Posted on 11/08/2018 10:59:13 AM PST by ETL
Old rental cars often make the least appealing used vehicles, but there’s one very big exception to that rule: The 1966 Shelby GT350H.
The “Rent-a-Racer” was a run of special edition cars built for Hertz by Carrol Shelby that were based on his high-performance Shelby GT350 version of the Ford Mustang.
Only about 1,000 were made, and the vast majority of them were finished in Hertz’s signature black and gold color scheme, but a few were painted other colors.
Some were literally driven by renters from the agency to race tracks. They were eventually retired and resold for around two grand each, but took months to liquidate, because even a car like this one couldn’t shed that rental car stigma.
But as with all GT350s, the survivors are among the most highly sought-after Mustangs today and sell for prices ranging from $100,000 to $250,000, depending on their condition.
One that’s probably not worth that much right now, but could be, was recently found in a “little old lady’s garage,” where it was sitting for 30 years.
According to BarnFinds.com, the coupe appears to have been undergoing a restoration that was never completed. It has a red driver’s side door, and the taillights and rear bumper are removed. But most of its important components, including the 289 V8 engine, are still with it. It also looks like it has a four-speed manual transmission, which makes it one of the rarest of the rare if it’s original equipment. Only a handful of the GT350Hs came with one, the rest getting three-speed automatics.
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Early mustangs were selling for 60k - 70k 20 years ago.
A ‘66 convertible in sharp detail will pull 120k.
That ad shows the MGB GT as well. My brother bought one new in 1972, drove it for a lot of of years, then stored in a garage in Virginia for over thirty years. About seven years ago he retrieved it and reconditioned it piece by piece, including a rebuild of the engine and transmission. He now has his historic vehicle plates and drives it occasionally, and takes it to some car shows.
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Zastava is apparently still operating somewhere - they’re still cranking out the commercial ‘98 Mauser rifle actions.
It’s got a 289? yuk
Needs a 429 with a 6pack
My brother in law has a 65 sitting in his mom’s barn. He hasn’t looked at it for probably 20 years.
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Long as it's not being made in Croatia, cool. They're currently selling pretty decent surplus M/48 Mauser boltguns at J&G Sales, too, around $300 per. Nope, I don't have one, oh Santa....
I came across a ‘69 fastback that had been sitting along a guys house for 10 years. It has a great body - just had to replace the floor pans for the rear seats. I paid considerably less than 50k and although it is a little on the rough side it is a blast to drive and a head turner.
McQueen’s car in Bullitt was a green 68 Mustang GT fastback.
Thanks, I wasn’t sure of the year...............
When Hertz first offered those, my Dad rented one for a day. As a Moorhead kid, you can imagine my thrill, when he pulled up at the bus stop and told me to hop in.
We went cruising up highway 9 for an hour or so. Something I’ll never forget.
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They did an incredible job with the retro Mustangs, from 2000-something to today. It's about the only retro that I care for, other than the 1st-generation VW Beetle and Dodge Challenger retros. The 2nd-generation Beetles have been lowered to the point where they've pretty much lost the classic "bug" shape. The Challengers, IMO, are a too 'stocky', when compared to the originals which were more low and sleek.
Maxwell Smart wishes his had been a 289.
W. O. W.
The 68 Mustang has the distinct side marker lights as seen in post # 59. Steve’s Mustang has the classic period American Racing “D-spoke” wheels that didn’t come with the cars from the factory. I would love to have one of these cars! Many of them came with the 390 v-8. Nice cars!
I knew a guy who dropped a stock ex-Mustang ‘65 289 and T-10 4-Speed into a ‘66 Falcon. He added straight pipes, but nothing else. He beat a 383 Super-Bee handily, among others. That thing was quick. I got to drive it once: threw me back hard.
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