Well, it's official: I am an SSP hoarder. Brought home 1985 CHP #8428 last weekend. This will be my first 4 eyed SSP.
Pics are at:
http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/...428/?start=all
So the story goes...the car was purchased from the CHP on 3/16/88. Original plate was E408248. The person that purchased the car had a stack of paperwork about 4 inches thick with every receipt from day 1 (will get that next week). Jimmy at the Fox Shoppe in Portland, OR acquired the car from a guy that did concrete work. The concrete guy got it in trade from the person that bought it from MTM in Torrance. Suppossedly, the guy that bought it from the CHP was the officer that drove it and has in-service pics in the stash of documents that I will get next week.
The car needs work, but it all there. I am currently working with several members on this site to acquire gear and nicer parts (thank you all in advance). The car will be headed back down to The Fox Shoppe once I have the $$ saved up for the repair and paint. Jimmy does AMAZING paint and restoration body work out of his shop - and can't wait to take it back down.
I find it interesting on how many 85 CHPs have surfaced - and are subsequently being restored. Pretty cool.
Love the non-EFI feel of the car so far. It has a recent motor, trans and rear - all in the last 1,500 miles. It was smacked in the front at some point - and will need to be worked over, but the sheet metal still hangs well.
A few pictures to get us going:
