1982 CHP Photos
 

With the recent '82 CHP action on the site, I thought I'd post up a few CHP pictures that you may not be familiar with.

The first one is allegedly the CHP's 2nd Mustang E870202 that was totaled in a crash in Fresno area (435) on 4-11-83 .

Here's 0238

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One more of 0238

Great shot. Can't make out the unit number.

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Some nice pics!

Great pics! Thanks for posting.

I'm sure glad I wasn't driving that one. I've been lucky; 37 years in LE and zero on-duty collisions. Mustangs, Impala, Diplomat, Crown Vic, Caprice.

Excellent, rare photos. Brings back memories.

Thank You for Posting The Pictures:D

good stuff. thanks for posting them up.

GREAT photos! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing them. :)

Thank You for sharing !!!

An update to E870202. Officer Gary Frye #7465 was driving when an "older" gentlemen wasn't paying attention and crashed into him.
There were 3 minor injuries including Gary in crash. Gary was "t-boned" on right side then went into a lite standard on front end.

This information and pictures are coming from a Facebook group called CHP Old School. Hopefully I will have more to post soon.

Keep 'em coming, Jon. I've tried before and you just never know if you'll have results or not.

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This one was posted on fb and new to me. Very exciting!

Updated with information acquired this afternoon!

Circa 1983 (Redwood City Area) ~ US 101 at Moffett Field, Officer John Flagg

great picture.

As a follow-up to post #7. We now have a name to go along with the picture. Daniel Cameron USAF Reserves. "Open house at Edwards AFB. Me and my assigned Mustang. This was about 1982."

Through a few communications yesterday, Officer Cameron shared his experience with the car and the day that picture was taken. I stumbled on a second picture taken that day as well. Notice what is in the background.

Regarding Officer Cameron's memories of the car: "I know it was so light one day while responding to an incident at well over 100 MPH it went airborne in the wind and I changed lanes while in the air."

Regarding the two photos we have at the open house at Edwards AFB: "We were in the hanger with the U2 and the SR-71. The flight crews got mad at us because the Mustang drew more people than their planes did!"

That's a cool pic!

Awesome pictures !! Thank you !
Brings back some good memories for me !
Dec. 8th is and will always be a special day for me, 30 years ago.

Thank you for the little walk back in time !

30 years...
 

it was a good career.....however I am glad I only have the memories now. LOL

a retirement career is way more fun.....

lol I so agree ! I do miss it at times.
But not in today's world.

Merry Christmas to everyone !

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Great shot of a formerly hairy stretch of road! Taken on CA Hwy 1 near Devil's Slide in San Mateo County. The area is completely different now, they moved the roadway inland and through a new tunnel to bypass the sheer cliffs along the ocean there.

Exactly correct per the officer in the photo, himself! Officer Max Santiago: "I was standing next to the lead Mustang working out of the SF CHP Area. The rear Mustang was operated by an Officer out of the CHP Redwood City Area."

Officer Santiago is also the one in the photo below however he was unable to confirm the unit number of this '82.

The past few weeks have been very rewarding in terms of making contact with many retired CHP officers who drove the '82's in service, putting names to faces and receiving a few new photos.

The following is from retired officer Rich Laurie Garcia:

"This is an 82 Mustang in my driveway. They were fast but scary at high speed. Suspension was stiff and you felt every bump 5 times the norm. Our Area Office (Contra Costa) would not let you drive them in the rain because they were so squirrelly."

Rich was kind enough to share this, new to the hobby, photo:

Looks like a cool car in the background too!

0238 update! Not only am I pleased to report that the officer in the photos is said to be Dave Webb, but there's also a new (to me) photo to add to the 3 already out there:

Another exciting find is a second photo of 0360. The officer remains unknown as of now.

The wall behind these photos is located in the inner quad at the CHP Academy.

The photo of 0360... I entered the CHP Academy 1-10-83.
CHP had just received it's first batch of mustangs. It was all they were talking about.
Every classroom had the Ford poster on the walls, " This Ford chases Porsches for a living," I think we all know which poster that one is.

We had a black instructor, Sgt. Anderson, funny guy, he taught "Creative Writing " That looks like that could be him, not for sure though. but looks like him.
That photo was probably taken spring 1983 while I was there.
Could have been fall of 1982, since the officer is wearing a long sleeve shirt.

Good picture !

Thanks, John and thanks for the possible ID on Sgt. Anderson. I will see what I can come up with.

I did have some luck with putting a name to a face last week. The owner of 0209, who is a retired CHP officer, recognized and got in contact with the man in this picture: Sgt. Bruce Mauldin. Sgt. Mauldin confirmed that he was a public affairs officer when that photo with Kings player, LaSalle Thompson was taken.

Mauldin sure sounds familiar.
He and I may have crossed paths once or twice.

Nice you are gathering this info ! Sad the Patrol has never done this.

There was a consensus on the FB group, CHP Old School, that the officer in 0360 is retired Chief Greg Manuel. I'll pass along anything else that pops up. Fun, fun!

'New' Old In-Service Picture
 

I was able to get my hands on a copy of the Ford Times issue with the 'High Powered Herd' article. 0218 is front and center with scores of '82's waiting to be put into service in the background. It is not possible to make it out in scans however, I was clearly able to ID another '82 through the windshield of 0218- 0257! Only two unit numbers away from Steve's original car.

I posted that article here awhile back...pretty cool.

Any idea on how to become a member of that group? I sent a request but never heard back.