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Originally Posted by texunter
What causes you to believe that is a Louisiana state police car?
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Are you asking me? I bought it straight from the state at the Property Control auction in 03 or 04. It came with all kinds of paperwork and backup materials showing it to be a state police unit when new. The LSP kept it working it through different units, Starting at Troop F in 93 and last being with Gaming Enforcement sometime around 2000. It appears to have been held at HQ in Baton Rouge for whatever reason from then until they decided to surplus it in 03/04. (I can't recall exactly which without my file)
Then I found that pic that is on the web of "F-16", (copy attached) I printed it out and took it home and started comparing it to the car itself. The car has never been wrecked or repainted, and everywhere there is an antennae across the trunk lid, I found the imprints of that antenna's base or mount in the paint of the lid. The one on the left side has a "V" shaped base and that exact marking was in the paint surface at that exact spot. What cinched it for me was that in the pic you can see a small rectangular 'fish-eye' aftermarket mirror that had been applied by the first trooper to the upper inner RH corner of the driver's side door mirror. The tape that held that little mirror on is STILL on that mirror today, though the actual part itself is gone.
Finally, I also spoke to Lt. Col. Mitchell back when he was still head of patrol in 08. He had sought me out over a LSP 78 LTD I had previously restored. He was able to check the VIN and confirm it had been assigned new to Troop F Monroe, and he even supplied me with the trooper's name. In disassembly of the interior I found some misc. items still in the car referencing various businesses in the Monroe area.
Also attached is the promised pic of the VIN Data door sticker. Please let me know what it spells out if anything interesting.