Robert K. and I along with one other local owner constitute all of the PCSD cars in private hands within the SSP group/owners club. Other than this roller in CO - there is one more within the state we're seeking.
There is one left in-service with PCSD, but they don't really care about the car and have it moth-balled out in a horse barn at one of the many parks here in the County. It just sits there collecting dust along with a 74 Fury. All still marked up and ready to roll with full equipment.
We have offered to give our time and our own $$ to care for and maintain the last one still left in-service. No acceptance on that - although Robert K. did get to detail it last year before one of the shows. The "caretaker" within the PCSD department has a full plate and doesn't really have an interest in the car beyond the annual trip to get it out to the fair grounds as a promotional tool.
Wish we had more support from the PCSD staff/department, but maybe they just don't see the historical value yet for shows, etc. Which is fine. Time may change that as the Mustangs get older and regain a "cool/classic" factor with the general public.
We've collected and show them to keep the service history/memory going. Was cool - had a Seattle PD officer at a recent show comment: "I knew WSP and King County ran Mustangs but have never seen a Pierce County (Tacoma) Mustang. Didn't know they existed." Kind of cool.
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Ryan
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