tape - P = Light Charcoal paint stripe
R - 8 = electronic search AM/FM stereo radio
Ax - Z = 3.08:1 axle ratio, Traction-Lok (limited slip) differential
Tr - 2 = manual Borg Warner transmission (5-speed T-5)
PP = front springs
SS = rear springs

Unmarked FHP?