For Sale: 1966 Shelby GT350 in Seekonk, Massachusetts

1966 Shelby GT 350H “1 of 59 built and One of the Best” HERTZ RENT A CAR – “SHELBY DESIGNED, COBRA BRED, FORD POWERED AND RENTED EXCLUSIVELY BY HERTZ” ATTENTION ALL CLASSIC CAR COLLECTORS, INVESTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS! ONLY 999 SHELBY GT350H’S WERE BUILT IN 1966 ACCORDING TO THE SAAC! 1 OF ONLY 59 BUILT WITH EXTERIOR COLOR IVY GREEN! YES, ONLY 59 OF THE 1966 SHELBY GT350H’S WERE IVY GREEN! THE FIRST GENERATION SHELBY MUSTANGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTABLE CLASSIC CARS OF ALL TIME. THEY ARE THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT! YOUR ABOUT TO WITNESS A RARE AND ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF A 1966 SHELBY GT 350H IN THE WORLD! THIS IS MS CLASSIC CARS FIRST REAL SHELBY FROM THE 60’S AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF IT! BELIEVED TO HAVE 72,401 ORIGINAL MILES! THIS CAR WAS RECENTLY VERIFIED BY HOWARD C. PARDEE OF THE SAAC. HOWARD IS THE 1965 AND 1966 REGISTRAR. THIS IS FULLY DOCUMENTED BELOW! FULLY DOCUMENTED IN THE SAAC SHELBY REGISTRY! THIS CAR IS SERIAL #SFM6S1025 AND WAS ORDERED WITH THE HERTZ SPECIAL WHEELS, RADIO AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE TOTAL MSRP WAS $3,762.84! THIS CAR WAS SHIPPED ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 1966 TO JACK LOFTUS FORD, INC AND THEN SHIPPED TO THE HERTZ CORPORATION LOCATED AT O’HARA AIRPORT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO RENT! THERE ARE THREE COPIES OF ORIGINAL SERVICE INVOICES FROM THE SAAC DOCUMENTING EARLY SERVICE HISTORY. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS LISTED BELOW! THE SAAC ALSO DOCUMENTS THIS CAR WENT FROM ILLINOIS, TO PENNSYLVANIA, TO CANADA, TO WISCONSIN AND THEN TO MASSACHSETTS WITH MS CLASSIC CARS! WHEN THIS CAR WAS IN CANADA IT WAS OWNED BY PETER KLUTT WHO OWNS LEGENDARY MOTORCARS AND IS ON THE T.V. SHOW “WHAT’S MY CAR WORTH”. HE SOLD THE CAR TO BRIAN CROSSMAN IN CANADA ON JULY, 4TH 1998. BRIAN SOLD THE CAR TO STEVE PFEFFER IN WISCONSIN ON APRIL 6TH, 2004. STEVE COMPLETED AN EXTENSIVE RESTORATION. MS CLASSIC CARS PURCHASED IT FROM STEVE ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2016. YES, THIS CAR HAS ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF OWNERS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ADVERTISED FOR SALE PUBLICLY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. IT HASN’T BEEN MARKETED BY DEALERS OR CROSSED ANY AUCTION BLOCKS. THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! A CONCOURS RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED BY WELL-KNOWN SHELBY RESTORER JIM COWLES OF JIM COWLES “SHELBY PARTS AND RESTORATION” LOCATED IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. THE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED IN 2010 AND DRIVEN LESS THEN 100 MILES SINCE COMPLETION. CHECK OUT THERE WEBSITE. THERE THE REAL DEAL WITH A 1 TO 2 YEAR WAITING LIST. MOSTLY ALL OF THE PARTS THAT WERE RESTORED OR REPLACED DURING THE RESTORATION WERE FORD NOS OR OEM PARTS. THIS IS NOT A CATALOG BUILT CAR. THE CAR RETAINS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEET METAL WITH EXCEPTION OF A SMALL SECTION OF THE FLOORS. WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BY STEVE IT HAD A NON-FRAME FIBERGLASS HOOD AND A FRAMED FIBERGLASS HOOD WAS ADDED. THESE CARS CAME EITHER WAY. THE BODY IS EXTREMELY STRAIGHT WITH EXCELLENT GAPS THROUGHOUT. THE HOOD, DOORS AND TRUCK LID OPEN AND CLOSE VERY SMOOTHLY. ACTUALLY THE DOORS CLOSE BETTER THEN ANY MUSTANG I’VE EVER OWNED WHICH SAYS A LOT. THE IVY GREEN PAINT WITH GOLD STRIPES IS FACTORY CORRECT AND ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. IT’S SHOW QUALITY AND VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS! ALL