Vehicle Description
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary since the original, the Hertz
Rent-a-Racer program returned in 2006 with just a limited number
of�cars built!� This is car #77 of 500 and shows only 30,707
original miles from new!� A superbly documented original with all
original delivery paperwork including MSO, books & manuals, all
keys, and so much more!� Signed by Carroll Shelby�himself! �A
Mustang collectors dream!� Act quickly! In a collaborative effort
with Ford Motor Company, Shelby American, and Hertz Rental LLC, the
idea of a 40th Anniversary Shelby GT Rent-A-Racer was reborn in
2006.� It was decided that only a limited production run of 500
Mustang GT Premium units would be delivered to Las Vegas for
Shelby's team to upgrade them both cosmetically & mechanically to
the GT-H.� They became the lowest production, true Shelby-numbered
production vehicles in modern day era!��And according to the Fall
2015 issue of Shelby magazine, had it not been for the success of
this new GT-H anniversary program, cars produced afterward like the
Super Snake, GT500KR, or GT1000 would not likely have come to
fruition.��The GT-H�would be the car that put Shelby back into the
Mustang business!� Having a Shelby GT-H in any collection is worth
celebrating, now and in the future!� As the original 1,000 Hertz
Mustangs produced in 1966 soar into the six-figure collector car
price arena, these 2006 40th Anniversary examples are sure to
follow, especially now that Shelby & Hertz recently unveiled the
new 50th Anniversary example for 2016!� Although, this time only
140 units will be built, rented to the public as promised, and
later distributed to only a very lucky few.� They are only going to
get harder to secure as time goes on, especially with as much
original documentation as this one! We are honored to have this
2006 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H, #77/500 on our showroom floor.
Having just one private owner since it serviced the sunny Phoenix,
AZ airport rental office, this example now shows only 30,707
original miles, of which about 16,000 miles were from the rental
service.� All 500 GT-H started as Black Mustang GT-Premium optioned
cars,�then shipped to the Las Vegas Shelby American facility for a
modest make over.� This included new performance suspension &
handling package, cold air intake, free-flowing exhaust with
x-pipe, new 3.55 rear axle ratio, exclusive Shelby hood with
locking pins, front bumper, & grill fascia, body side scoops,
over-the top Hertz Gold racing stripes, exterior & interior
badging, steel engine tether to prohibit engine tampering,� and
more!� Our example remains 100% stock as it was built in 2006.�
Nothing changed or modified.� More importantly, this one still
possesses the original, factory Pirelli tires to support these
claims. Finding one of the GT-H cars on the open market is
difficult to do. When you find one like this one that comes with a
stack of original, authentic documentation, you can't be anything
but impressed!� The original private owner of this early #77 GT-H
was able to secure the original factory invoice sold to Hertz Corp,
copy of Ford Certificate of Origin issued to Hertz Vehicles LLC,
copy of window sticker, Shelby American invoice of added parts,
both Ford & Hertz sign check-in inspection sheets, "traction
control off" pin to render the traction control on at all times,
both original keys with Hertz key tags still attached, Shelby
engraved & numbered key tags specific to this very car, 40th
Anniversary badge and extra CSM No plate never attached to the
dash!� And the passenger side interior A-pillar has been
autographed by Carroll Shelby personally!� A host of other
memorabilia including Hertz/Sirius satellite receiver still intact
with 2006 Brochure, city/state maps of Arizona, Shelby factory
production images, magazine articles featuring the GT-H, and more!�
A very nice collection of interesting material all by itself.�
Since its inception from the�protection of the Hertz Rental team,
the second owner has equally cared for the car with only�Ford
dealer servicing, and otherwise parked�in a climate-controlled
garage when not being shown. If you desire to have one of the
nicest ones around for yourself, please feel free to call us with
questions on this one!
