What will be the most collectable new age Shelby ?
With so many SVT GT350s, GT350Rs, GT500s, Super Snakes and other specialty Shelby automobiles I believe the 2006, 2007 and 2016 Shelby Hertz are the chosen ones.
Why ?
In 2006 the Shelby GTH became the first true new Shelby made. Unlike its more powerful brother made by Ford SVT in 2007 the GT500 made at the Ford plant.
These GTHs were post title conversions very similar to the way the original Shelbys made in the 1960s. Like the 1960s Ford sent mustangs to Shelby American to be converted in this particular case to become GTHs.
With the start of this new Hertz Shelby program and the introduction of the new SVT GT500, this sparked a renewed interest in S H E L B Ys. The GTH program kicked off the KR, GT350, GTS and Super Snake programs.
Production for the 2006, 2007, 2016 GTHs was 500 for both 2006, 2007 and 172 for 2016. It was the first time that any Ford product shared it's regular V.I.N with a C.S.M. tag since the late 1960s / 1970.
These unique Shelbys have a total of 50 years of heritage and history. Ford Motor Company, Shelby American and Hertz teamed up to introduce the 1966 Shelby GT350H kicking off what was known then as the Hertz “Rent-A-Racer” program.
To celebrate the famed Shelby GT350H “Rent-A-Racer,” the three iconic brands partnered again to create a special run of performance-modified 2006, 2007 and 2016 Shelby GTH vehicles.
Reminiscent of the original, the GTH featured the same black and gold paint scheme that made the GT350H so striking. Other unique features included a special hood , an aluminum grille and Shelby GTH & Hertz badging.
All recieved Ford Racing suspensions, performance exhaust, Ford Racing power pack with cold air intake, special ecm programming and C.S.M.s on the dash pad and in the engine compartment.
Production for the 2006 or the 40th year anniversary was 500 hardtops.
Production for the 2007 was 500 convertibles.
Production for the 2016 or the 50th year anniversary was 172.
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