Survivor 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350H Returns!
This dirty 1966 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350H was a hit the last time the Mustang Club of America celebrated at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. Now, 15 years later, Andy Vann and his wife Mary Ann load their still unwashed GT350-H into a trailer for the 60th Anniversary Mustang show.
Andy Vann bought the used Hertz Rent-A-Racer in 1967 from Jim Skinner Ford in Birmingham, Alabama for $2900 (corrected from $2500). He and his future wife, Mary Ann, dated in the sporty black coupe. After they were married in 1969, Mary Ann took the keys and used the Shelby as her daily driver. Each year her Mustang got more and more attention everywhere she went. So many people tried to buy it, that it made her uncomfortable. Mary Ann parked it for good after a man followed her home demanding she sell the car to him. Andy drove it a few more years but locked it away in 1980.
In 2009, a friend from the Barber Motorsports Museum suggested he drive the car to the 45th Anniversary Mustang show. Andy tuned up the long dormant Mustang V8 and made his way to Leeds using the handbrake to stop. Crowds gathered and tens of thousands saw the original-owner holding court answering questions for three days.
“I never talked so much in my life,” said Vann.
The dirty black and gold Hertz car rental legend was solidified when people looked inside the GT350H. It was a time capsule. Chewing tobacco, S&H Greenstamps, and a vintage Pepsi can littered the cabin. The Shelby Mustang looked like someone had locked it away in 1980 and forgot about it. Judging by the crowds surrounding Andy, they loved it.
It's 2024 and the 60th Anniversary Mustang show is happening at Barber. Vann and his wife load up the old car that has lived in their garage for more than 57 years. Will the crowd love it? Will they want to hear the stories?
The smiles on Andy and Mary Ann are all you need to see. This is one car they are glad they have kept in original, survivor condition. All the memories and mishaps for the world to see.
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I was one of the many admirers at the 45th celebration in Birmingham. Great couple and great story.
I rented one of these on June 21, 1966 from Hertz in San Diego; daily fee was $19. I drove it hard street racing that night and the brakes failed when I drove into my folks driveway. I was off to Marine Corps boot camp the next day, and Hertz towed the car away. No charge because of the break failure. Sure had fun with that black and gold GT350H!
Break is broken car brakes just break the car to a stop. Give us a break ! Brake is how you spell it brake! Geeze
@@31847448 brake: a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels: he slammed on his brakes [as modifier] a brake pedal.
Glad you made it back alive. Cool Hertz story.
@@31847448 yes teacher. Why ate you a ass hat !
This is a great!
I’m a big proponent of driving classics every day everywhere. Been doing it my whole life 😂
You only live once right? 🍔🍟
Andy Vann the racecar Man! Its truly a blessing for me to know this family ❤ To have the opportunity to sit around the table and hear story after story of their amazing lives means the world to me! Love you guys and Andy keep up the great work you do!!!
Best looking Ford Mustang ever built!!
Ever!!!!
As much as I love my 2016 GT 350, I would drop it in an instant for that beauty.
I have a 2016 as well
Andy is a true hero in many forms, a racing legend for building race cars and racing everything. Inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and a Member of the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers and one of the nicest persons you would ever meet.
GREAT STORY! GREAT COUPLE! 😀
Not gonna hurt the originality to clean it at least, pretty cool.
Basic car wash sure won't hurt it value.
Priceless.....
The story and originality is what impresses me; such a treasure!
absolutely love the story & the car..fantastic to see it ..
This really makes me regret not making plans to attend the 60th MCA.
I hope that when these wonderful people pass the car can be sold and restored to its original glory. Great piece of history!!
The purist wants it untouched. Not sure how that makes it more valuable than same car after a good detailing. No paint work, just a good washing and wax.
It’s just a mustang. They made millions.
@@josephholtrop5535 it's a 350H ! They only made a few hundred of these rental cars.
@@josephholtrop5535 Its just a Mustang in true. If fact, you can build a faster, better handling car from a plain jane '66 Mustang. The fact that it's a Shelby gives it it's worth.
U don't see Love of old cars and between 2 people like that anymore.... enjoyed both.... seeing the Shelby and listening to 2 people who like the car has stood the test of time.... God Bless'em
I think it has a lot to do with the value. If it was worth 600 bucks most women would be WTF.... get rid of that junk car.
Just plain cool. I grew up watching this car.
That’s my dream car
Beautiful time capsule. He knew what he was doing buying that.
60$ a week to rent? Back then as a pre teenager the costs of gas , cars, homes , food, utilities, just the simple way of living and enjoying the simple easy things in life! Great job in saving such an awesome car.
What a find! My first car was a 1969 mustang Mach 1 and I now have a 2007 Shelby GT with 11k on it!! 👍👍👍👍 great cars with a lot of history.
