Thanks for weighing in. I will clean up the wording on the two 1982 Marketing Vehicles to ensure that we are not overstating anything. We'll just stick to the facts as we know them presently. If anything new turns up, we can adjust as needed. :)

Eminger invoice for the "prototype" car, CF148027, says 'Police Demo' on it.

There was not an Eminger invoice available for the "engineering mule" car, CF197277, but supposedly it was ordered with the same 'tag' as CF148027.

CF197277's deluxe Marti report shows it was ordered as a 'Marketing Vehicle'.

Thanks for the info, Mick! :)

All very exciting stuff. Thanks for all the effort put forth so far.

Bill, add Coalinga to my 1FACP40E0LF170264 1990 CHP #E389608
Thank you for updating the VIN project with my 85 & 90 Mustangs :2thumbs:

Mike I agree on the accelerated miles, my 90 was in service for some 15+/- odd months that racked up 98k miles in that small time frame but then again it's all I-5 for the Coalinga office:D

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/82VIN.html

The latest updates were made to the 1982 page. The language at the top of the page was revised, and the Police Demo and 3 Marketing Vehicles are included/updated. Only Mike's black Marketing Vehicle is listed as a SSP due to the wording of its Build Sheet. The next VIN (the white car) probably is a SSP too, but we cannot confirm that at this time.

Thanks for the info, Here's the new page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info206811.htm

;)

Great documentation :cool:

Yes, plus the documentation allowed us to confirm a few other SSPs in that DSO number. We know there were 25 cars in that DSO, but it looks like Ford built them in (at least) two batches of VINs and we have not yet found the other batch(es) for the remaining 16 cars. A few strategically picked Marti Reports could locate the right batch, or we could run a few CARFAX or AutoCheck reports if someone had an account.

Nice work:2thumbs:

:thumbsup:

I had some downtime this morning and uploaded 7 SSPs to the Project. Here is a 1992 FHP in Calypso -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info137468.htm


...and here is another 1992 from Kansas -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info131916.htm


The 1990 Greensboro NC car from the Classifieds was also added -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info159222.htm


I will end with a 1993 SSP that is likely a SCHP car (or was never used in-service) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info210454.htm


This batch is cool because it is CURRENTLY the final group of 1993 VINs with SSP Mustangs in it. This car in particular is the next to last SSP confirmed in our Project (in terms of the numeric value of the VIN). :)

Here is the current break-down by year:

1982 - 028
1983 - 049
1984 - 074
1985 - 273
1986 - 175
1987 - 436
1988 - 409
1989 - 532
1990 - 399
1991 - 216
1992 - 277
1993 - 494
==========
. . .3,362 total so far

:2thumbs:

We added/updated a handful of SSPs to the Project -

1986 CHP
1988 CHP
1989 LSP (updated with a Marti Report)
1991 Santa Clara
1992 CHP (now with in-service photo)

Thanks to Andy, we know of a handful of 1985 CHP cars in the Project where the VINs have two digits transposed on their pages. It seems the error was replicated as new SSP pages were added to the Project. We will be correcting these pages this week. I wanted to publicly say "thank you!" to Andy. :)

Bill Thank You
this is our site and
we all should be adding something here
if we can.
We ride the Bus
but you drive the bus
allot a time spent.
we all
thank you!:yes:

Here's a 1993 SSP I found online on a Mustang site -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info142037.htm

It's a Never-In-Service SSP still owned by the original buyer. Pretty cool!

Great story on this car. But wish he'd gone back to stock on everything.

JerryPHX shared some info about his old 1987 FHP (HF210850):

Here is how it looked when it came out of service -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...210850pic1.jpg


...and here is how it looked before selling it -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...10850/1996.jpg


We used the in-serivce photos to create the following page in our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info210850.htm


Thanks for sharing, Jerry!

Thanks...
 

Bill, Thank you for honoring my old FHP car by placing the photos on this Forum.
Also, a HUGE Thank You, to you for all the effort and work you put into this Forum.
I think you deserve a salary increase!
Jerry

we already pay him 25 pesos per month for the work he does. Don't give him any ideas.....

Thank you. I have no regrets about putting my time into the Project. It is much easier to manage at this point. We will continue to add more SSPs as they show up. One day we should have all of the GSP cars confirmed which will get us near the 4K mark. That's not too shabby. I like seeing cars posted for sale when the seller includes a screenshot of our Project. That's all the payment I need.

EDIT: I should add a huge THANK YOU to Mick for his time and effort to establish the VINs for the V8 notchbacks. We would not have been able to get this whole thing started without his contribution.

