Hi there

Why it is black under the car - likely just what the guy painting/rebuilding the car choose


Don't think I've ever seen the car in person

Of course your going (highly recommended) to have the car inspected if your interested in purchasing it. That should pick up on any irregularities if there are aby.

 

This is a good looking car. For the amount of money being asked on this car I would think that it would have been more correct, though. Just off of the top, it has a repro air cleaner, the fan spacer appears to be too long, Motorcraft rather than an Autolite battery and has an incorrect fuel pump and radiator. I would be concerned about where else on the car that corners may have been cut. An inspection is definitely in order on this one.

-Fred-

 

Interesting, Schmitt & Co in St. Louis is offering 6S849, an Ivy Green Auto

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Shel...884QQitemZ400074119300QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

and 6S859, an Ivy Green (original auto) 4 speed is being offered in Florida.
Ad below in a Snakebite ad.

"'66 GT350H, 6S859. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to
acquire a true 1 owner ‘66 GT350H purchased from Harris Ford
(Lynnwood, WA). Originally delivered to the Hertz rental leet at the
San Francisco Airport 2/9/66, it was orig painted Ivy Green/Gold side
stripes, but no top stripes. Once it was released from Hertz, it was
sent to Harris Ford 7/67 to be retailed. Bruce Mabbett came to Harris
Ford to find a selection of about 10 GT350s 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 college & had no money. He purchased it for
$2,995 w/about 12K miles on the odometer & left a $15 deposit to hold
it. He put $635 down & financed the balance thru Chattel Mortgage.
While living in Seattle, it was Bruce's daily driver making many
trips between Seattle & Vancouver. In ‘69, Bruce moved back to his
home in Canada. In ‘71 he painted the car British Racing Green/White
side stripes w/no H stating only GT350, as it was not cool to drive
an ex-Hertz rental car. In ‘74, having already clocked 122K miles,
Bruce had the motor rebuilt for the 1st time. In ‘77, Bruce removed
the orig C-4 auto & put in a T-10 4-spd which remains today. He
continued to drive the car daily but in ‘79, 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 orig Ivy Green/Gold stripes again.
He also added a front end spoiler that was so in vogue at the time.
We have put back the orig front valance & she looks fabulous. In ‘86
Bruce added the 10-spoke Shelby wheels, now returned to the orig
Magnum 500's. In ‘87, Bruce decided to do a full frame off
restoration & painted it Wimbledon White/Blue stripes. The car has
photos down to its body & frame, completely redone from soup to nuts.
This GT350 now had a total of 193K miles on it & was now in new
condition, but was now only driven on weekends & to car shows...so
only 12K miles have been driven since being restored 21 years earlier
in ‘87. In ‘05, Bruce rebuilt the orig matching #s 289 Hi-Po to new
condition for a 3rd time & chrome plated the shock tower braces. Now
1300 miles later, she's the best running '66 GT350 we have ever
owned. Bruce occasionally autocrossed it on weekends but virtually
stopped driving it all together. She has all its orig sheet metal &
floors, it is still a show car w/a nice patina & runs as good as any
new Shelby does. Top that off w/41 years of single ownership, orig
bill of sale, finance contract, 1st registration & documented thru
the years w/photographs since ‘72, this is probably the most
documented Hertz car on the planet. She's ready to drive anywhere to
any concours or road rally: $125,000. High end European or exotic
trades welcome. Craig Brody, 421 Mallard Rd, Weston, FL 33327 (954)
646-8819, email: craigbrody@investmentmotorcars.net"

You mention shipping from Florida, are you asking about the St. Louis car or the Florida car?