1985 CHP #E408383 SMPV

[CHP8336]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Yeah, but I wonder what your neighbors think! Since everybody loves seeing pictures, here is the link to my Fotki album:

http://public.fotki.com/28HopUp/1985-chp-e408383-smpv/


The pictures were provided by both Ken and Rich. Thanks again guys!

The pictures I sent were shot before I even moved the car at its former owners home.
Ken (E435300SMPV) is going to take several pictures of every drill hole on the car to compare to his 1989 SMPV.The SMPV cars have a different gunrack setup witch is still a mystery with mounting and proper location.

[ChrisL]

Hey Bill, not wanting to be bossy here, but you ought to move this thread to the restorations section. There's tons of good info here that I would hate to have buried in the for-sale section. Or maybe migrate some of the pictures/info onto a new thread in that section. I can't wait to follow this car through the resto!

[Va 5.0]

Bill now what wheels go on it?

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Hey Bill, not wanting to be bossy here, but you ought to move this thread to the restorations section.

Chris, I like your idea and decided to move this to the Members' SSP Section. This thread will become the build thread for the car.

Originally Posted by Va 5.0

Bill now what wheels go on it?

Although the 85 SSPs came with the steel wheels originally, we know from the above picture that the wheels were changed on #E408445. Since the in-service picture of my car does not show the wheels, I will most likely go with polished 10-holes on #E408383 as well.

We also know from the pictures of #E408445 and my car that they had an antenna on their rear decklid. Ken's 89 SMPV has a hole in the decklid for an antenna. Sadly, the decklid of my car has been replaced. Since the car has no apparent damage to the body, I assume that the original deckild was replaced because of the antenna hole. So I will get detailed pictures of Ken's SMPV so I can replicate the placement of that antenna on the decklid. I wonder what antenna was used?

Also, it has been said that the rear decklid lights were replaced on the SMPVs with lower profile units. I wonder if they were similar to the ones on this 1986 CHP Mustang? If so, can anybody identify these particular lights?

[ImEvil1]

Looks like Tomar RECT-37. CHP talks about testing them in the paperwork Jim got from Rob R.

[28HopUp]

Thanks Mike!

[CNTLOSE]

Bill congrats on a great find. This has been a great year for finding rare SSP's. I look forward to watching your progress on her.

[28HopUp]

Thanks Matt!

Ken sent me a bunch of pictures. Here is the VIN on the dash -





...here is the VIN label on the driver's door -





...and here's an inverted view of the Buck Tags -