Fast forward to 2017, his wifes old boss who, was the director of EMS in Polk county GA, added Mike to a page of retired GSP/Dept. of Public Safety vehicles. Mike being a firefighter, and his wife an EMT, they had several connections in the group. One day a post popped up from a long time friend named Bobby Edwards, who is a GSP collector, and restoration expert. The story was that Bobby had obtained Perm #2222 from a gentleman in Michigan that had restored the car, with Bobby's help. Bobby had just taken the car in on trade for another SSP, and now had it listed for sale.

At this point Mike was determined to finally make his dream happen. Being 1 of 20 GSP cars for '92, this was a very special unit, and he refused to miss his chance at it. "if I can sell this damn Harley, I'm gonna buy it" explained Mike. Long story short; he made it happen.

Rewind back to its service days, this car was actually not even supposed to be purchased. 1992 was to be the last year the GSP bought Mustangs, but the fleet manager had some funds left over, and snuck a few in. The car was bought by the state from Southlake Ford in Jonesboro GA, and began service in Statesboro GA on traffic patrol. After a few years the car was sent to Atlanta, finding duty on the midnight shift in the downtown area. The assigned trooper was part of the H.I.D.T.A (high intensity drug trafficking area) task force, and saw more than its share of action. One claim to fame for the car was being part of the largest drug bust in GA history, in the '90s. "This car has had a whole lot of drugs on the hood" said the formerly assigned Trooper. "If I was on duty with it, and it wasn't raining, I was in a high speed chase with it" recalls the Trooper.