In the pantheon of lust-worthy Mustangs, the Special Service Package cars tend to hang out at the tip-top of the mountain. Fitted for police pursuit duty, the cars came from the factory with a bushel of parts to go faster and stop shorter. The two cars pictured here are reportedly the first SSP Mustangs ever built. Ford whipped them up in December of 1981 as test cars for the California Highway Patrol and the State of Texas. Of the machines CHP tested that year, these two were the only cars to pass the department’s performance tests. California ordered 400, and the SSP program was officially under way.
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Fox body cop cars!!!
Owning one of these cars or any former police car is a great part of the car collecting/restoration hobby. But keep in mind there are rules for what equipment/logos, etc. that can be on these cars while they are driven on public streets. Each U.S. state has different rules, research those.
CHiPs, I met a few of those guys driving the roads of Southern Cal.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
While passing through Jeffersonville, Indiana this past fall I saw on a back road used car lot three 2005 Former Indiana State trooper Mustangs. Take your pick, $3999 each. The body looked good except for the holes drilled for lights and antennas, the interiors looked well worn. Still alot of bang for the buck if they ran well.