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1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 Hertz

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1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 Hertz

Lot Number: 748

1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 Hertz

Officially certified as one of the 800 black and gold liveried 1966 Shelby GT350 Hertz cars, with a provenance detailing individual ownership from new. Imported to Europe in 1992 and now offered from 10-years UK-ownership.

ESTIMATE: £140,000 - £160,000

+ buyer's premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT)

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LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Saturday 21st February, 2026 at 1.00pm local time at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

BODY COLOUR
Raven Black with Bronze Powder Gold
DRIVE
LHD
REG NUMBER
HKT 25D
ODOMETER READING
58045 Miles

SUMMARY

DESCRIPTION

Released in April 1964, Ford Mustang sales figures were nothing short of incredible, with nearly one million units sold in the first eighteen months of production. Thanks to his successes with the Ford-powered 1963-1964 Shelby Cobra, Texan farmer and seasoned racing driver Carroll Shelby was the obvious man to be entrusted with turning a stock Mustang into a successful challenger that could be entered into the Sports Car Championship of America (SCCA) and take on the might of the General Motors Chevrolet Corvette. Soon after, development of the car was underway at Shelby's Marina del Rey facility in Los Angeles, California. Unveiled in January 1965 at a basic price of $4,547, and based on a Mustang Fastback, the Shelby GT350 was effectively a stiff, loud and fast road-legal race car. Under the hood lurked a 289cu.in. V8 producing 306bhp and the suspension and brakes were extensively modified.

The 1966 GT350 gained Plexiglas rear windows instead of vents, side scoops for improved rear brake cooling and a thin bar grille. These changes translated into numerous successes on the race track and the legendary Shelby GT350 was born. Never has the ‘marriage' between a car rental company and a manufacturer yielded such fruitful results as it did between Hertz and Shelby with the inception of the Shelby Mustang GT350H. In a clever marketing move in 1966, Hertz initially ordered 100 models and requested that it be named the GT350H, ‘H' standing for Hertz, with a few minor tweaks for their 'rentals' customers.

Delivered in Raven Black with Bronze Powder Gold stripes, the order was increased to 200 cars, and by the end of that year 1,000 cars were produced in total. It is believed that 800 or so cars were delivered in the black/gold colour scheme, whilst the remaining 200 were built in Wimbledon White, Sapphire Blue, Ivy Green and Candy Apple Red. By the end of 1966 the Shelby GT350H was available at over 50 Hertz airport rental locations across the United States, where customers could hire one for the nominal sum of $17 per day. Unimaginable in the litigation heavy America of today, many of these cars were rented for weekend use on drag strips and race tracks, and hence the term ‘Rent-a-Racer' was coined.

This particular GT bearing chassis number #1555 and presented in the Hertz colours was, according to the SAAC Shelby Register, on which it features, delivered to Hertz via Larsen Ford Inc on 31st March 1966, and originally featured an automatic gearbox although it has since been upgraded to a 4-speed manual 'Toploader' unit. After Hertz ownership, the car was sold to a Lacy Levone of Wilson, North Carolina, followed by another two owners in the USA. In 1992 it was purchased by a Dutch collector and remained with him before ownership passed to another collector in Holland, who used the car for classic regulation rallies such as the Rallye de Paris and the Vogezen Classic.

Purchased by our vendor in 2016, the car displayed an odometer reading of 58,045 miles, at the time of cataloguing. Thought to have never been restored, although likely painted in its lifetime, this original GT350H boasts a wonderful patina rarely seen on these cars and represents an opportunity to own a slice of American motoring folklore. Presented to auction with a fresh MOT, and detailed letters of provenance, this rare car, verified and authenticated by the Shelby Register, is not to be missed.

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number: 748
Make: SHELBY
Model: MUSTANG
Variant: GT350 Hertz
Registration Number: HKT 25D
MOT Expiry: Exempt
Chassis Number: SFM6S1555
Engine Number: M6S1555
Transmission: Manual
Body Colour: Raven Black with Bronze Powder Gold

GALLERY

SPECIALIST

Arwel Richards
Car Specialist
07434 960868
arwel@iconicauctioneers.com

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Please note all lots must be removed from the venue no later than 2pm on Monday 23rd February. Collections will be from 9am - 2pm. If you cannot collect yourself, please do get in touch with our transport partner, EM Rogers, who will be happy to help you.

Uplift by EM Rogers back to their storage facility in Northampton is £175 plus VAT for a standard sized vehicle and prices start from £275 plus VAT for larger vehicles. Storage will be charged at £12 plus VAT per day from the Monday for the first 14 days then £40 + vat per week from there on.

For oversized vehicles such as vans, transporters etc. please contact EM Rogers on +44 (0)1604 755511 or trafficdesk@emrogers.co.uk for a quote.

If you cannot collect, or do not let us know transport arrangements before noon on Monday 23rd February, we will send the car to EM Rogers on your behalf.

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