Famous 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H Up For Auction

As many Blue Oval fans are already well aware, Ford and rental car company Hertz have a long relationship dating back to the 1960s, when the very first Ford Mustang derived “Rent a Racer” debuted. Since then, we’ve been treated to quite a few different gussied-up, high-performance Hertz rental cars based on various Ford models, but the original Shelby examples are undoubtedly the most coveted – and valuable. In that realm, this 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H is a rather special, notable, and famous machine, too.

This 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H is currently up for auction at Bring a Trailer after spending roughly a dozen or so years of its existence in Hertz’s possession. It first landed in private hands in 1977, later served as the inspiration for a 1:18-scale model from Lane Collectibles, and was featured in the February 2000 issue of Mustang Illustrated. Now, following some restoration work that’s been completed over the years, it’s hitting the auction block as one of just 1,000 GT350H models built in total.

This particular example is finished in Sapphire Blue with gold stripes, plus chrome Magnum 500 wheels with Hertz Sports Car Club center-cap decals that are wrapped with Goodyear Blue Streak tires. Inside, one will find a black interior with Carroll Shelby’s signature on the glovebox, to boot. Power comes from a Shelby-fortified 289 V8, which sends power to the rear wheels via a C4 three-speed automatic transmission.

This very special Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H comes with loads of documentation, as one would expect, plus a copy of the magazine that it appeared in years ago. It’s certainly not something that we come across very often, but there have been a few others that have crossed the auction block in recent years – a list that includes one of 71 examples finished in Wimbledon White, which has actually gone up for grabs twice in recent history.