OF THE BRIGHTWORK IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION! ALL OF THE GLASS IS ORIGINAL FORD CAR LITE. THE GLASS IS NICE BUT DOES HAVE IMPERFECTIONS AS ANY 50 YEAR OLD GLASS WOULD. IT’S MOSTLY JUST SMALL LIGHT SCRATCHES. GLASS CAN BE BUFFED OR REPLACED EASILY IF THE NEW OWNER CARES TO DO SO. THE HERTZ WHEELS INCLUDING THE SPARE ARE ORIGINAL AND WERE RESTORED. THE WHEELS ARE WRAPPED WITH CORRECT GOODYEAR POLYGLAS F70-14 TIRES. THE BLACK INTERIOR IS FACTORY CORRECT AND ALL ORIGINAL WITH EXCEPTION OF THE CARPET AND A FEW OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. YES, THIS INTERIOR IS ORIGINAL. THIS INTERIOR IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION. IT’S SO NICE THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD GUESS IT’S BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED. THE ORIGINAL COBRA TACH WAS RESTORED. EVERYTHING IN THE INTERIOR IS IN WORKING ORDER SUCH AS THE GAUGES, HEADLIGHTS, TAILIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DIRECTIONALS, HORN, HEAT, ETC. STEVE HAD CARROLL SHELBY SIGN THE GLOVEBOX DOOR WHICH IS DOCUMENTED WITH A PHOTO WHICH IS PICTURED BELOW. MS CLASSIC CARS ADDED A SET OF CARPETED SHELBY GT350 FLOOR MATS. THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT IS NICELY DETAILED WITH THE ORIGINAL RESTORED HERTZ SPARE RIM WITH TIRE, JACK AND TRUNK MAT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS VERY CORRECT AND HIGH DETAILED. DURING THE RESTORATION BOTH OF THE FORD VIN NUMBERS AND SHELBY SERIAL NUMBER WERE VERIFED WITH PHOTOS AND PICTURED BELOW. A PORTION OF THE FORD VIN NUMBER IS HIDDEN FOR PRIVACY PURPOSES. ITS HOME TO THE ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS HIGH PERFORMANCE 289 V8. DURING THE RESTORATION THE FORD VIN NUMBER ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS VERIFIED AND WITH PHOTOS AND PICTURED BELOW. A PORTION OF THE FORD VIN NUMBER IS HIDDEN FOR PRIVACY PURPOSES. THIS ENGINE HAS MANY OF THE CORRECT ITEMS SUCH AS THE HI RISER COBRA INTAKE, BUDDY BAR VALVE COVERS, HOLLEY CARBERATOR, OIL PAN, OIL FILTER, AUTOLITE PARTS, ETC. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT BY WELL-KNOWN DON MATTIE. PHOTOS OF THE ENGINE REBUILD ARE PICTURED BELOW. THIS ENGINE STARTS, RUNS AND SOUNDS GREAT. IT WARMS UP VERY QUICKLY AND IDLES BEAUTIFULLY. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SERVICED BY MS CLASSIC CARS. HOW MANY SHELBY GT350’S HAVE YOU SEEN WITH ENGINE COMPARTMENTS DETAILED LIKE THIS ONE? ALSO, HOW MANY SHELBY GT350’S HAVE YOU SEEN WITH THE ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS ENGINE? THE ENGINE BREATHES THROUGH THE CORRECT HEADERS AND NEW CONCOURS DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IS COUPLED TO A C-4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT BY WELL-KNOWN AL’S TRANSMISSION LOCATED IN MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BEAUTIFULLY AND WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY MS CLASSIC CARS. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS VERY CORRECT AND ALSO HIGHLY DETAILED. THIS UNDERCARRIAGE IS MIRROR QUALITY AND ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES I’VE EVER SEEN ON A MUSTANG. IT WAS FINISHED IN THE RED OXIDE PAINT WITH THE PROPER OVERSPRAY. MANY OF THE PARTS WERE CHALKED AND PAINTED LIKE THEY WERE AT THE FACTORY. EVEN THE GAS TANK HAS THE STAMP WITH THE DATES. EVERY NUT AND BOLT WAS RESTORED OR REPLACED. EVERY PIECE OF RUBBER WAS ALSO REPLACED. SO MUCH TIME WAS INVESTED MAKING EVERYTHING AS CORRECT AS POSSIBLE AND IT TRULY SHOWS. MANY EXTRAS INCLUDED SUCH AS SAAC SHELBY REGISTRY BOOK, BINDER WITH RECORDS, OWNERS MANUAL, HERTZ BROCHURE, KEY CHAIN, MODEL CARS, ETC. THESE ITEMS ARE PICTURED BELOW. More information on our website.