And it sounds so good. Cold start and all ! What a car
Saying that it has the original dirt on it it’s kind of stupid wash the damn thing already😑
I think you’re missing the whole point
@@ricktotz4078 The point is, some people deserve to own these magical pieces of history and some don't.
@@ricktotz4078 - Yes, clearly missed it!
I would wash it and get a replacement hood. Rebuild the motor and trans and drive it every day! No restoration needed.
The hood is fine. Enjoy!!
Please ditch the traifer hitch ......it just doesn't belong.
What needs rebuilding about the engine? Solid lifters make a clacking noise, normal. Runs great, doesn’t use oil. Why?
@@nathanhansford76 just as a precaution. Then I could drive it every day with no concerns. Of course you don’t have to do it …but I have had these old Pony’s and it’s what I would do. Not some elaborate restoration is needed either.
@@davidwright873 nah…it is so rusted it buckles when he shuts it…u can see it bent too
Beautiful car and story. Still it is a shame that car doesn’t get driven. Cars just aren’t made to sit, particularly ones like this Shelby.
My buddy has two of these, one is the blue with gold stripes. I'm actually going to his house today to pull them out of winter storage with him. Both are all original except they've both been repainted years ago. Both owned since the very early 70's
Take a pic
What a great story and an awesome car. I would never wash it and leave it exactly the way it is now. They are original only once. This is what people want to see more of nowadays.
As an owner of a newer gt350, I hope to be this guy in 50 years!
I hope you are too! It’s amazing that Andy has held onto this rare Mustang for 57 years and the Mustang model has only been around 60 years.
Please at least wash it 😅😅
Right in my hometown. I don’t know this family, but this is really cool.
My brother in law bought a 66 model and had it about 6 months from a guy in California. That guy called him back and bought it back after 6 months and offered him a 10k increase in the purchase price!!👍👍👍
Awesome to see a survivor like this. I heard a lot of people would rent them and swap the engines from their non Shelby Mustangs, as a result most Hertz editions lost their Shelby engines to crooked renters.
I've owned that same car here in Massachusetts. I traded my Norton 850 motorcycle for it, even. I've owned and bought five Shelby Mustangs that I paid between $50-$2,000 for. One was a 1968 GT500 and the rest were GT 350's.
Wht an awsome GOAT family. Gotta love them. The things they've seen. God Bless their sweet hearts.
What a cool car and story
Sympathetic restoration is all I’d do.great story.
In the late 60s I used to go to car dealers and take out used muscle cars for test drives at that time. They just let you do it by yourself and keep them as long as you want.
Wow...simply, wow.
I have a 1969 Camaro Z28 Tribute car that I have no plans to sell has 52,000 original miles on it. Was a drag racer for over 40 years so it was a hard first 40,000 miles 1/8th of a mile at a time. I pulled the 383 stroker and trans and rear in and put a 327/ 350 trans that my son gave me out of his 1968 Camaro and it has been going g strong for over 10 years. Love driving it.
Is it covered in dirt and mud? Apparently, some prefer it that way...
Greetings from Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada Great Video PS Make sure you put a no sell clause in your will😎For your kids
amazing!!
What a beauty!!!
Mick I smile. 100 percent story. God bless))))
No touch nothing. History. Well protected. History. Makes the value. The story makes the value. . Perfect location. For no rust. God bless. Mick Australia
That's a nice story, and you're right.They're only original once.I think a little bit of clean up new gas And the minor tune up and I think it would be okay.
What. a. crime. to. have a car like this and not drive it Imagine what could look like after a full restoration
I like it with dirt
That When It Waw Real Spectacular Time Machine💪
Nice story 👍👍👍
I looked at a 66 GT350 for my first car. It was $2500 light green with black stripes. Butt it was AUTOMATIC. I had the cash. The next day driving home from a funeral I saw a 64 blue on blue Falcon Futura with 260 and 4 sp with Sprint tach in the heat gauge hole. I have looked for years for a replacement.
My grandfather had a copper color one that was a rental car he bought for his retirement, i don’t think it was a Shelby, but it looked the same with that rear quarter window. His daughter, my aunt gave them a little stuffed tiger for the rear window I still have. It was a fast car and said the tiger for was a tiger in the tank.
Awesome
I always wanted a HERTZ RENT A RACER FROM LOGAN AIRPORT.
I remember when I was young people would rent them than swap the engine out of them
Sounds made up
That is a stupid idea. Go to jail for less.
He'd better have it super insured now.
I don’t understand why you don’t wash it. It’s not gonna hurt any originality of it. You don’t need the original dust.
Yep, that dirt is from 1979, not 1966. A good wash and detail wouldn't hurt a thing. If he opened the garage and all we saw was a clean car, it would be just as interesting.
