1966 Shelby GT350H Rent-a-Racer Ford Mustang Is No One-Trick Pony

Not just any ‘Stang, mind you, but the Rent-a-Racer Shelby GT350H that numbers 1,001 units. Most of them were fitted with a three-speed automatic transmission, but this particular example packs a replacement four-speed manual and a 289 HiPo V8 with a high-rise Cobra intake manifold.

Chassis number SFM6S2118 is listed with 19,048 miles (30,655 kilometers) on the clock on Bring a Trailer by a private party, but as it’s often the case with old ponies, the actual mileage is unfortunately unknown. The rental racer currently sits at $91,000 with seven days of bidding left to go.

Offered with a letter from the Shelby American Automobile Club, the owner’s manual, a magazine feature, and a clean title in the seller’s name, the GT350H was originally shipped to Larsen Ford of White Plains in New York in 1966. Refurbished in the 1980s, the black-and-gold Mustang features cooling ducts for the rear brakes, fixed plexiglass quarter windows, a fiberglass hood with a scoop, and a bullet-style mirror on the driver’s side.

Equipped with Magnum 500 two-tone wheels with Hertz Sports Car Club center decals and Goodyear Blue Streak rubber shoes, the muscled-up pony hides disc brakes up front and drums for the rear axle. Trimmed in vinyl with knit inserts, the front bucket seats are joined by fold-down rear seats, an AM radio, and racing-style front lap belts. A three-spoke steering wheel, the Cobra-branded tachometer mounted atop the dashboard pad, five gauges that still work as intended, and manual windows sum up the car’s interior.

Rated at 306 horsepower and 329 pound-feet (446 Nm) of torque from the factory, the 4.7-liter V8 sings the song of its people through dual exhausts and tube headers. The entry-level EcoBoost offers bigger numbers (310 horsepower and 350 pound-feet or 475 Nm), but the modern-day Mustang will never match the aural quality, analog driving experience, and the sense of occasion of a special-edition pony from the 1960s.