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[kapracing]

Bill,
These were posted up on Facebook. The tags were removed from a car in a salvage yard destined to be crushed, and put on a race car.

[28HopUp]

With the information being posted yesterday on the Stephenville, Texas SSP...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...ead.php?t=5920


...we now have our 500th SSP confirmed for 1989, as follows:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info206055.htm


That is the most of any year so far. For those who are interested, the years break down as follows:

1982 - 027
1983 - 048
1984 - 072
1985 - 261
1986 - 166
1987 - 408
1988 - 387
1989 - 500
1990 - 387
1991 - 208
1992 - 266
1993 - 478
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. . .3,208 total


I remember when this project started (over 100 thread pages ago!) and being happy when we reached 50 SSPs being documented (total for all years!) 'Not too shabby!

[28HopUp]

And thanks to Bobby for posting up information on the 501st SSP from 1989 -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info283785.htm

[28HopUp]

There's an 89 FHP for sale that was originally an unmarked (5spd) car. I was texting with the seller, and he provided me with a photo of the VIN label, plus other photos of the car. Here is the new page in our VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info201529.htm

[28HopUp]

A guy on FB picked up 3 Utah SSP Mustangs recently - an 86 and two 88s (same VIN batch and same DSO number). The 86 was already in the Project (GF208343), but I added the 88s just now since their DSO number matched other confirmed Utah cars -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info275824.htm


This one includes some extra photos you should find interesting -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info275839.htm

[FoxChassis]

That's three (so far) different interior trim color for the same DSO.

JF275815 = FD
JF275816 = FD
JF275824 = FD
JF275834 = FG
JF275839 = FY

[28HopUp]

Mick, you sure are good about noticing that sorta thing!

[MOstang]

Originally Posted by 28HopUp

This one includes some extra photos you should find interesting -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info275839.htm

That's cool! I forget exactly, so hopefully someone here will chime in, but I think the lightening bolt was for drunk driver arrests or something similar to that.

[28HopUp]

You may be right, Mike.

I wanted to give a "THANK YOU" to Mike aka Notch50, who tipped me off about a set of 1990 Utah Buck Tags for sale on ebay -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121704514463


There are two other Utah cars from that DSO, so I went ahead and added this one (with a notation about the tags being sold separate from the SSP) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net...info200905.htm


Here's a quote form the ebay listing -

Ford Mustang SSP Special Service Package Buck Tags

removed from 1990 SSP Utah Highway Patrol Mustang

Buck Tags could be used when building a SSP clone

includes 2 of the 3 original staples

I remember when folks called a car like that the proper name for it - a FAKE! Sadly, cloning has become acceptable these days...