Hertz Project on eBay

Wow! Just shy of 50 k with a "reserve not met" and no motor or transmission? Seems like it could be a nice car with about 150 k and still no original motor or tranny...seems like a deal

 

He's got the car listed for $82K on The VMF

 

I'm not a crook, but I loved it when I read that a lot of people rented these just to swap out the motor over the weekend for there mustang without hertz knowing. That would have been tempting!!! LOL.
Alex

 

And its TRUE. Many of them lost there engins that way.
David.

 

That looks like a great project.

Wasn't someone on here looking for a 67 350?

 

Interestingly enuf, one of the reasons that the Hertz Co. elected not to rent these cars in the NY metro area in 2006 was the fact that almost half of the 100 cars in 1966 were stolen......I have met ppl that made a mention of how many 66 Hertz cars dissapeared, only to have their components stolen and replanted into a Mustangs. What would those components be worth today?..lol

 

While driving in brooklyn, near my shop, I happen to see what looked like a heartz car parked in a yard. It turned out that it was this car, which came from somewhere in PA, going to Tango Classics in Mass. I took some pictures, and looked at the car very carefully. For a restoration project, it wasn't really that bad, knowing that it needed a lot of parts, and a lot of love. If a non-matching Shelby H is worth 150K, where would you guys put a 21K mile(survivor) original H car, in the stratoshpere? Being an owner of some pretty nice examples of Shelby's, I dont mind it a bit, but what happens to the guy with 2 kids, a wife, and a mortgage...where is he going to find his love of a Shelby at a price he can afford? It is great to have all these cars excalate in value...I just think it sucks for the enthusiast that will never be able to afford one.

 

I'm the guy with 2 kids, a wife and a mortgage who's now 35 and has been dreaming of a Shelby since he was 13. If you figure out an answer to your question, please let me know... and yes, it sucks... big time. I've always been about 5 years behind the price curve in terms of what I could swing and it's very frustrating to be passionate about something for well over half your life and still have it be unobtainable. I've got several stories of regret in terms of passing up cars because it would have been too much of a stretch for someone in my position at the time. One of the more painful ones was a '66 GT350 in Arizona for $17K about 10 years ago... I was 2 years into marriage with a new mortgage and it was a project car that I didn't have the time for and my lovely bride would not have had the patience for (I've since taken her to several vintage races and she's been bitten). It's great to see the values skyrocket for those that own them, but at the same time it drives me crazy to think about how hard it will be for me to get one. I'm the type of person that once I get one, I'll never sell it. My kids will get it when I'm too old to enjoy it. I still have my '65 fastback that I bought when I was 16 (closest thing to a Shelby that a 16 year old kid could afford). It's a restoration project now that I hope to tackle with my kids when they're a little older.

For now, I'm still chasing the dream.

On that note, if anyone knows of a '65 or '66 that isn't astronomically priced and is a fair to good condition driver that someone wants to go to a very good home (i.e. an enthusiast, not someone looking to make a buck), I'd love to hear about it. If things continue to cool off a bit, I'm at a place in my career now where I might be able to act on something in the not too distant future.

Josh

 

Same VIN as the first one, same dealer. The reserve was not met so he relisted.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shel...oryZ6465QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Another one by the same dealer.

Too bad it's an auto.

 

I started a new thread about this car...

Take a look and weigh in on some detailing...

 

For those who think they would pass on a car b/c it is an auto...

You don't know what you are missing. Driving these Hertz auto cars is an absolute hoot. Rubber in all 3 gears, the Shelby shift kit will snap your neck and it's an incredible rush. With my foot in the gas, I find myself saying, "Geez, ain't it going to shift yet", and then Whamm! tires shake loose.

Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!

 

I'm sure they go much better then most junk-o-matics, I just don't like autos and as long as i still have 2 feet, will never own one.

 

Here is a 67 350 that a friend of mine is selling, this car has a few minor issues but is quite sound and would not need a ground up.
Carl
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shel...009QQitemZ190172029615QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW