Hertz Mustang Shelby commercial - dial-up beware!

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Now, we really don't condone our customers driving like this.... (835k download)



I have no idea if this commercial is actually airing or not.

 

[Tom Schindler]

That's what I call a rental car.



Awesome.





Tom

 

[Fred]

Stupid IT dept! :lol: I'll have to wait till I get home to see it.

 

[TomT]

That's pretty cool. The next time I go to San Francisco I'm going to rent one of those and do the Bullitt thing!



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[Rodger Tellefson]

Tom, I agree, that is what a rental car should be. Does it come with Carroll Shelby?

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

Do you think they (Hertz) will give unlimited mileage with it?...LOL

 

[Dre L]

Yeah, I'm sure they'll be real happy when I peel out of rental row.



Wonder what all the extra required insurance will be.

 

[Ben Poche]

so is that how they want us to drive their cars:lol:

 

[TrainTrac]

Just think of how high those babies will go on the Barrett-Jackson auction when Hertz is done with them...



Hell, the just the rights to buy the first 2007 Shelby GT500 went for $600,000 at a B-J auction in January. The proceeds benefitted Carroll Shelby's Children's Foundation.



Carroll Shelby is The Man. At 83, he is the oldest living double-transplant recipient, and can still handle a car like the Ford GT, GT500, or a Cobra just as well as in his bib-overall racin' days!

2007 Shelby GT500 Sold at Barrett Jackson



The winning bidder paid $600,000 for the rights to the first '07 Shelby GT500 plus an 8% bidders fee. That's $648,000 folks, oh and don't forget the tax! The one thing that wasn't made clear is whether the winning bid includes the price of the car. I'm almost certain it doesn't. Add in the price of the car, and you're well over $700K. BTW 100% of the winning bid went to Carroll Shelby's Childrens Foundation.



A matching MAC toolbox was included with the car. If you check out the fifth picture down at the link below you'll see a guy pointing to somebody. That is one of the last two bidders, a guy (name unknown) who was made famous last year when he bidded over $3,000,000 for a buick concept car. He an another unknown bidder went back and fourth until the $600K bid was placed and this guy gave up.

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[Fred]

Cool! That's a fine car. Mr. Shelby is da man!

 

[WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs]

I saw that auction and the announcers couldn't believe it sold for that considering the media tested that car and trashed it.

 

[Travis Munday]

From what I hear, the cars will see very limited use (if any) as a rental car and will be sold to dealerships who will then resell them to the public. I wouldn't be surprised to see the 350H going for more then the 500 coupe.