Shelby 1966 Shelby GT-350H "Hertz Rent-a-Racer"

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a true one owner 1966 GT-350H from day 1 when purchased from Harris Ford in Lynnwood, Washington ! Serial # 6S859 was originally delivered to the Hertz Rental Fleet at the San Francisco Airport on February 9th, 1966. It was originally painted Ivy Green w/Gold side stripes,but no top side stripes. Once it was released from Hertz, it was sent to Harris Ford in July 1967 to be retailed. Mr.Bruce Mabbett came to Harris Ford to find a selection of about 10 cars in from Hertz for sale. All were dirty w/worn out tires...he chose this one because it seemed the cleanest out of the bunch. He just started working for Boeing Aircraft fresh out of school & had no money. He purchased it for $2995. w/about 12K miles on the odometer & left a $15.deposit to hold it & financed 100% thru Chattel Mortgage. While living in Seattle, it was Bruce's daily driver making many trips between Seattle & Vancouver. In 1969, Bruce moved back to his home in Canada. In 1971 he painted the car British Racing Green with white side stripes w/no "H" stating only GT-350 as it was not cool to drive an ex-Hertz rental car. In 1974, having already clocked 122K miles, Bruce had the motor rebuilt for the 1st time. In 1977, Bruce removed the original C-4 Automatic & put in a T-10 4 Spd. which remains today. He continued to drive the car daily but in 1979, he stopped using it in the winters. At that time he did a fairly extensive rebuild on the whole car & painted it back to the original Ivy Green w/gold stripes again. He also added a front end spoiler that was so "in vogue" at the time. We have since put back the original front valance. In 1986 Bruce added the 10 Spoke Shelby wheels, now returned to the original Magnum 500's. In 1987, Bruce decided to do a full frame off restoration & painted it Wimbledon White w/Blue stripes. The car has photo's of the car down to it's body & frame, completely redone from soup to nuts. This GT-350 now had a total of 193K miles & was now new condition for Mr.Mabbitt to drive another 200K BUT it was now only driven on weekends & to car shows...so only 12K miles were driven since being new again in 21 years. In 2005, Bruce rebuilt the original matching #'s 289 Hi-Po to new condition for a 3rd time. It has only 1300 miles on it since '05. Bruce occasionally autocrossed it on weekends but virtually stopped driving it all together. Today she's still in fabulous condition having all it's original sheet metal & floors, it is still a show car w/a nice patina & runs as good as any of the Shelby GT-350's we have ever had, of at a least a dozen over the years. You can spend the $10K. to make this Ivy Green again, but this White w/Blue combo is in exceptional show condition & is way to nice to redo. It's gorgeous ! Top that off with 41 years of single ownership, original bill of sale, finance contract, registration & photographed since 1972 (an envelope full of photos over the years is also included), this could be the most documented Hertz car on the planet. She's ready to drive anywhere to any Concours or Road Rally.

I am representing this gorgeous Hertz Rent-a-Racer. I can personally answer all questions. Please take note...we need a $2500. deposit within 48 hours of making a deal. The winner then must come inspect the car in person or have a representitive come do the same within 14 days if he chooses. If the winner doesn't come in person to inspect the car & takes our word on it's originality & condition, we're sure they will be very happy w/the results once it gets delivered to the new owner. Our limited free time & tight work schedules these days don't allow much spare time to fly all over the Country to see 1 or 2 cars in person. Most of our clients take our word on it's overall condition. For any reason if the winner wants to cancel this deal do to misrepresentation of this car in any way, then he can walk away & get his deposit back. If in fact there is no misrepresentation, then if the winner still wants to walk away, he loses only his $2500.deposit. I feel this is the most professional way of buying a classic car over the internet w/out getting burned by bottom feeders who pretend to be experts. Please come & see this GT-350H or any of the other cars we have on hand. Then you can make a logical decision if you want the car or want to walk away. We specialize in Shelby Mustangs, Cobras, High Line Muscle Cars & many high line European Sports & Exotic Cars. Please check our other items for sale to see some of our other cars & all of our collector guitars for sale. We have a professional way of dealing w/our clients & take full responability on how we describe the wonderful cars we have available.

I have taken a large number of pictures, to show the quality of this
beautiful '66 Shelby GT-350 Hertz Rent-a-Racer !...Take a good look :-)

Original matching Ford VIN # on the block...verified by Howard Pardee to be correct !!!

This was 1972 & Bruce painted his baby British Racing Green w/no "H" designation.

This was 1979 when it was painted Ivy Green once again now w/added front spoiler.

Now 1987 when 6S859 is having a frame off restoration...now Wimbledon White...

This is Bruce & Beverly Mabbitt...original & only owners ever of # 6S859.

The only rust on this original car was the back right floor...very minor repair.

Original bill of sale for $2995...what a visionary to have kept this for 41 years !!!

Original receipts...notice the $15.deposit to hold the car...CRAZY HUH ?

The original finance contract above & below...
you just can't find documentation like this anymore !

Even the original registration...what a fine package to go w/this 1 owner GT-350 !

Please call me personally to discuss this gorgeous 66 Shelby GT-350H anytime.
I am open minded to a real cash offer or perhaps an interesting
trade deal up towards other cool cars. We can discuss
this & still keep the total sale on this E Bay auction.
Let's try to make a deal happen!
I always have 8-10 other great cars for sale at all times.
Call me @ (954) 646-8819 to talk business.