I am seriously looking for an AL car

[Yellowhammer]

Thank you. I will 'wait in the tall grass'....... but it looks like a CHP car is my best bet.
god help me, I might be the only one.. but I just am not wild about ebay .. for certain things.

I always feel like the seller's brother or best friend is trying to bid me up... :-(

especially with this kind of item that is more than 10 bucks, I want to kick tires and look the seller in the eyes and all that. Don't want to feel, when I'm looking for something as special as a car project, to feel like I'm getting it out of a vending machine.
- sorry, I know one that os not known should not rant at all on the second post. sorry.

Fla car that stays a Fla car looks logistically possible for me to go see in person and get, I am dissappointed that there are not at least a few decent AL cars around, but oi vey.

John

[Yellowhammer]

again, thanks.. if you guys keep me in mind, I'll be around. thanks.

beer usually makes a good finder's fee, no?

[Yellowhammer]

still looking, and looks like it might be a long wait... oi vey.


.... well, In the mean time,
while 'waiting for a sighting of the "Lock-Ness Monster" as seems to be. ...rofc/l..

* I did dun bought this here red/red 1990 Notchback.. (still not the easy-estish to find one that's still decent/solid/someone will part with for reasonable money)

...just to play around with.. ya know? <evil grin>
shhh.


I don't have time for build thread.. clock is ticking.. later.


can someone delete this thread?? <bows> thanks.
John

[Yellowhammer]

...... ok, I'm back ... year and a half later. I asked to delete this thread, but since not, I'll update it then.. lol.

year ago:
I bought a 90 coupe to do a SSP .. ish AL clone/ track car.

red/red 90 LX coupe, 5 speed, roll-up windows, 4-cyl shell , non-sunroof shell... with healthy 302 carb motor, light coupe, fast, I thought I was off and going on this project... it was in the paintbooth....
tore it alll apart.





uh well....




I wasn't crazy about this particular hotrod, pretty dang fast though....but sitting too low, too tight of drag-strip-ish suspension, battery in the truck, no equipment at all,
but hey, I was gonna change a LOT - blue interior, toal shell re-spray to cover all that red, yikes... more than you think... well, I got some 10-hole wheels and the correct caps, so there was some good news.

and the fine fellow I got the coupe from, he didn't see fit to tell me that it had been wrecked at one time: &@%#!

Didn't know what to do, so I pulled the frame, painted it back 'Re-Sale Red' ... and got it moved to the next happy owner. phew.



I am still, or again, very interested in a legit 88 AL DPS car...

*** any condition considered. I can trade up, down, or sideways for a Florida Highway Patrol car that I have that you can drive home....




....Or I have no choice than to (soon) offend the purists and * keeping and carefully removing all FL stuff/interior * making this FL car into an AL (correct as possible) replica.... grr. Thanks John 256-682-1097 cell/TEXT. thx.

[28HopUp]

Welcome back, John! Those Alabama SSPs are hard to find. Do you already have an FHP Mustang that you can use to make a clone? At least with a FHP there were relatively large numbers produced so you're not sacrificing a rare SSP to make a clone. Although I personally am not a fan of clones, the overall police car collecting hobby readily accepts them. So have at it and build your dream car!

[Yellowhammer]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Welcome back, John! Those Alabama SSPs are hard to find. Do you already have an FHP Mustang that you can use to make a clone? At least with a FHP there were relatively large numbers produced so you're not sacrificing a rare SSP to make a clone. Although I personally am not a fan of clones, the overall police car collecting hobby readily accepts them. So have at it and build your dream car!

Thx. No, I obviously would rather have a legit car, please show me one for sale, anywhere? .... no. rats.


+ the owner of the one that was restored in Indiana, he is very nice, but politely declined to sell me that car, and I totally understand that.. probably best for both of us that he got it first and we were not bidding against each other to get it, that could have been ugly. lol.

The hunt continues... however in the meantime yes, I will do a FL > AL car, that all FL material will be retained and boxed. If I come across a real AL car > then FL car becomes FL car again. No sweat.


Cheers,
John

[FoxChassis]

You might be able to scare up one other 1988 AL DPS, if you they are still alive and you knew where.

At least four of them are still in Alabama.

http://foxchassis.com/files/SSP/ALTitleCheck.xlsx

Others you would have to do a Carfax or Autocheck and figure out if they're still on the road and in which state. Then place a want ad in that area?