The deal with Hertz to offer ~1,000 G.T. 350s for rental.  After their rental-car lives were finished they were returned to Ford, refurbished, and sold to the public as 1966 Shelby GT350H models.  Most Hertz cars were black with gold LeMans stripes and rocker panel stripes.  A few were delivered white with blue stripes. The first 85 Hertz cars were available with four-speed manual transmissions and Hertz advertised them as “Rent-a-Racer” cars.  During rental, these cars were sometimes used as production class cars at SCCA events.  It was rumored when the car was returned to Hertz some had evidence of roll bars being welded in.  Ford pushed another 800 models on Hertz with black paint, gold stripes and black interior, as well as automatic transmissions.

When the Hertz cars were returned to Ford to be prepared for sale to the public, the high-performance parts were often “lost” (presumably at the manufacturer) before final sale.

I purchased this car in 2008 from a friend of mine how originally purchased it in 1974.  It has 45xxx original miles, is in original unrestored condition.  In April of 2019 the Jay Thomas show “Rides” did an episode on this car.