1985 Nevada Highway Patrol

[NoDrama43]

good snag on a super rare car...

[GSPI]

Very cool Mike! Glad that happened for you. That will be a stellar car when you are done.

[stadair]

WOW! And it came with all that equiptment?! Cool find. Nice tow rig, too.

[NHPcars.com]

Originally Posted by stadair

WOW! And it came with all that equiptment?! Cool find. Nice tow rig, too.

It didn't come with the equipment, except the spot lights. I have been collecting that kind of stuff for a while now. The tow rig is my baby. I converted it over to a Cummins within the last year. I call it my four door tractor.

So far, the Unitrol light controler went right in with the existing holes under the dash. A Trooper who drove the Vegas car said he remembers the controler being there. He explained what a "PITA" it was to reach over and turn it on.

The ash tray that was in the car is tan and appeared to have been added after the fact. I removed the ash tray and placed the Radio Head in its place. It just barely fits. The whip antenna wire is still in the car and comes thru the carpet right where the radio head is now placed.

I located a CB antenna wire coming up thru the carpet right in front of the passenger seat. The Trooper who was assigned this car said he had a CB radio in it and it was on the trans tunnel where I placed it.

I also have the Buddy Bumper for it too.

I need to pull up the carpet for a good cleaning and look for mounting holes. Maybe this weekend I'll get to it.

[ImEvil1]

Congrats on your purchase.

Did you get any paperwork verifying the "Fed" portion of the story? Reason I ask is that normally those are done with grant money, which goes directly to the agency to be spent. Therefore, the cars would be ordered by the agency, using money from the grant, which would explain the DSO not being a GSA 83.

[NHPcars.com]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

Congrats on your purchase.

Did you get any paperwork verifying the "Fed" portion of the story? Reason I ask is that normally those are done with grant money, which goes directly to the agency to be spent. Therefore, the cars would be ordered by the agency, using money from the grant, which would explain the DSO not being a GSA 83.

I don't have any paper work regarding the grant. It was funded by the Fed's and ordered by NHP, per the stories from other Troopers. The DSO tag shows "Special Service Pkg." and "Nevada". The only odd thing is the DSO number is Denver (760022) and I think the other NHP Mustangs were ordered thru San Jose. It was also ordered as a white car, not blue. NHP repainted the car prior to service. Then it was resprayed before the auction.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by NHPcars.com

I don't have any paper work regarding the grant. It was funded by the Fed's and ordered by NHP, per the stories from other Troopers. The DSO tag shows "Special Service Pkg." and "Nevada". The only odd thing is the DSO number is Denver (760022) and I think the other NHP Mustangs were ordered thru San Jose. It was also ordered as a white car, not blue. NHP repainted the car prior to service. Then it was resprayed before the auction.

That's odd, but it shouldn't be too hard for you to track down the paperwork for verification. What is the last 6 of the VIN? That will provide further insight on the order.

[NHPcars.com]

Last 6 are 206189.

I'd love to document everything I can on the car. The problem around here is they purge all documents after 7 years so everything is long gone. I've been to the vault at NHP's Headquarters and there is nothing left. I did find a few old inventory sheets from 1992-1994 but that was only because they had been misplaced in a file cabinet containing old photos.

I'm going to eventually order the marty report, get the build sheet letter from Ford, and try to get copies of the original titles. I'm hoping to find the original build sheet under the carpet when I get the chance to pull it up. (fingers crossed)

If anyone here has an "Avenue" for me to get this car documented, please let me know.

Mike

[Rico]

Love that rare 85!!