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Old 10-19-2012, 03:06 PM
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Researching an "SSP" (as stated by a buddy). The car is currently gutted after doing duty as a 1/8th mile terror. I will have access to the VIN when my buddy returns from his work (trucker). As of right now, I know that it is a Medium Cabernet 1990 LX notch. I was told that it was a 5 speed car, and buck tags are in place (info from 2nd source) as well. Trying to find out actual number of 1990 Medium Cabernet SSP's with a 5 speed. As of right now, I have the following numbers. The 309 number reflects the total of Medium Cabernet out of the 7,905. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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1990 Model Production Numbers

LX 5.0 Sedan (P41E): 7,905 (921 of them Special Service)
EH Medium Cabernet
LX 5.0 Sedan (P41E): 309
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Old 10-19-2012, 05:41 PM
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Welcome! The VIN, DSO number, and buck tag info will help us verify this car as a SSP. Some SSPs are easier to identify than others though (in terms of determining the original agency).


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LX 5.0 Sedan (P41E): 7,905 (921 of them Special Service)
EH Medium Cabernet
LX 5.0 Sedan (P41E): 309
I'm curious - how did you come up with this number? FYI - the 87-93 SSPs had VINs with P40E in them.
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Welcome! The VIN, DSO number, and buck tag info will help us verify this car as a SSP. Some SSPs are easier to identify than others though (in terms of determining the original agency).




I'm curious - how did you come up with this number? FYI - the 87-93 SSPs had VINs with P40E in them.
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-foru...thread.530421/
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Old 10-19-2012, 06:11 PM
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I now see that it might be wrong info on the site......

http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-s...ions-1990.html

1990 FORD MUSTANG VIN DECODER

Engine Code / Engine/Body/Options



* 1FA ... Ford Motor Co.
* C ... Restraint System (C-air bags & active belts)
* P ... Passenger Car
* A ... 2.4L EFI Inline 4 90hp
* E ... 5.0L EFI V-8 225hp
* 40 ... 2dr Coupe
* 41 ... 2dr Hatchback LX
* 42 ... 2dr Hatchback GT
* 44 ... 2dr Convertible LX
* 45 ... 2dr Convertible GT
* 6 ... Check Digit (varies)
* L ... Year (L - 1990)
* F ... Plant (F - Dearborn)
* 000001 ... Consecutive Unit Number



Example: 1FALP4046RF000001



Location: Stamped on the plate which is riveted to the driver's side of the dash, visible through windshield; the certification label is attached to the rear face of the driver's door
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Those numbers (and the body code error) are from the Fox-Body Mustang Recognition Guide.
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Old 10-19-2012, 06:26 PM
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Those numbers (and the body code error) are from the Fox-Body Mustang Recognition Guide.
Here are the SSP totals by year from that source -

1982 400
1983 356
1984 448
1985 316
1986 415
1987 643
1988 379
1989 776
1990 921
1991 385
1992 542
1993 628
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. . .6,209



IMO, after working on our VIN project I started to think that there were fewer than 15K (+/-) SSPs built by Ford. I'm not saying the above numbers are correct, but looking at the VINs as much as I have been doing the numbers do not readily add up to 15K cars. Just my opinion...
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Old 10-19-2012, 06:29 PM
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Sorry. I'm a rookie in the SSP world. Just want info on original post to see if I want to jump into this SSP..... Thanx
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Not a problem, Marshall. You brought up an interesting aspect about these cars in terms of production numbers. As far as the car you originally asked about, post up the information once you have it and we'll try to help out.
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Those production numbers are a little off. IIRC, they were pulled for cars with blank paint codes, which we like to refer to as "special paint" cars. However, many other SSPs were ordered in regular production colors and weren't a part of those stats, and any other "special paint", non-SSP cars were also included in those numbers.
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Much appreciated, thanx.
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