1982 SSP find

[kapracing]

Do a little spot where no white should have been as well to show it was not a all over white spray... for documentation purposes....

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by kapracing

GSP's had Smoke gray as well...

This car however was never intended as a specific agency ( solid black from factory) it was altered along the way by TX DPS correct Mike? Didn't I read somewhere that they did the white on it without permission?

Third-hand info from Trooper Pruett was that TX DPS had the test car for about 3 weeks and that Ford was upset that they had painted it white. He and I never talked about it because I didn't have the car back then.

Originally Posted by kapracing

Mike... I'm gonna have to fire you from the body shop as you've sanded onto the louvers during this little project

That's why I leave the paint work to the pros!

Originally Posted by kapracing

Do a little spot where no white should have been as well to show it was not a all over white spray... for documentation purposes....

Will do.

[kapracing]

Is he still available to speak with? ( That's the thing about our hobby, so many are no longer with us that have our answers )

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by kapracing

Is he still available to speak with? ( That's the thing about our hobby, so many are no longer with us that have our answers )

No, unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago. We talked a bunch about the '83s, and he contributed many pictures and a ton of great info to our site.

[ImEvil1]

Here is the over-spray under the hood:

[kapracing]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

No, unfortunately he passed away a couple of years ago. We talked a bunch about the '83s, and he contributed many pictures and a ton of great info to our site.

Sorry to hear that... I was afraid of that.

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

Here is the over-spray under the hood:

I think you've found yourself a very important part of history my friend

[kapracing]

Soooooo,
You now have proof it was once black and white... Are you going to restore it to factory "Demo black" or in TX DPS black and white?
For the record... I vote
"BLACK & WHITE" just sayin