1993 Mustang CHP (it's a SMPV!)

[MOstang]

That's pretty cool...here's hoping it ends up in good hands.

[nighthawk756]

Wow, wish I was in a position to get it....very rare opportunity. Hope someone saves it!

[05pwrstrk]

So what do you guys think about the price though???

[28HopUp]

The seller is high on the price, but someone with money in-hand could likely get it for less dough. Let's face it, these cars do not come up for sale that often, and it is a cool piece of CHP history that deserves to be restored. We do not have the resource we had a few years ago on getting Assignment Cards, so it will be difficult to document more SMPVs unless we can match VINs to in-service photos like this car. Although the seller is asking too much, no one should hesitate if this is the SSP they've always wanted. I doubt that a 4th SMPV will be popping up for sale any time soon.

[Rhino]

$7K is way too high for that condition. Rarity aside, I am thinking this is a $4-5K car, tops.

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Rhino

$7K is way too high for that condition. Rarity aside, I am thinking this is a $4-5K car, tops.

I agree on that valuation range. As cool as any documented SMPV is (which is WAY cool), the last ones were the least interesting iteration as the only deviation from a normal PV was the white paint and in some cases deletion of the deck lid lettering. In any case, I hope this one lands in good hands!

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by mac88chp

I agree on that valuation range. As cool as any documented SMPV is (which is WAY cool), the last ones were the least interesting iteration as the only deviation from a normal PV was the white paint and in some cases deletion of the deck lid lettering. In any case, I hope this one lands in good hands!

I remember reading that the 1st year SMPVs did not have rear decklid lettering on them, but I just noticed in Sam's pictures that this one while at MT was still marked on the door...




... but not the decklid:




It's too bad the CHP had already removed the equipment when the above photos were taken. It would have been nice to see the arrangement used for the rear lights, even if they were just like the B&W units.

The seller provided a photo in his ad showing the driver's side 1/4 panel:




Hopefully this is not too big of an assumption here on my part, but notice the plug on the decklid for the antenna normally found on the roof? Pretty cool!

[MOstang]

Very interesting...thanks Bill.