1990 FHP purchase
 

I decided to buy the FHP unit that was up in Cleveland, it's my first ssp. I wasn't planning on getting something yet but it was hard to pass on it with the seller only asking 1200 obo. I wanted to get a project and was wanting either a FHP or GSP unit.

The car was in worse shape than I was expecting. I guess I didn't ask enough questions and the seller didn't mention all that was wrong. The roof has damage but it appears fixable, and the floor boards are shot on both sides, someone tried to repair the driver side but did a horrible job. It looks like the doors must have been off the car for a long time. The undercarriage is clean, I don't see any other rust on the car. The core support, inner fenders and front and rear frame look good. Even with the additional issues I still decided to get it, paid 1k for the car. The car must have been a donar car for someone else, original doors and fenders were gone along with the front and rear seats.

On the plus side the car still has the original motor, rear end and the suspension, it doesn't appear to have been someone's hotrod toy, still and the original rear control arms and quad shocks. Still has most of the ssp items, missing the instrument cluster.

The cars vin is 1FACP40E9LF161434, DSO 24-0068.

What style cloth seats came in the 1990? Was it the checkered pattern? And what cluster? 140 or 160

Mike, congrats on the purchase! Although it is a project it is nice that you were able to pick this one up. Does it still have the Buck Tags? That block of VINs contains at least 3 different DSO numbers for the FHP cars, plus the batch of Nebraska cars at the end.

Bill: Has LF161441 (DSO #24-0070) been confirmed as an FHP? If not there are only two confirmed DSOs for the FHPs in that group so far...24-0066 and 24-0068. Unless you know something I don't :)

Nice pick up there, Mick! Not much gets past you.

LF161441 has not been confirmed as a FHP, but as I recall, the thinking was that it had been a FHP vehicle. So the VIN Project page lists it as being unconfirmed. Perhaps another car will surface from that DSO and it will have supporting evidence to confirm this car as well.

LF161441 was a regular production color (YF Light Titanium), not FHP tu-tone, so if it was FHP it was unmarked. But it was ordered through the same dealer (Don Reid Ford - Maitland, FL) as the FHPs that year.

Here is a pic of the buck tag. Sorry if it's to large, I'm still trying to figure out how to post pictures.

I enjoy the project cars more than ones already completed. Most of the project cars in the past that I have had were always the 64 1/2 - 66 mustangs. So this really didn't seem to bad compared to some of the early model mustangs I've had.

I'll pull the bumper cover off tonight and get a better pic of the buck tag.

Anything new to report on this one, Mike?

Just a heads up. That VIN still shows a Lien on its Florida title from 1996. Hopefully your paperwork shows the Lien is satisfied.

Received the Marti Report and used the buck tag decoder. Found out this FHP had power windows, I was hoping it had manual windows but I can't complain.

Here is a copy of the Marti Report.

The lien had been satisfied, I have a copy of the Florida title that had the lien released on it. I only wish I had a copy of the title when the FHP sold it to the first buyer, it may have had the unit number on that one.

Thank you, Mike! I updated the page for your SSP in our VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info161434.htm


:)

Can you have a title history done?

http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/forms/BTR/90510.pdf

And since you used the buck tag decoder, can you take a pic of the main buck tag?

If someone with a FHP were to request this information, it would be interesting to see what was listed. It looks like Exemption #6 would be applicable -

6. For use in research activities, and for use in producing statistical reports, so long as the
personal information is not published, redisclosed, or used to contact individuals.

The personal information could be redacted (blacked-out) in order to post it online. It would be good info to have.

Good deal! Florida will fight you to the end if they show a lien and you don't have proof it's released.

I can say the photocopy of my original title has the unit # of my FHP hand written on the face of the title. This may be a way for others to determine their vehicles unit #.

I'd submit for title history on my car however it left Florida after it was sold at auction and I have the chain of custody after the "winning bidder" sold the car. There wouldn't be much for me to gain..

Thanks for adding it to the Vin project.

Would it be worth trying to have the title history done? It says in the form records available for up to the past 10 years. I believe the car only had 1 owner in Florida after the FHP. It left Florida in 2013 and went to Ohio where it had went through 2 owners before I got it.

The pictures I have of the buck tag are not very clear. I can try to get a better picture of it this weekend. I had to pour a little water over so I could make out some parts of it.

I missed where it said that they only go back 10 years on title history. If that's the case then it may not produce any meaningful results.