Taking a chance

[SVOkip]

Well, hopefully by this time tomorrow, I'll own my first SSP. I bid on one through our state auction today. I don't know much about it since it is about 3 hours away. This is what I know; it has never been privately owned and went straight from service to the local community college where it was used for drivers training for BLET until about 8 months ago. It is a 90 model. It is white now, but I have no idea what agency or what color it was. Usually the CCs got old state cars, so I assume it was DMV or HP. The vin is listed in the CUN list for SSPs.
I hope to know later this evening if I got it. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[ChrisL]

Congrats! Can't wait to hear more about this one!

[28HopUp]

Good luck!

[SVOkip]

Thanks, I hope I didn't bid too low. The bad thing about the state surplus auctions is that you bid just once and hope it is the highest bid. I would be willing to bid against people, but I don't want to spend too much for something sight unseen. You just don't see too many anymore that are just coming out of public service.

[SVOkip]

Well, I didn't get it. It went for a little over $1600 bucks. If I had bid just a little higher, I would have gotten it. Maybe they'll default and it will get relisted. Anyway, here is the link so you take a gander. Only his one pic though.

https://www.ncstatesurplus.com/SSP-S...%2fPVlWiL18%3d

[28HopUp]

Sorry to hear that you were not able to get it. Here's a quote of the ad...

Submit Bid By: 09/04/2012 1:00:00 PM
Bid Number: 309042 Item Number: 2
Description: Vehicles and Miscellaneous
Bid Type: State Surplus Property
Item Locator: **ALL BID ITEMS SOLD AS-IS**
Bid Comments: **ITEM #47, NOT INCLUDED ON THIS BID, AUG. 21, 2012** **ITEM #51 & 52, DELETED FROM THIS BID, AUG. 30, 2012, BY THE AGENCY**
Location: Sylva, Southwestern Comm. College, 447 College Dr, Steve Wilson 828-339-4292

Item Description
1990 Ford Mustang 1FACP40E7LF153400, White, MUST BE TOWED, MI Unknown (Please Call to Make an Appointment to View and Pick Up, Contact: Steve Wilson at Tel 828-339-4292 with Southwestern Comm. College, 447 College Dr, Sylva, NC) **NOTE TO ALL BIDDERS - AS OF JANUARY 1, 2012. YOU HAVE 10 DAYS TO PAY FOR AND PICK-UP YOUR AWARDED PROPERTY**

...because we may want to run a Marti Report to confirm that it was in fact a SSP.

[Mustang Kid]

CHP does the same with the cars out of the area offices.
Seal bids can be tough, because you don't want to spend alot but you don't know who else is bidding like a normal auction.

My dad bought an 06 Crown Vic that had 90k miles at a local auction. It was listed as parts only as stuff was robbed off of it for other cars, and the trans was bad. My dad spent around $1200 and the next highest bidder was less than $500. But, the car didn't have a bad trans and drove excellent! So the it was worth the money.

Never know what will happen with these auctions

[SVOkip]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Sorry to hear that you were not able to get it. Here's a quote of the ad...



...because we may want to run a Marti Report to confirm that it was in fact a SSP.

I was assuming it was and took a chance because the VIN fell in line with other SSP cun's. Plus I spoke to the guy there and he didn't know too much other than it was a patrol car somewhere and then the college got it for training. He said it ran when it was parked 8 months ago and thought it just needed a battery. Of course, he also added that they drove the snot out of the car. I figured even if it wasn't, it would be worth it at a low price. I just hope it doesn't end up as a drag car.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by SVOkip

I was assuming it was and took a chance because the VIN fell in line with other SSP cun's.

Just as a FYI, but the VINs listed in our Project include regular production V8 coupes as well as SSP Mustangs. Once we can document a specific VIN to be a SSP, then we will create a page and activate the link. But there are A LOT of civilian coupes listed. However, if you find a car which has a SSP(s) in the same block of VINs, then the odds go up that the new one is a SSP as well (but not guaranteed).

[MOstang]

Sorry to hear you didn't land it...would be an interesting one to learn more about its past.