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How's that, Mike?
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Michael J nicknamed as "MJ" ---------------------------------------------------- Owned 6 Fox Mustangs since 1998. Proud owner of the vehicles: 1989 Ocala FL SSP unmarked drug enforcement unit 1989 Mustang GT (5 speed conversion) 1990 FHP unit - SOLD 1991 Davie, FL SSP #142 - SOLD 2014 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI |
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HAHA! you are welcome.. Someone else owns it, you are right, they didn't get it right, purple len on rear deck! ugh! it's supposed to be blue but that owner might be paranoid by getting stopped by local LEO for having blue plus the lightbar, should be red/blue/white as period correct but.. i wonder why besides blue len isn't permitted in state of FL unless you are a LEO here in FL.
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Michael J nicknamed as "MJ" ---------------------------------------------------- Owned 6 Fox Mustangs since 1998. Proud owner of the vehicles: 1989 Ocala FL SSP unmarked drug enforcement unit 1989 Mustang GT (5 speed conversion) 1990 FHP unit - SOLD 1991 Davie, FL SSP #142 - SOLD 2014 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI |
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Wrong decklights, headlight flasher, it's a slicktop, long list. It's a nice car, used to be owned by a couple of members here, but it needs a few things.
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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I believe that CHP Diplomat was the car owned and restored by Jim Post. I recoginize the dual exhaust. And you are right Mike, not very correct.... Jerry 91 X-CHP #8990 (For Sale) 90 X-NCSHP Caprice 77 Nova 9C1 83 Malibu 9C1 (Coming Soon) |
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I was told that they are correct because i wanted to make sure it's period correct era for early FHP days of late 80s just in case my 89 SSP was a FHP but unconfirmed yet. What equipment was it supposed to have? Jetsonic lightbar that i know of.
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Michael J nicknamed as "MJ" ---------------------------------------------------- Owned 6 Fox Mustangs since 1998. Proud owner of the vehicles: 1989 Ocala FL SSP unmarked drug enforcement unit 1989 Mustang GT (5 speed conversion) 1990 FHP unit - SOLD 1991 Davie, FL SSP #142 - SOLD 2014 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI |
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Check out the FHP Resto section....good info and pictures there (along with the in-service picture section).
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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Mike,
thank you for clarifying it. I could see big differences between the one i saw and the pictures in restoration pages on your site. Are the Whelen Dashmasters difficult to obtain?
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Michael J nicknamed as "MJ" ---------------------------------------------------- Owned 6 Fox Mustangs since 1998. Proud owner of the vehicles: 1989 Ocala FL SSP unmarked drug enforcement unit 1989 Mustang GT (5 speed conversion) 1990 FHP unit - SOLD 1991 Davie, FL SSP #142 - SOLD 2014 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI |
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MJ,
They are pretty easy to find.
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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From two FHP retired Troopers I have spoke with you were allowed to add lights to your car if you wished. So pending the light on the windshield is period correct one might have seen one on a FHP of that era. Each Troop was a little different as one inservice photo shows a red light on the front of a SSP (I believe it is also on a video for True Stories of the Highway Patrol). A retired LT from FHP told me when he was a new Trooper in the mid 80's they were told if they wanted red lights on their car, go join the fire department...so no cars out of their Troop had red lights. Mark (Current FHP owner.) does have a correct style lightbar for the car as it was included in the deal. I imagine it will eventually be installed to bring it closer to 100%.
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1990 NMSP Unit 130 SOLD 1989 WSP SOLD 1988 FHP SOLD 1991 FHP SOLD 1993 TX DPS |
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The adding of equipment back then was frowned upon, and this information is from Troopers that I personally worked with, as well as department policy of the time. Obviously, there were variations, and supervisors who allowed it or weren't as strict in enforcing the policy. The pic below is from 1996.
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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