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[03cobra]

Great Work Bill !!!

[28HopUp]

The 1983 Colorado State Police Mustang owned by MikeM aka ImEvil1 had already been confirmed as a SSP, as seen here:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...06/177006.html


Mike's paperwork included a Special Equipment Parts List, which showed only 6 SSPs in that DSO. Looking at the range of VINs, we guessed that 177002 might be a SSP and ordered a Marti Report. Sure enough, it was the first SSP in that DSO...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info177002.htm


...allowing us to confirm all 6 cars in this DSO as SSP Mustangs. That basically doubles the number of 1983 SSPs we have now confirmed, which isn't surprising since the early cars don't surface all too often.

[FoxChassis]

more '83 SSPs!! Cool.

There is a good possibility that the rest, or at least the vast majority, or that batch of 77 are not SSP. I have evidence that 177012, 177036, and 177060 are not SSPs.

[ImEvil1]

More cars confirmed, these are courtesy of John10608. Thanks, John!

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info208304.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info172220.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info221389.htm

[28HopUp]

Sweet - nice to see more cars added to the Project!





Here is something really creative that one of our members has done in an effort to confirm CHP Mustangs. The following post was made by Aaron in a thread created by a new member who recently purchased a 1993 CHP Mustang -

Originally Posted by 93chipper

FORD MUSTANG 1993 12/20/1996 08:26 a.m. P BN297211C under plate E895328
FORD MUSTANG 1993 12/20/1996 08:26 a.m. P BN297211C under vin#1FACP40E3PF111876

the smog certificates has the same numbers which means your car is unit 5328

I contacted Aaron, who has spent a great deal of time researching VINs and license plate numbers on the California Smog Certificate website:

http://www.bar.ca.gov/pubwebquery/ve...pubtstqry.aspx


It is VERY tedious to search and keep track of this information. Most of the searches turn up empty, but so far Aaron has been able to match the certificate numbers on five VINs to a specific license plate number, thus confirming the unit number for those cars. I grabbed screenshots of the information for those other four cars, and created the following pages in our project:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111850.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111854.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111855.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111856.htm


Thanks Aaron!!! Let us know if you can match any more...

[FoxChassis]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

Here is something really creative that one of our members has done in an effort to confirm CHP Mustangs. The following post was made by Aaron in a thread created by a new member who recently purchased a 1993 CHP Mustang -

I contacted Aaron, who has spent a great deal of time researching VINs and license plate numbers on the California Smog Certificate website:

http://www.bar.ca.gov/pubwebquery/ve...pubtstqry.aspx

It is VERY tedious to search and keep track of this information. Most of the searches turn up empty, but so far Aaron has been able to match the certificate numbers on five VINs to a specific license plate number, thus confirming the unit number for those cars. I grabbed screenshots of the information for those other four cars, and created the following pages in our project:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111850.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111854.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111855.htm
http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info111856.htm

Thanks Aaron!!! Let us know if you can match any more...

Great....now you guys got me thinking about (actually already started on) another project.

Grabbing the test history for "known" (using the VIN Project) batches of CA vehicles is tedious work but I can do it and database the results. What I don't know how to do is come up with E plate numbers.

[John10608]

Another idea I'll try to work on if you want.

What if we started a list of all known CHP SSP plate numbers, we can add to it and I can make a few trips to the CHP Academy and Fleet Services and talk to the CHP photographer and go through and see how many photos I can come up with of the actual unit numbers we have on our list.

Make copies for our list, plus members can receive a copy of their car in service when found, IF any are found.

There has got to be a ton of them out there. Just take the time looking.
Mike ( Mac88CHP ) has offered to help out in that area as well with assignment cards.

He now has a pretty good " in " at the academy with a Sgt. or two I introduced him to, one who heads up the museum at the academy, plus the EVOC Sgt. who is very cool and I know will pull some strings for us.

I think they would like to see more CHP SSP's out there at the academy and on the EVOC track. I bet if we had a few restored CHP mustangs and presented the idea to them, they'd have a day for them at the academy.
I don't think too many people in the department realize how many are out there and the interest in them.

I do know that the EVOC instructors would LOVE to drive them if they showed up lol.
Just a thought. I know I am intent on finding an in service picture of my car.
It would be neat to have a photo of the car for the vin project, and I know everyone that owns a CHP SSP would love to have an in service picture of their car as well.
What do you think ?