As
previously reported in TravelWeekly.coms own Travel Confidential April 3, its been confirmed: The
Ford Motor Co. and Hertz have revealed theyll be teaming up once
again to relaunch an exclusive promotion the two companies first
created back in the 1960s.
During the 1960s,
the Rent-A-Racer program gave consumers a chance to rent a Shelby
GT350H, a limited edition, modified Ford Mustang that was one of
the hottest muscle cars of the day.
Under the new
Rent-A-Racer program, 
consumers will be able to rent a new,
performance-modified version of the Ford Mustang GT designated
Shelby GT-H (as in Hertz).
Like the original
Hertz cars, the Ford Shelby GT-H will be fun to drive, said Carroll
Shelby, legendary auto racer and CEO of Shelby Automobiles, in a
statement. We started with a terrific Mustang and modified it with
some Ford go-fast parts and gave it a distinct look for
Shelby-style driving. Whoever gets the opportunity to rent one of
these unique cars will get an experience of a lifetime.
The Shelby GT holds
a special place in hearts of car enthusiasts. Shelby, who designed
the new version, also modified the original GT. Less than 1,000
were made by the time they went out of production in the mid-60s
... until now.
Hertz said
approximately 500 units will be available through the Hertz Fun
Collection at select airport locations in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington.
The Hertz Fun
Collection includes other hotly sought after vehicles including the
Mazda Miata, the Toyota Solara, the PT Cruiser, the Chrysler
Sebring, the Chevy HHR, the Nissan 350Z, the Ford Escape XLT Sport,
the Jeep Wrangler, the Nissan Murano and the Hummer H3.
To contact the
reporter who wrote this article, send e-mail to Michael Milligan at
[email protected].