SMPV Mustangs?

28HopUp · #1 12-01-2008, 07:18 PM

I saw this posted in another thread...

...and thought I'd ask. What's the story on these cars? I assume these were for commercial enforcement use. I looked, but wasn't able to find out much info on these SSP's. Any idea how many were made or how to ID them?

ImEvil1 · #2 12-01-2008, 09:10 PM

Mike C. can give you the name of the book that covers these in great detail, but you are correct about them being commercial enforcement. CHP painted the cars, converting black & white cars. I don't think anyone has usage numbers published on these, and I don't think anyone in the hobbyist circles has found one (that's actually been confirmed as one) to restore yet.

predator20 · #3 12-01-2008, 09:15 PM

Here is a color pic of the same car. I think it would be cool to take a CHP and clone it into a SMPV. You could drive it around and not look copish. It would just look like you had to replace your doors with white ones and couldn't repaint.

28HopUp · #4 12-02-2008, 01:06 AM

Cool color pic! It kinda reminds me of my car when I first saw it -

I never figured out why all of my window trim was blacked out. I've got another question -

What does SMPV stand for?

ImEvil1 · #5 12-02-2008, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 28HopUp

What does SMPV stand for?

Specially Marked Patrol Vehicle

Check out this link to a report on the pilot program.

http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/record/tris/00479146.html

Rhino · #6 12-02-2008, 01:44 AM

My former 1992 CHP mustang was thought to have been an SMPV car, but was never confirmed (paperwork could not be found). Had the all white paint over the black and white and no whip antenna on the rear quarter panel. Would sure be cool to see one restored one of these days - even better if someone found one with documentation.