Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H 1966, Estados Unidos

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H 1966, Estados Unidos
Motor: 289 CI
Exterior: Preto (Raven Black)
Interior: Preto
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Delivered to Hertz by Horne-Williams Motor Company Dallas, Texas April 4th 1966

Three owner car

Matching numbers 289 CI engine

Automatic transmission and drivetrain

Original carburetor and fuel pump

Original body panels

Refurbished or NOS nuts, bolts, and fasteners

Refinished in original Raven Black with Hertz Gold stripes and Black interior

Completed three year restoration by Carl Weeks and Craig Stripling 2019

Authentic Shelby document

Detailed build booklet with restoration photographs

A three-year restoration has returned this 1966 Shelby GT350H to its original condition as originally delivered to Hertz Rent-a-Car. This Shelby is one of 1,000 produced by Shelby American specifically for Hertz; these cars were sold to the general public when their duty as rental cars was completed. According to its listing in the Shelby Registry, SFM6S1553 was delivered to Hertz through Horne-Williams Motor Company in Dallas on April 4, 1966. Painted in the Hertz corporate colors of black with gold stripes, the GT350H is still equipped with much of its original equipment, including a matching-numbers 289 High Performance “Cobra” engine, carburetor, fuel pump and body panels. All nuts, bolts and fasteners are refinished originals or NOS. Like most Hertz Shelbys, it is optioned with the automatic transmission. The Hertz Shelby is one of the more interesting sidebars in American muscle car history. The Shelby GT350 was only in its second year of production when Shelby American sales manager Peyton Kramer approached Hertz with the idea of adding high-performance Shelby Mustangs to its rental fleet for the Hertz Sports Car Club. Hoping to sell 100 or so, Shelby American was pleasantly surprised when the eventual order nearly doubled 1966 Shelby production. This 1966 Hertz Shelby was built at Shelby American’s Los Angeles facility with all the special GT350 equipment—fiberglass hood with scoop, rear quarter panel brake-cooling scoops, chrome Magnum 500 wheels, Plexiglass C-pillar windows, wood steering wheel, competition seat belts and a dash-mounted tachometer. Shelby also enhanced handling with Koni shocks and traction bars, plus an export brace and Monte Carlo bar in the engine compartment to strengthen the front end. Power was supplied by the solid-lifter 289 High Performance with Shelby American’s 306 HP Cobra modifications: aluminum intake topped by an Autolite 4-barrel carburetor for automatics, Cobra finned aluminum valve covers and Tri-Y headers.