CHP Mustang on CHIP's

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by John T

All right !

John, I remember that photo. Thats the same one I snapped a picture of with my iphone while visiting at your office last year.

[28HopUp]

Would the CHiPs! show have used a real CHP vehicle for the episode, or one that they painted up to look like an in-service vehicle? Wouldn't there have been liability concerns about wrecking a CHP car during a stunt? If it was an actual CHP Mustang, maybe it was the "Police Demo" , which had the GL trim level as I recall.

[ImEvil1]

IIRC, the "demo" car had black interior.

Miami Vice used in-service cars and troopers when they filmed some scenes; can't say the same about CHP. That car sure looks/sounds like an in-service car, though.

As for the steering wheel, there's a bazillion in-service pictures that show what the cars came equipped with. Here's an article from Motor Trend in 1982 showing the correct wheel:

http://www.motortrend.com/features/a.../photo_03.html


The same wheel is also depicted in page 3 of the 1982 Mustang brochure.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

IIRC, the "demo" car had black interior.

You sir, are correct.

[Steve]

Cool Video of an SSP in action. But I noticed two problems:

1. The Mustang running Code 3...but no wig-wag hi-beam headlights. As I recall that was wired such that as soon as code 3 eqpt was energized the wig-wags operated.

2. The pursuit was initiated by the Mustang. Once the motors arrived, they took over as primary...WRONG! In reality, the car would have remained primary. If a motorcycle initiated the pursuit, a car would take over as primary as soon as it was in position. If an air unit was available, it would take over as primary in either case.

Now you'd think Robert Pine would've known that...

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Steve

Cool Video of an SSP in action. But I noticed two problems:

1. The Mustang running Code 3...but no wig-wag hi-beam headlights. As I recall that was wired such that as soon as code 3 eqpt was energized the wig-wags operated.

Steve, just operated the CC*1 in my '88 a couple of weeks ago at Ripon and it's fresh in my mind. When you move the 2nd toggle from the left (marked "FRONT") one position up (marked "RED") you get the ruby and one more position up (marked "RED WIG-WAG") adds the headlight flasher. The other code 3 equipment is activated from the first toggle ("REAR" - deck lights) and third toggle ("SIREN") so many combos are possible.