I believe a correction or amendment is needed for the Texas Agency Restoration doc…
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1993 was the only year for the fender and trunk lettering (white for the fenders, black for the trunk).
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However, these (2) images clearly show pre-1993 slick top units with the front fender lettering (the 2nd image w/Troopers, one can see that the A-pillar has the spotlight chrome behind the Trooper’s arm). The door decals also prove the units in the images are pre-1993 where the “Highway Patrol” is still located above the door belt line molding and the absence of the Jetsonic.
This confirmed use of the lettering prior to 1993, would this mean it was up to the Patrolling Region Fleet Services whether the lettering was applied or not? Possiibly.
According to the Agency Restoration doc on here, it would be incorrect to say these are 1993 units in the images, because the door decals would be incorrect, as would be the use of spotlights, and based on this quote from the doc:
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DPS didn't order any Mustangs in 1991 or 1992, and the 1993 Mustangs ran Federal Signal Jetsonic lightbars with Code 3 Traffic Advisors behind them (they no longer ran slicktops).
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we know the units can’t be 1991-92, therefore the (2) images with front fender lettering clearly present depict pre-1993 units.