I have shown Mustangs through MCA for years and always favored LE as I work in it. I remember the SSP Mustang Police cars and was at the MCA Nashville in 2004 and met up with many board members here, saw their cars spoke to them. I got hungry for one. In 2006 I was at the MCA in Birmingham, spoke to many members, and happened to see that ol FHP #0381 was for Sale but was in Ohio. Some 45 days later I was driving # FHP 0381 home. I also had the problem of knowing Mustangretver and seeing his car at local car shows and admiring his car, his knowledge and the crowd that just got glued to his car. I have always favored Missouri cars, living and working in the State and knowing Troopers. I never gave the car a second look in the 90's backing these Troopers up in the KC area on the interstate.
Then there was UNMARKED, down in Atlanta that has a certain blue 90 Missouri Mustang. History of the car, I too knew the Trooper very well and had backed that Trooper up, in that car so many times. Even helped stuffed and cuffed a fellow or two and put him in the front seat. Its the same car today in 2010 !
Ill admit it " Im hooked, Im an SSP Junkie, cant dump my habit", need professional help.........Darn it, I bought another one, to polish and drive this last month (91 Santa Clara Sheriffs Dept. car unit # 91054).
I will also admit, that between both boards, I have met some really nice people, who like me, have that very interest in the SSP. I enjoy going to out of state shows and visiting with them and now making the MCA look at the SSP as a very special car.
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