1982 CHP Mustang E870255

Steve · #1 10-01-2019, 06:08 PM

Spotted in my driveway a few minutes ago! Seriously, 0327 came home from the interior shop yesterday. I couldn't resist putting one of the repro 0255 E Plates on and snapping a few photos. From now on 0327 is going to be doing double duty as 0327/0255.

28HopUp · #2 10-02-2019, 08:40 AM

Such a pretty car!

Steve · #3 10-02-2019, 11:13 AM

Thanks, Bill, been a long time and a lot of work. I feel like I've run a marathon taking this SSP from where it was to near completion. But you likely know all about that.

As a final tribute to 0255, I plan to take this vehicle back to the location of the first photo in this thread, the rest stop on freeway I5 in the Los Banos area and recreate it. Put the 0255 plates on front and back, locate the veh in the exact same spot, then pose with it. Should make an interesting now and then comparison. I still have my original uniform jacket from back then, if you look very close in the original photo of 0255 (only) taken from the perspective of the driver's side front, you can see it draped around the passenger seat. I'll put the jacket in the same place for maximum possible authenticity.

JerryPHX · #4 10-02-2019, 03:30 PM

Steve, That SSP looks BETTER than New! Great work.

Steve · #5 10-02-2019, 04:26 PM

Thank you Jerry. You're in one of my favorite states, AZ. I'm thinking of moving to Bullhead City in a few years. I know many Arizonans don't want more Californians, at least ones that bring the politics with them. That's not me...I'm wanting to get away from Kalifornia politics...

MOstang · #6 10-05-2019, 01:09 PM

Awesome...I like the recreating the photo plan (along with the jacket on the seat).