Idaho State Police interior setup

chrislenda · #1 07-18-2013, 09:38 PM

I am in the process of restoring a 1989 Idaho State Police mustang. I was able to find a partial listing of the equipment ISP used, but what I am really wondering is how they had it set up inside the vehicle.

More specifically, where the radio, light control, shotgun etc were mounted. If anybody has any interior photos of an ISP mustang, that would be super!

GSPI · #2 07-18-2013, 10:25 PM

Do you have the original interior in place? Check the area above and behind the driver's seat for holes in the molding and also around the shifter console. That should give me an idea if it's still using the GE Phoenix radio system. Post up some photos of your interior and I can probably give you the placement of the radios and siren system.

MOstang · #3 07-19-2013, 11:42 AM

Not sure if the 86s were equipped same as your year. Anyone know if george T's Idaho car was finished inside, and if so was it correct? May he rest in peace. If he did finish it correctly with the equipment, perhaps someone has some interior pics they could post. Only pics I've viewed of it are exterior ones.

GSPI · #4 07-19-2013, 08:07 PM

He was close on it when I spoke with him last time (I'm glad I had a chance to go to dinner with him before his passing, I miss our conversations). However, I'm not completely sure that the 1983/86 vintage would be correct for 1989.

I have the Camaro interior shots of the ISP historical one. That gives an idea of how they were equipped into the 90s but I'm thinking that it will be close on the 89. They only bought the SSP's in 1983, 1986 and 1989. In 1991 they went to the Camaro. I can reach out to a former trooper there in Idaho that drove the 1989 SSP to verify the radio configuration for the 89.

MOstang · #5 07-19-2013, 08:45 PM

thanks for the feedback greg. it's neat hearing of the research you've been able to do on them.

chrislenda · #6 07-20-2013, 10:02 PM

Thanks for your replies. I was a trooper with ISP for 10 years and am pretty familiar with their M.O. The Camaro isn't correct, installation wise, because they were not able to find the correct hardware when they were reassembling it, so they half-as*** it to "good enough". The equipment is correct but not it's location.

The car does have the original interior. There are holes in the B pillar on both sides. I assumed this is where the rollcage was mounted. From what I have been told, the radio setup was mounted similar to a modern jotto-desk, on a column that came out of the passenger side floor. This also held the shotgun rack. Hearsay with no confirmation...I don't find any other holes in the interior other than on the B pillars.