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Apparently quite a few people knew about this one but I was shocked to learn that another Border Patrol unit exists. Said to be in the Tucson Sector. A very exciting find!
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This car has been in storage for some time. It is my understanding it is owned by the Border Patrol Museum and was on display there before being moved to storage. I talked with someone at the storage facility about 7 years ago. He informed me at that time it had already been there for a while and was just rotting away. I have reached out to the museum numerous times to inquire on restoring the car for them, but have been ignored.
Here are a couple pictures I found online. http://sspcentral.com/wp-content/upl...ol_mustang.jpg https://images61.fotki.com/v1635/pho...P_SSP_5-vi.jpg |
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It is my understanding that this is not the museum car. The information was originally posted on the SSP mustang fb page a little over a month ago.
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The museum photos are probably what, at least 10 years old? Has anyone confirmed that the museum still has the SSP on display? The original photo posted in this thread from FB was supposedly taken last month. It is possible that this is the same car. Note that the first photo posted by Jonathon shows the same license plate as the car in the museum, per the photos in our Project -
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info289707.htm So this distressed car MAY be the one from the museum. But it would be cool if the US Border Patrol did in fact have more than one SSP. EDIT: I re-read Jonathon's comment about the car being moved to storage after it had been on display at the museum. |
In talking with the Museum, I was told they only had one SSP. Given the rough shape in the picture Jon posted and the "rotting away" comments from about 7 years ago, I feel it is the same car. I would love to see this car restored. I've been given a few different contacts with the Border Patrol that I have reached out to, but there just doesn't seem to be any interest in restoring the car, even at no cost to the Border Patrol Museum.
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Here's some info I found online about Project Roadrunner -
http://www.sspcentral.com/u-s-border...ct-roadrunner/ From the article - Quote:
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Maybe it's just dirt, but the wheels look like the lip was stripped of their paint.
From what you guys posted, seems like this is probably the same, one and only, car. Very sad. |
Pic posted by CH 1082
The picture posted by CHiP 1082 was posted by me on a Mustang SSP facebook site this month. It was sent to me early this month, by a very realiable ranking USBP friend from the Tucson Sector. It is not the SSP, that is in the El Paso USBP Muesum and additional photos in this post. This particular SSP presently is not for sale and is the property of the USBP. It is correct to say another USBP SSP has surfaced. I have asked and been told the mission is to restore this vehicle.
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Received this message today from the Border Patrol Museum Board President. Sounds like it has been restored and will be back on display at the museum soon.
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Quote (Since we already have one of the original three vehicles that were purchased as part of this pursuit vehicle program we would like to have the Mustang to complement the Firebird.) unquote... One of three meaning three different types of pursuit vehicles? Or three Mustangs? "If" three different type of pursuit vehicles, then what was the Third? Hmmm got my curiosity up :cool: lol |
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I'm confused. The pic posted here of the mustang with the broken tail light was taken only a few months ago. I still don't know if there are one or two.
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