It was my pleasure to get this ball rolling. :)

Another leasing company SSP popped up on Facebook. The owner was willing to share photos and we are able to add it to our VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info162619.htm


This 1989 SSP was purchased by Peterson Howell & Heather (known now as PHH Corporation) which is a fleet leasing company (much like the AVIS and GELCO cars that have been confirmed). The first user of this vehicle is presently unknown. Pretty cool! :cool:

Attached is a photo of the car.

it is amazing how many of these cars keep popping up. Nice picture Bill thanks for posting that up.

In some respects the hobby was isolated for a long time with the forums. Given the advent of Facebook and the number of users on there, it has opened up a whole world (literally) of people with SSPs looking to connect with other SSP owners and learn more about their SSP.

I was eying your 1993 Louisiana State Police listing, VIN ending in 899. This is a confirmed LSP, DPS car #6884.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info121899.htm

Is there any documentation we can add to this page? My email is 28HopUp [at] Gmail [dot] com

Barn-find 1989 Michigan SSP
 

ChetZ posted up on FB about a barn-find 1989 Michigan SSP yesterday. Most of the posted photos are now part of the page for this SSP in our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info209200.htm


VERY cool! :cool:

I find that many FB users have little to no knowledge of how the hobby evolved through the first message boards and forums (I'm not being derogatory; we all started out new to this hobby at some point). I hope that this forum will continue to be a vital source for SSP information. That is why we continue to focus on the cars and their history. MANY automotive forums are struggling to remain relevant and their lack of activity points to their eventual demise. FB is good for buying & selling, socializing and networking, but I want to see our efforts here continue for many years to come.

Agreed. Without creating ANOTHER FB page, is there any interest or possibility of joining forces with the main SSP page? A sponsorship? Is there a way to incorporate the newsfeed/posts here and vice versa?
There is a ton of information that isn't making it here - or there- for that matter. Traffic here ebbs and flows, as does my participation. It would be nice to give the forum a shot in the arm somehow though.
I better do my part and post a new 83 FHP picture tonight!

I parked a FB group years ago......SpecialServiceMustang.net. I have no problem publishing it and creating another venue to hang out and socialize. However, I agree with what Bill posted. I'd like to continue to see this place exist and remain relevant. I think because of the VIN project, and the focus we maintain here on researching the cars, we will continue to do so.

On the other hand, the FB groups are a free-for-all and there's a ton of misinformation and ridiculousness (not the cool MTV show) going on there.

Opinions are welcome.

I volunteer to be the negative nelly. I see so much ignorance on FB with parades, light shows, modded out cars, misinformation and on and on and on and on that I grit my teeth at least once a day. This forum exists because of the need to isolate said ignorance years ago. In this environment it can be controlled and I say we leave it as it is and navigate Facecrap at our own peril. This forum doesn't require 50 posts a day to be relevant and I am of the opinion the grass growing on social media is mostly crabgrass.....

ANYONE that has an SSP or has a friend with an SSP car is well aware of this place. If not they are easily directed here via our input on FB.

The best part of FB is that I just block the douchebags of yesteryear and roll on.

Too much vitriol on those Facebook pages from Trolls and Johnny Come Lately and not enough clamping down on those people. Too interested in approving everyone who wants into them just to increase "member counts" while dumbing down the dialogue and increasing misinformation. It's dizzying, sometimes. Successful forums, don't put up with that stuff. I think that "space" has room for an SSP focused page, that seeks to differentiate itself from the pack by having the discipline of a forum like this. Just my 2 cents.

Possible salvaged SSP
 

I found this on Copart, looks like it could be an 88 GSP car but the door tag doesn't show the GSP paint codes.

Vin 1FABP40E9JF225805.

https://www.copart.com/lot/29341858

It is a GSP.

Ford did not put 'Special Paint' codes on the door tag until the 1989 model year.

1988 mustang coupe City of Granite Shoals ,Tx.
 

Attachment 9708

Found this on craigslist. Not yet in the VIN section.


https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ct...783960605.html

RE: the above post...not sure if others are having same problem. I can see the Title pic, but not the Car pic you appear to have attached. Before the Craigslist Ad expires, here are is the info and a few pics (I'll retain these for a few days, so an Admin can save and move them, before deleting as I have limited photo attachment capacity on this Forum)...


1988 mustang coupe ssp police car - $2200
1988 mustang coupe ssp police car roller has harness fuel line brake line maximum Motorsport camber plates full interior manual windows brake booster full trunk interior. 8.8 rear Was originally regetta blue. Fox police cars are pulling a premium now days

No motor or trans

I have a guy that can deliver it for a extra fee

Thanks guys! We should have more additions soon to the Project.

Great News!
 

Our VIN Project technical issues are behind us, and we are "back in business". As a tease, here is a new addition to the Project -

1993 SSP - Greenwood County Sheriff's Dept


More to come! :)