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Old 03-19-2017, 06:53 PM
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Do a little spot where no white should have been as well to show it was not a all over white spray... for documentation purposes....
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1983 GSP#3083 Capt. C. Stallings #99 Post 41

1988 GSP#8292 Trpr R. Wilcox #799 Post 27; ACE wrecked in service with 24k miles; most documented & lowest mileage GSP

1990 GSP#0196 Trpr P. Kirkpatrick #756 Post 29

1992 GSP#2221 Trpr M. Prince #895 Post 9; “1 of 6” LoJack GSP Mustangs
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Old 03-19-2017, 10:51 PM
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GSP's had Smoke gray as well...

This car however was never intended as a specific agency ( solid black from factory) it was altered along the way by TX DPS correct Mike? Didn't I read somewhere that they did the white on it without permission?
Third-hand info from Trooper Pruett was that TX DPS had the test car for about 3 weeks and that Ford was upset that they had painted it white. He and I never talked about it because I didn't have the car back then.

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Mike... I'm gonna have to fire you from the body shop as you've sanded onto the louvers during this little project
That's why I leave the paint work to the pros!

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Do a little spot where no white should have been as well to show it was not a all over white spray... for documentation purposes....
Will do.
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Old 03-19-2017, 11:00 PM
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Is he still available to speak with? ( That's the thing about our hobby, so many are no longer with us that have our answers )
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1983 GSP#3083 Capt. C. Stallings #99 Post 41

1988 GSP#8292 Trpr R. Wilcox #799 Post 27; ACE wrecked in service with 24k miles; most documented & lowest mileage GSP

1990 GSP#0196 Trpr P. Kirkpatrick #756 Post 29

1992 GSP#2221 Trpr M. Prince #895 Post 9; “1 of 6” LoJack GSP Mustangs
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Old 03-19-2017, 11:17 PM
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Is he still available to speak with? ( That's the thing about our hobby, so many are no longer with us that have our answers )
No, unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago. We talked a bunch about the '83s, and he contributed many pictures and a ton of great info to our site.
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Here is the over-spray under the hood:
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Old 03-20-2017, 08:13 AM
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No, unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago. We talked a bunch about the '83s, and he contributed many pictures and a ton of great info to our site.
Sorry to hear that... I was afraid of that.

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Here is the over-spray under the hood:
I think you've found yourself a very important part of history my friend
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1988 GSP#8292 Trpr R. Wilcox #799 Post 27; ACE wrecked in service with 24k miles; most documented & lowest mileage GSP

1990 GSP#0196 Trpr P. Kirkpatrick #756 Post 29

1992 GSP#2221 Trpr M. Prince #895 Post 9; “1 of 6” LoJack GSP Mustangs
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Soooooo,
You now have proof it was once black and white... Are you going to restore it to factory "Demo black" or in TX DPS black and white?
For the record... I vote
"BLACK & WHITE" just sayin
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1983 GSP#3083 Capt. C. Stallings #99 Post 41

1988 GSP#8292 Trpr R. Wilcox #799 Post 27; ACE wrecked in service with 24k miles; most documented & lowest mileage GSP

1990 GSP#0196 Trpr P. Kirkpatrick #756 Post 29

1992 GSP#2221 Trpr M. Prince #895 Post 9; “1 of 6” LoJack GSP Mustangs
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I opt for black and white with the red stripe and a magnetic antenna....

plus have the platemeister reproduce the plate on the back...
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Old 03-20-2017, 12:35 PM
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Sorry to hear that... I was afraid of that.



I think you've found yourself a very important part of history my friend
I think so, too. I'll keep working on fully-documenting it.

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Soooooo,
You now have proof it was once black and white... Are you going to restore it to factory "Demo black" or in TX DPS black and white?
For the record... I vote
"BLACK & WHITE" just sayin
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I opt for black and white with the red stripe and a magnetic antenna....

plus have the platemeister reproduce the plate on the back...
I think that would look great.
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Great news on the paint. I'm sure more info will turn up at some point. Now where's that AZ SSP "marketing" car?
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