Very Cool KR in the latest issue of

Of course this isnt a 68 but they are usually always on ebay. I remeber seeing two 68 hertz 350s on ebay in just the last two weeks...i think we just missed them.
Thought this was a nice car though....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969...oryZ6465QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Best Regards,
Vern

 

These are facts you can help educate yourself with by going to Pete Dishers site www.thecoralsnake.com

 

Russo and Steele Scottsdale Consignments were listed today
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1968_ford_gt350_hertz/7472.html
vern

 

AWESOME website!! Take some time (lots of time ) it has tons of great info. Very well done Pete.B)

 

Thanks for the compliments on my website. Tom Nichols did an excellent job on this car. It looks correct. One of the best I have seen in the magazine and I know he has corrected a few items since the pictures were taken! Unbelievable.

Hey, they forgot about the GT350 Hertz Convertible. That's the problems with stats, someone can always poke a hole in your rubber raft. The GT350 Hertz convertible is on my website too....

How do you know there was one GT500KR convertible? It's all about paperwork and the numbers. That car had no special striping.

Interestingly though, I know they planned Hertz striping, supercharger striping, a hertz supercharger stripe and a GT500J model ?? but these never got executed in 1968.

 

I've judged Tom's car a few times. It is very nice and he is continually making it better.

 

Like we always warn people..... don't copy cars in magazines !!!

Yes nice car and as Tim stated... Tom is making improvements as time goes by. It has come a long way since the first time out when I judged it.

 

Dave asked: How do you identify the one GT500KR Hertz Convertible?

My answer was "the numbers and history" . My original posting above had an error. There was only one sent to Hertz and it probably wasn't a rental vehicle. Hertz took several cars for executives and evaluation.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968...oryZ6465QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

There has been some uneasiness and SAAC bashing on the forum of late, so I thought I would share a couple of personal experiences. Up until now, I thought it best to see how things develope.

No one can deny the contributions SAAC has made to the hobby. These guys have been around for a long time. When I joined the club in 1980-something I had very little knowledge of Shelbys. My only other Mustangs were six cylinder coupes. SAAC was definetly a driving force in sharing knowledge and helping me find sources for information.

Too many people today want everything handed to them. I wonder how many of the people that have hard feelings towards SAAC have really participated in the club? Have they shared information on cars they have found? Have they attended conventions? Volunteered their time?

Personally, I think SAAC is more than a collection of old papers, they have collected information on some of these cars since the early 70s. If you have been to my website and been around Shelbys, you know how important the history of a car can be. I am scared to think what the hobby would be like without the information they have collected. Personally, I think it's because of the organization that the number of fakes is relatively low. Oh sure, there are few guys that think they can pass them off, but inevitably they are discovered.

In 1991, when I bought my GT500KR, SAAC provided me with information on special paint cars. I will admit, little was known about these cars. I asked who the club's expert was and they said they didn't have one. I appointed myself special paint genius. Well, okay that took a long time. A really long time, like 15 years. The point is I shared what I found with the club and they shared what they had.

When I was deployed overseas with the USAF during 2001-2003, I used the computers I could find as a way of staying in touch with family and friends. Much to my surprise, the club's director was in contact with my wife. I really appreciated the frequent emails from the club. So did my wife.

I think it's fair to say, I can trace many of the items on my website directly back to SAAC. The GT350 Hertz convertible is an excellent example. Without the documents from SAAC this car would be still be forgotten today. You can look through a thousand Mustang magazines and you won't find a reference to it anywhere.

I have probably rambled on a little, but my point is this....it is what you make it. If you want to sit back and wait for your newsletter, so be it. If you want to participate in the club, it will be what you make it.

I can see Mr. Shelby's positions. Let's let SAAC and Shelby work it out on their own terms....

 

Well said, and thank you Pete for the efforts on your site. I look at it often and look forward to your up dates I would love to visit your shop someday.!!B)