Well here she is in all her barn find glory. Last registered in 2004 so she had been sitting somewhere for awhile.
First off a big thanks to Phil for posting this car listing from the corral.net. I have wanted a rare SSP since just after getting into the hobby...and I think it would be hard to find another state agency as rare as this one...well maybe the Tennessee SSP.
Me and my older daughters...some of you may remember from the Asheville, NC show a few years ago...headed out at about 0330 hrs this morning. We arrived in Molie, IL around 1030 hrs Ohio time. The seller was great and had everything ready for me. Included in the sale was a new deck lid, new fuel pump, extra driver door, and other misc pieces. He had a copy of the maintenance check list from MNSP, an original key stamped "130" that matches the unit number on the check list, both buck tags w/ one stamped New Mexico on it (May have more but that is all I can read with the dirt.)
This will be a total restoration project and I am looking forward to it. A lot of the NOS pieces I collected for the FHP will be going on this SSP so I have a head start. First thing I plan on doing is pulling the motor and getting a new core support put in. Looks like somebody tried to pull it out of a ditch and did not know what they were doing. Also I have some history to dig up on her. I think another agency may have used it after NMSP based on what appears to be a white respray at some point and the CarFax report. I will also forward pics and info for the VIN project as I get it.
Plan on getting home tomorrow and starting the tear down once we are back from vacation. I will be making a list of things needed and hitting some of you up for them.
One last picture of the good side at the nearby HD dealership...I needed to get a shirt...lol. I will post some more once we get home and I can clean it up a little bit.
Oh yeah...a big thanks to Rhino (Ryan), I think I will be moving to Washington soon.