1985 CHP on CL (#E408306)

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by CHP8336

Also Bill, you might want to ask Ryan what unit number John Bajusas restored 1985 CHP car is ??

I think JohnB's car is the one listed in the ORG registry. Regardless, he didn't know his Unit Number.

[Rhino]

He listed his plate # as 409683, but when I checked his VIN against mine his was 18 off from mine. My plate # is 408428. So my guess (if numerical) would put his unit # at/around: 408410. I didn't think to check the door jamb when his car was out my way in May.

[litsnsirn]

Do the 85's follow sequentially on both the plate and VIN numbers? That doesn't seem to be true of my 82. Steve's ex0255 is 111 away from me in plate number, but only 29 in the VIN.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by litsnsirn

Do the 85's follow sequentially on both the plate and VIN numbers? That doesn't seem to be true of my 82. Steve's ex0255 is 111 away from me in plate number, but only 29 in the VIN.

No. We have the later year CHP paperwork which shows they weren't in order then, either.

[Rhino]

In that case, looks like John's CHP may actually be: 409683

[28HopUp]

Ryan, I think E409683 is a made up number on his car. I distinctly remember reading that he did not know his unit number when the car was restored. Also, the CHP ordered only 155 SSP's in 1985, and as far as I can tell the SSP Mustangs were assigned a sequential block of unit numbers. Now they pulled cars randomly when assigning the numbers, so the VIN's are randomly sorted compared to the Unit Numbers.

Unit #9683 is roughly 1300 away from the known SSP Unit Numbers in 1985, so I don't think that is the right number for his car. I tried to contact him once to suggest that he request the DMV registration records for his car, which should list the original license plate number (and Unit Number), but he never responded back to me.

[28HopUp]

I created a Fotki album for this SSP -

http://public.fotki.com/28HopUp/85-chp-in-new-orleans/


In one picture, it shows the Unit Number as #E408327, but if you look at the VIN on the same page you will see it is paperwork for a different SSP Mustang. But at least if that car ever turns up we will know the car's Unit Number.

The seller says that you can see the patched hole on the driver's side quarter panel from inside the trunk. Apparently there is also a hole in the trunklid for an antenna (a SMPV feature). The interior A-pillar trim are drilled for spotlights. In one picture the owner's warranty card shows "Calif Highway Patrol" as the owner. Carfax is consistent with it being owned by the CHP, so this car was surely a 1985 CHP Mustang.

In one picture you can see 8306 written on the paperwork, so I am operating on the basis that the car's number was #E408306. Once the Assignment Card is found, then we will know for sure if 8306 matches the VIN for this car, and whether or not it was a SMPV. I hope to track down the Assignment Card this week, and will let everyone know what it says.