1982 CHP Mustang Bought on Ebay 02/02 2011

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by SSPCHPSTANG3101

Hello everyone,after all the encouraging messages and the requests from my first posting here I have pictures to share of my unknown Unit.

I totally missed your post. Thanks for sharing so many pictures of your car. It looks like a great starting point for your restoration.

Originally Posted by Mustang Kid

I like it! It is great that it is pretty original. Interesting how someone used vinyl top trim to separate the white top from the body. A+ on posting lots of pics

Sam, check out the CHP picture gallery, and you'll see on the 1982's that the trim piece was installed by Ford along the paint separation -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/Gallery/CA.htm

[Wolfe1013]

If anyone has a pair of those vinyl top trim pieces, I need them. Mine were removed and the fasteners, too. Can't even tell where they were. If anyone runs across ANY Mustang with these missing so I can see how they fasten, please send me pics.

The red DYMO label tape near the headlight switch is your In Service date. Can you post a better pic so I can see if it's one of the following formats?

3 28 83
3/28/83
3-28-83

That's my car's in service date.

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Wolfe1013

The red DYMO label tape near the headlight switch is your In Service date. Can you post a better pic so I can see if it's one of the following formats?

3 28 83
3/28/83
3-28-83

That's my car's in service date.

I've seen them in all three of those formats over the years so I guess it might have been who was manning the label maker at any given time. Who knows but here's a pic of an '82 label for you that should answer the question for your car:

[Wolfe1013]

Thanks Michael. I believe that was Jon's car. I just want to see all the '82s I can to see if they varied like you say. I actually prefer 03/28/83 and will go with that if I see an '82 different than 3 28 83. But I want it to be authentic so I will go with what evidence shows.

[chp1982]

Yep, just checked and that is a picture of 0513's sticker.

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by mac88chp

I've seen them in all three of those formats over the years so I guess it might have been who was manning the label maker at any given time. Who knows but here's a pic of an '82 label for you that should answer the question for your car:

Removed the dash bezel this morning to get a better look at the faded and cracked Dymo tape that still exists on my dash bezel.These numbers are a little hard to read and were identified as 10 3 8 on my 1982 Mustang dash bezel.Unfortunately the last digit and the dymo tape is missing with this group of service date numbers. I would assume the mising number would be the number 3 to make it "10 3 83" for my Service date. Thank you for this information as I completly overlooked this Dymo tape on my dash.Now I just need to find out what my Unit number and E plate number .

[Wolfe1013]

OK, it looks like there's no character between the numbers and the leading zeros were dropped. Michael, I meant I wanted to see if they varied from '82 to '82 like you said they did over the entire run of CHP SSPs.

I'll use the one I made to read " 3 28 83 "

Ironic how long these cars sat up. They were built in June 1982 and put in service from March to October 1983 between these three (mine, this one and Jon's).

I hope your build sheet is there. I need to go to my car's thread and post up my Deluxe Marti Report that I recently purchased. Pretty darn cool.

One other thing I noticed, passenger side siren mount. Someone else had an '82 with passenger side siren...oh, the one Mike in Nashville has. I think that's it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Is that gray primer all over the black? Sorry if I missed that in one of your posts.

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by Wolfe1013

OK, it looks like there's no character between the numbers and the leading zeros were dropped. Michael, I meant I wanted to see if they varied from '82 to '82 like you said they did over the entire run of CHP SSPs.

I'll use the one I made to read " 3 28 83 "

Ironic how long these cars sat up. They were built in June 1982 and put in service from March to October 1983 between these three (mine, this one and Jon's).

I hope your build sheet is there. I need to go to my car's thread and post up my Deluxe Marti Report that I recently purchased. Pretty darn cool.

One other thing I noticed, passenger side siren mount. Someone else had an '82 with passenger side siren...oh, the one Mike in Nashville has. I think that's it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Is that gray primer all over the black? Sorry if I missed that in one of your posts.

After a search of the build sheet I came up with nothing.I did find a couple of coins from under the back seat and I discovered roof top antenna cabeling that routes to the dash coiled up under the rear carpet.I really need to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and history check this car and I need to get a Delux Marti Report.

I wondered about my passenger side siren mount.I was going to change the location to the driver side but now I believe I will keep the siren on the passenger side.

Going to post a couple of pictures I took yesterday afternoon of the shotgun release buttons that are still intact in my car.

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Removed the front and rear seats on the mustang today with the intentions to find my build sheet and no luck. It appears my build sheet is long gone but the coins I did find under the seats should cover the electricity I used to run the shop vac to vacuum the car out.
I figured with the seats out it would be a great time to snap some pictures to share.I removed the driver side door sill trim and discovered a black push button switch.I believe this to be the shotgun release button?
I do not have history behind the harness eye bolts mounted on the driver side floor pan. Perhaps these were installed by Paramount pictures for what ever reasons.