Picking Up NMSP SSP Tomorrow

[MOstang]

Originally Posted by CNTLOSE

By the way...does anyone know what type of lights are mounted on the front bumper and rear deck?

Are the grill ones lights made by Grote?

[CNTLOSE]

Originally Posted by MOstang

Are the grill ones lights made by Grote?

Not sure...but that gives me a point to start at. Hopefully the retired Troopers I am being introduced to will be able to help me out with equipment and such.

[CNTLOSE]

Originally Posted by MOstang

Here is interior pic of 1990 unmarked b&w NMSP SSP.

Awesome...thanks!

[CNTLOSE]

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.

[mac88chp]

Great catch, congrats! I like your plan, you will have one unique SSP when you are finished. Save the FHP for another day. Keep us posted on your progress.

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by CNTLOSE

Oh yeah...a big thanks to Rhino (Ryan), I think I will be moving to Washington soon.

C'mon up - welcome any time - and I have lots of cold beer and a garage full of SSPs and B4Cs.

[CNTLOSE]

Originally Posted by Rhino

C'mon up - welcome any time - and I have lots of cold beer and a garage full of SSPs and B4Cs.

Have room for two more and a Cobra? lol

[Rhino]

Sure!! We'll just stack them high along with the beer.

[CNTLOSE]

Originally Posted by MOstang

Here is interior pic of 1990 unmarked b&w NMSP SSP.

Wait....that is from a black and white unmarked!!!

....that would be mine then!!!

The other black and white one is Unit 125 and was marked.

Of the six two were white, one was blue and white, one was grey and white, and two were black and white. By process of elimination that would make mine unmarked and the car in your photo!

[28HopUp]

I don't know if this will help you all that much, but there's a 1988 New Mexico SSP listed in our VIN Project...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info220245.htm


...which is part of a 10 car batch of consecutive VINs. Your '90 is the second New Mexico SSP to have surfaced.