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Shelby GT-350H . 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 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 GT-350's 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 $2995. 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 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 put back the original front valance & she looks fabulous ! 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 pn it & was now NEW condition. BUT it was now only driven on weekends & to car shows...so only 12K miles have been driven since being restored 21 years earlier in 1987. In 2005, Bruce rebuilt the original 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 GT-350 we have ever owned. Bruce occasionally autocrossed it on weekends but virtually stopped driving it all together. She has all it's original sheet metal & floors, it is still a show car w/a nice patina & runs as good as any new Shelby does. Top that off with 41 years of single ownership, original bill of sale, finance contract, 1st registration & documented thru the years w/photographs since 1972, this is the most documented Hertz car on the planet. She's ready to drive anywhere to any Concours or Road Rally. Please check my site directly for many more photos of this cool Shelby GT-350H @
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PRICE REDUCED $ 129,500 |
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