1985 CHP #E408395 (my old car)
 

I just stumbled across this listing on Craigslist in New Jersey -

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/4361249825.html


The buyer painted the roof (no comment) and doors, and marked the car. Wish they had interior shots to see how they handled the CHP equipment I included with the car.

I see why "no comment" on roof break :eek:

It looks good ! interior pics would be great to see !

Oh my......my, my ,my....

And the asking price?? Wow....yet another flipper.

Wow, why couldn't they get that c-pillar break correct (or even way closer)? It's not like there isn't a million good reference photos out there. Answer: lazy, in a hurry or both.

Looks like a full complement of M-Squad decals on it. The bumper sticker is a stretch, those were issued on all the new '87s and most '88s (or so).

Exactly what I was thinking....sooooo easy to just google an image or look here. I just don't get it.

And of course wrong wheels.

Those are the wheels that were on the car when I bought it (which I painted satin black), due to the larger 11" 87-up front brakes that were also on the car. However, included four correct wheels/caps with the car, and I am fairly certain that I also included 85 front brake hardware too so it could get swapped over.

I have no problem with a dealer reselling the car after he has made improvements to the vehicle, but I wish he paid attention to the details to make it more correct. In regards to the price, he can ask a high dollar if he wants but in the end it will sell for whatever a buyer is willing to pay.

Hopefully an informed buyer at that.

Let's hope so, John. :)

The seller now has it up on ebay with a BIN of $16,900 -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orig-1985-Fo...p2054897.l4275

There are more photos this time. Here's one of the interior showing the equipment, as installed by the seller -

It's on EBay now. Has details listed. Like many here I appreciate the car but IMHO better to get details correct. I appreciate the hard work but I just like closer to original. No knock on beautifully restored cars (they amaze me), it's just that even new, our cars never looked like show cars. I decided when I restored mine to keep it as close to original as I could. Even the paint is low bid just as we got'em from Ford (LOL) The best compliment I ever got was one I overheard at a show "I thought they didn't have these anymore. Where's the Officer? I want to ask him some questions " Just my two cents

Although the car is still listed on CL, the eBay ad says they accepted a "Best Offer". Who knows???

You never know what will turn up when you randomly search "CHP Mustang" -

https://saltlakecity.es.craigslist.o...030151451.html

With the car still being in Montana, I believe this is the same person who bough the car from the guy I sold it to (the one who finished "restoring" it! :rolleyes:). I believe this seller has a lot of coin tied up in the car, so he is probably not going to make a huge profit on this sale. No mention of the original wheels that were part of the deal. I like how he got the same vanity license plate that I had on the car - NPRSUIT.

I sent an email to a guy from Facebook who said he had a 1985 CHP for sale. It turns out that Don is the seller of my old CHP #E408395. His email is dhoyt57@hotmail.com in case anyone is interested in the car.

Back up on eBay with new pics -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/3017416...466&rmvSB=true


Although the seller says it is "restored", the car does not match the quality of Jim's, Aaron's, Bobby's restored cars. Those are well-done cars which have undergone a full-blown restoration. My old 85 CHP was a driver-quality piece that showed fine, but it never was the same caliber as some of the other fully done SSPs. Sadly, the seller overpaid the flipper who incorrectly repainted the car, and now he is stuck.

Car looks great ( except for paint break) !!!

He's also listed it on eBay with interior photos....No cc1 or Motorola micor radio

JT

man....how does anyone get that paint break that wrong? 30 seconds on the internet you can see plenty of in service pictures....

lol.....good one Andy

Yup! :)

Not sure, but aren't the wheels wrong for that year also ?
Shouldn't they be steel ?

Yes, the 10-holes are on the car because it has 87-up 11" front brakes, which will not work with the steel wheels. Original wheels and caps (and brakes) went with the car when I sold it, but who knows what happened to those...

It's back up for sale, but apparently it needs a new clutch and carb now -

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto...242517893.html

You know when that CHP car brought 35k at a auction down South, I knew it spelled trouble for the hobby. Now there is going to be more flippers/dealers trying to make the big bucks.
I guess it does make members who own SSP's more valuable but doesn't help members who are searching for one.
This poor car is less expensive but is priced too high, in my opinion, for the work it needs.
Time to tap-out.
Jerry

Seller is now asking $10.5K

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto...812613281.html

Do we know (from the previous owners) what, if any, the major issues with the car are? Like why were the brakes changed out for a later year style?

Is this the one that used to be all black that I've seen pics online of?

Yes, I had the car painted the same black as used on the 2008 Ford Mustangs. I was going to mask off the headlight buckets but never got around to it. The car has a freshly rebuilt/warmed over 302 with 3.27:1 gears. It was built to be a fun driver! I sold it so I could focus on my then-newly found 1985 SMPV CHP Mustang (which I later sold). The subsequent owner painted the white on the car (incorrectly on the C-pillar) and marked it. The correct wheels and front brakes that I included in the deal appear to have been sold off separately. An owner prior to me installed the suspension components. It really was a fun car to drive. If I had the coin I'd buy it back. I'd fix the C-pillar paint, paint the doors black again and drive it all the time!

Thanks for the info Bill. It looks like the front seats have been changed as well since you owned it? The older pics of when it was all black show what looks to be a taller gray seat with a more protruding headrest than what's in it now.

[NOTE: reviving old post from earlier this year]


I added the "closer-to-correct" seats in the car now. The newer seats with the large headrest were in the car when I bought it locally from my son's gym teacher.

I'd still like to get this car back and fix the subsequent issues. It was quite a fun, drivable car.