HARALD KELLEY Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 In September of 1965 Shelby American General Manager Peyton Cramer struck up a deal with Hertz to offer the 1966 GT350H Mustang as a rental car. The program was a clever one for Ford and Shelby as it worked to promote the Shelby Mustang to potential buyers. As Ford puts it, “The idea was to put high-performance, special-edition Shelby Mustang coupes into the hands of racing enthusiast-minded rental customers.” That’s right, if you were a http://www.shelbyforums.com/forums/shelby-memorabilia-artwork-posters-model-cars-more/6942-hertz-sports-car-club-membership-card.html back in 1966 (and 25 years of age), you could drive off the rental car lot in a performance 306 hp mustang fasback. Total cost: $17 a day and 17 cents a mile. Not a bad deal by today’s standards and not a bad deal back then. 2016 will be the 50th anniversary. I hope to see the GT350H / 2006-2007 GT-H be recognized and maybe a marque for some events. Maybe a HERTZ Rent-A-Racer reunion could be considered. Chime in on the idea and share your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 In September of 1965 Shelby American General Manager Peyton Cramer struck up a deal with Hertz to offer the 1966 GT350H Mustang as a rental car. The program was a clever one for Ford and Shelby as it worked to promote the Shelby Mustang to potential buyers. As Ford puts it, “The idea was to put high-performance, special-edition Shelby Mustang coupes into the hands of racing enthusiast-minded rental customers.” That’s right, if you were a http://www.shelbyforums.com/forums/shelby-memorabilia-artwork-posters-model-cars-more/6942-hertz-sports-car-club-membership-card.html back in 1966 (and 25 years of age), you could drive off the rental car lot in a performance 306 hp mustang fasback. Total cost: $17 a day and 17 cents a mile. Not a bad deal by today’s standards and not a bad deal back then. 2016 will be the 50th anniversary. I hope to see the GT350H / 2006-2007 GT-H be recognized and maybe a marque for some events. Maybe a HERTZ Rent-A-Racer reunion could be considered. Chime in on the idea and share your thoughts. +1 ... awesome idea and I would be in for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I'm down for that. Hertz should have them a several locations around the country for ease of GT350H and GT-H owners to go to the nearest location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just a gentle bump on the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19again Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thanks Harald for posting up on the Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Ruchelski Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 GREAT IDEA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted October 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Looks like SAAC is doing a 50th! http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/89424-saac-41-hertz-50th-anniversary-feature-cars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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