Bad ass and much respect and I'm a Chevy guy
I think it's sad they don't at least wash the car.
Amazing story and car, please wash it, fix the hood and keep on Truckin…
They've been together so long they started to look like brothers...
El Mustang mas valioso de la historia de ford
🇺🇸🙂 What a wonderful car.🇺🇸🙂
Wow 👌
Dennis Collins needs to see this
Top demais lindo
Who told them this car is kool unwashed?
🤷♂️ The crowds of people who surrounded the car in 2009 at the 45th MCA show.
Wash the car and give it a good polish to preserve the original paint. Since it's a survivor car, it should have a mechanical restoration plus an interior detailing whilst preserving as much of its originality as possible. This is a car to be driven and enjoyed, not trailered around with its non-original dirt!
Exactly!
... and it runs!
Like a pig. Needs clean gas and a tune up and wash, but it runs.
i love Fords but my first car was a 1969 chevelle ss 396/325hp automatic on the column silver with a black vinal top with stripe down the side et slots my dad got it for me for gradulating high school in 1976 paid 2500 dollars for it wished i had it back for sure made a lot of mistakes in life when it came to cars lol o well and life goes on figure i would share this one of many stories of my cars
Lol ya I know your pain..I think about it every day almost I had a 68 396 and it was unbelievable car ..the one that really hurt me was my 68 roadrunner 383 4speed black on black omg that was a sick ass car pull hard in all gears and never let up if you could get it to hook up you were in for a ride lol wow that was a car it's a wonder iam alive. I beat on that car like it kicked my dog lol
They know what they have.
I'm not sure about this i own many mustangs i always took care and improve them but i never can keep it for a long time but own for this long and don't take care don't wash ? i don't get it.
Odd. They can afford to transport but can't afford to wash it ?
“Can” and “want to” are different.
@@Junkyardlife It looks like shit.
IT SOUNDS LIKE "Christine"
Poor Caribbean started up with bad gas in it after all them years and then revved up
I guess you don't proof read before you hit the arrow. Bwaahahaha
Whats it worth
I will take it ! 😂
I'm not sure why you wouldn't wash it? What's the big deal? Have a kid do it for 20 bucks
If it runs and drives I totally fail to understand the "its not been washed since 1980" thing. WTF? This car would still be just as cool if it was cleaned up. I did not say repainted, just clean.
Gut
Is it going to be washed?
The car is a magnet at the 60th MCA show just as it is, original and unwashed since 1980. I doubt a car wash is in the plans.
Did the couple sell it?
@@Rogue_Wave5150 no, just took it to Mustang Club of America 60th Anniversary show in Alabama.
Wouldn't hurt to was it as long as they keep good pictures of the dusty car
Awesome car the car ever built Ford mustang Ford power forever baby l love it
Ridiculous. Fix the damn car. It deserves it. Its not enjoyable in that shape. Dirt is not valuable.
Nice car granpa. Maybe you'll find time to wash it and clean the junk out of it sometime..
❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍
I believe I hear a solid lifter cam??😊 I know it was 289ci/306 hp ......tune-up time!! Air cleaner for sure........looks like like they dont warm engine at all.....SLUDGE CITY DOWN UNDER.....NEW TUNE-UP.....PCV VALVE TOO....LOT OF TLC NEEDED BUT ALL SALVAGEABLE 😊
Maybe his children will get it and keep their story's going
P.O.S.!! Get it fixed old man!!😮😂😂🎉🎉
Who would treat a car like that like that ? I’m a Mopar or no car guy and I wouldn’t treat her like that !
It's a shame that you leave that car in that condition.you need to pass it on to someone who wants to take care of it.... It's just going to rot away in that garage SAD !!!!
It's surprising any H's survived the rental business
1966 and it's all stock plus runs and drives leave it alone !!
It’s tragic to see how people maintain their cars. Just terrible. 😢😢😢
Keep it Dirty👍❤️🇺🇸
Clean it up dud. Car wash is only $2.50.
old geezers never sell anything or throw anything away. greedy people
Yes it's his car but what a strange chap at v least empty out the crap and wash and buff it, is he just trying to upset normal people ...
Saw this car at Barber's last week.
I had a 66 in college. Big deal
Just f@#ken perfect as is, hope some tossa like collins doesn't end up with it
Why not, at least it won't be sitting around Rotting!
That looks like one of the old Hertz renta racer I could be wrong but that's what it looks like
Did you watch the video? Or even read the video title?
@@williamallen8913 Probably a bot of some kind.
That’s stupid not to wash it
Automatic to bad bummer
Only 10% (100) of the 1,000 sold were 4 spds.
This is disgusting...why would you do that to that car...are you too damn lazy to even wash it. originality is one thing, abuse is another