Attention All '82 CHP SSP Owners

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by Wolfe1013

You got lucky. My check was returned with no information found. Congrats. I did get my assignment card and Marti Report, but no Eminger Invoice.

One thing I wrote on my form before I sent it off in the mail and special thanks to Rich "Member" here on the Forum, I wrote in ink along the box I checked ," I was requesting this vehicles Historical Authentecity for restoration purposes by varifying its Exempt License Plate and being a former California Highway Patrol Vehicle since it was new in the year 1982.I also want to varify that this vehicle was never reported stolen after it was owned privately. This wording could be worth another try for you if you resubmit the form again.

[Wolfe1013]

Originally Posted by SSPCHPSTANG3101

One thing I wrote on my form before I sent it off in the mail and special thanks to Rich "Member" here on the Forum, I wrote in ink along the box I checked ," I was requesting this vehicles Historical Authentecity for restoration purposes by varifying its Exempt License Plate and being a former California Highway Patrol Vehicle since it was new in the year 1982.I also want to varify that this vehicle was never reported stolen after it was owned privately. This wording could be worth another try for you if you resubmit the form again.

I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Wolfe1013

I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.

It's worth trying your luck with the CA DMV one more time. It's a very well known fact that results from contact with that agency can vary all over the board from success to fail at any given time. I know someone who is going through this right now in his efforts to secure historic vehicle plates for a retired fire rig.

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by Wolfe1013

I did include similar wording. There was a cover form attached to my returned request with the box checked beside "The information you requested is out of the department's retention period (too old)."

Go figure. Obviously not if you've got two now.

Sometimes in a work enviroment you have people people who do their job, people who think about doing their job and people who dont really want to do thier job who are there just for a paycheck and dont want go the extra mile. I am thinking you possibly got the number 3 employee at the DMV. I would send the paperwork again until they got tired of me.

[Wolfe1013]

LOL, thanks for the encouragement, guys.

I want to try again for my Eminger Invoice, too. But I may wait til fall. The comment I got was something along the lines of "searching through a warehouse on a hot summer day." Point understood, but I'm a paying customer. With that said, I do believe they looked *much* harder than the CA DMV.

[Mustang Kid]

Good news! 0204 failed on everything! Will post the mileage and stuff when I get on a computer, but your area office for the car is 266

Sometimes, failure can lead to great things!

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Mustang Kid

Good news! 0204 failed on everything! Will post the mileage and stuff when I get on a computer, but your area office for the car is 266

Sometimes, failure can lead to great things!

Good way to put that!

Office #266 is Tracy in the Valley Division. Congrats on finding that info.

[Mustang Kid]

I'm glad my dads friend saved this stuff from the trash years ago.

870204 had:
Rear end failure on 7-11-83 with 40852 miles
Transmission failure on 1-20-83 with 23327 miles
Transmission failure on 2-18-83 with 26233 miles
Engine failure on 8-16-83 with 44448 miles
Engine failure on 12-27-83 with 67683 miles.

Interesting that you have the earliest unit # out of all the know 82's I believe (doesn't mean that your car was the 4th unit equipped and put on the road though, it was all random). The 82 unit #s started at 870201 and ended at 870600.
Also interesting that about 3k miles were put on in about 1 month, and that the officer(s) that drove your car were hard on it. 2 Trans. in a month, 2 engines in a year

Now if you can just get the assignment card...

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by Mustang Kid

I'm glad my dads friend saved this stuff from the trash years ago.

870204 had:
Rear end failure on 7-11-83 with 40852 miles
Transmission failure on 1-20-83 with 23327 miles
Transmission failure on 2-18-83 with 26233 miles
Engine failure on 8-16-83 with 44448 miles
Engine failure on 12-27-83 with 67683 miles.

Interesting that you have the earliest unit # out of all the know 82's I believe (doesn't mean that your car was the 4th unit equipped and put on the road though, it was all random). The 82 unit #s started at 870201 and ended at 870600.
Also interesting that about 3k miles were put on in about 1 month, and that the officer(s) that drove your car were hard on it. 2 Trans. in a month, 2 engines in a year

Now if you can just get the assignment card...

Sam,I Thank You for the time and research for Unit 0204.Your Help has uncovered the rest of my cars lost identity. Two days ago the car was a Jane Doe with only a Vin Number, I am also glad your Dads friend saved this valuable information for these cars.That is smart thinking.

All I can say after reading the findings is "WOW".This Unit 0204 had a hard life then. When I brought it home alittle over a year ago the car had a lot of issues that I had to correct and it was a mechanical and physical condition mess.

Knowing that I have one of earliest Unit survivors is all worth the headaches from this car and its all pretty much down hill from now. With the body work and paint left to do it was well worth the battle. I cant get over the major failures this car had while in service.I believe nowdays that car would qualify for the Lemon Law.
I tried to get the assignment cars but it appears it is long gone.So I am told.
Thank You again Sam and now I cant wait for my Wife to get home so I can give her the good news of a car that started out to be a Blood Sweat and Tears Restoration.

[SSPCHPSTANG3101]

Originally Posted by mac88chp

Good way to put that!

Office #266 is Tracy in the Valley Division. Congrats on finding that info.

Thanks for #266 Location.I did not know where that one was located.This is a good day for Unit #0204.