Ford Mustang SSP
One of the USA’s biggest automotive legends amongst law enforcement officers is the Ford Mustang SSP. This special-order package for Fox-body Mustangs was made from 1982 to 1993 for various agencies and military organizations. SSP stands for ‘Special Service Package.’ It included a tuned 5.0-liter V8 engine, heavy-duty suspension, engine cooling, brakes, and more. Ford developed the SSP package in the early ’80s. This was due to the fact that the California Highway Patrol was getting outrun by Porsches and other fast cars.
To catch them, they asked Ford to produce a special package for the Mustang. Ford gave it more power, high-speed stability, braking power, and dynamics (via Wikipedia). Soon, no Porsche in California could outrun police cars anymore. The package proved very popular because of its effectiveness. When production stopped in 1993, more than 16,000 Mustangs SSP were produced and sold to numerous fleet buyers in almost all states and Canada.