I love our automotive history but pinning this comment is pretty stupid. The Dead Sea scrolls affirmed God's sovereign preservation of His Word. I love Shelby but this is just a car.
I couldn't agree more Brad. Some folks sling those quirks around like kicking dust BUT it's much much bigger than anyone could imagine. To have just one of the dead sea scrolls is worth more than a million Shelby mustangs. Don't get it confused folks. His word is Supreme over any thing and any one...
How you could be a young man growing up through your 20s and 30s with that car in the back yard without ever getting it on the road is completely beyond me....speechless...
I'm only 14 and I working on 3 projects vehicles that my dad own and 1 truck that I bought a while ago. A 66 Mustang coupe with a 289 3 speed and it has a 9 bolt rear end. A 51 GMC pickup with a 248 6 inline with a 4 on the floor with a granny gear and it's a short bed. 78 Cheyenne C/10, short bed, singlecab, 350 with high performance parts and a big cam, and with a 400 turbo transmission, and it's a 10 bolt rear end same off the 51 GMC. And lastly my 96 Dodge Ram, short bed, single cab, 5.2 Magnum 318, heavy duty 4 speed auto, and with a Chrysler 9.25 rear end. Got to much to work on, but im at least happy to work on these 4 vehicles that are special to me.
I can fully understand not being able to afford even a mild restoration, but not pushing it into a the barn or even sitting it on top of some plywood and sticking a tarp over it is just baffling.
I'd understand if they didn't know anything about cars, but he clearly does. His Dad bought a ton of extra parts, his Mom got a signed model car by Shelby....So they obviously loved the car..... Why the hell did he leave it outside like that then??
My Dad found me a nice 66 mustang for my first car. I tore some thing up on it one day. And my dad said Chesley You Can Tare Up A Tank With A Rubber Hammer ! 😳😊🤔 And we Bondo together. Still the toughest car I ever owned . And I've owed many !! ⚒️🤭🤗🙃😅😄🤫🤫🤫
This is crazy. Who would leave a car sitting there for over 30 years especially a Shelby mustang. That is insane.. Well it’s so cool that you guys got it going again
I've written over 800 barn find stories over since 1991 in car magazines. Here is what happens. When the car was "left sitting," the owner had no plan to leave it there for 30 years. One year turns into 2, and 2 into 3, a gradual process that passes so fast as to leave one's head spinning. That is the way life is.
The spare NOS fenders that they bought decades ago are now worth at least a grand a piece. Who knows what an original spare Shelby hood would cost? It might be the only one on the planet. Their dad was a smart to hunt for parts back in the day. A lot of the people leaving comments are freaked out by the rust. For a car that lived its whole life in Ohio and then sat under a tree for ages, the car it isn't that bad. The big thing is that the important stuff that makes it a Shelby is all still there. Hopefully Boss Cars will shared the restoration process on UA-cam.
I just don't understand owners like that... They live in the boonies and have a bunch of land yet they can't park the car in a shed, barn, or under some covering to protect the car.
Oh I understand them perfectly well. My lazy, sorry, good for nothing uncle parked his once stunning 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass, red with white hood stripe and white vinyl, 'out back' in 1980. He was so lazy, he didn't even throw a tarp over it. It now has small trees growing through the floor boards. He gets offers on it, and fancies himself as some sort of car collector. What it amounts to, is a simple minded dolt with an utter lack of creative skill, or ever having the unction to turn a phillips or google an answer to fixing up something. Like all democrats, all they think about is looking and desiring nice things, but have no gumption or capability to learn or do or build or improve OR MAINTAIN anything themselves.
Bought parts to redo car! But left it outside for 40 years. They had big buildings all over the property. Why not put it in a dry place. Just doesn't make any sense! What a shame! This is my favorite car of all times. These people will completely rebuild this car. They are the best in the business! SHAWN
the car was and still is a gas guzzling 12mpg dinosaur. imagine that as a daily driver? These cars were dumped in the 1980s for gas economical cars. its only 40 years later that everyone is ooohing and ahhhhing over these cars, mostly people who were not driving in the early 1980s and are clueless.
I agree with you. But back then these cars were mas produced and not very significant. But the importance of them has gradually built up through the years because of the brand. Cars sadly get abandoned all the time but very much less so with exoticas like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren etc although some do. It probably got parked for a reason and then forgotten about. My father has one of those, an Austin Healey 3000. Bought in 1972 needing work and its still there. A barn find in its purest. But an ass kicking warranted? Really? Life happens for one reason or another.
The Shelby's were always recognized as special, valuable cars from day one. There is no way that these owners did not know that they had a very collectable, valuable muscle car rotting away in the back yard.
That's what i was thinking. They bought parts and kept them safe in the barn? Why didn't they park the car in the barn. And not buy spare parts? Are they going to park it in the back yard again after it's restored?
Amazes me how someone who loved this car enough to buy so many parts for this thing over the years would still let that thing sit and disintegrate. People are strange.
As someone who LOVES Shelby Mustangs this story is somewhat bitter sweet. While I’m delighted to see it being saved by a group of professional enthusiasts 👍🏼 what an absolute crime to the car gods this rare GT-350H was left to sitting outside for such a long time while there is a garage near by 🙈🤣 I look forward to seeing this piece of Shelby history resurrected to its former glory 👌🏼
Real classy restoration shop. What an amazing story to come across a Shelby guru. Especially like the end where they say, someone sees a rusty old, the original owner sees youth. You know you hired the right people. So amazing to see a devoted Shelby rescuer.
Thank you for recognizing that. The Parkers are enthusiasts first, and that got them into the restoration business full time. Notice they don't even put restoration in their business name.
@@thewriter2549 reminds me of the mantra "if you have the passion the money will follow." It's simply not a job if you love what you do, these guys faces were lighting up just walking around and observing the car.
Years go by fast when you're very busy and before you know it decades have gone by. Then 2 decades then suddenly your dream car has been sitting outside 40 years.
juana washington the good part is there are folks out there that can and will bring this beauty back to her glory days. Sadly there are zero cars today that are or ever will be this rare and collectible.
I'm not mad at the guy who owned it. This story wouldn't be here without him. At least he was willing to let it be saved. I hate it when you come across something like that and they refuse to let it be saved.
It's always great to see people you know doing what they love. And in this case, it's glad to know that something they wouldn't let me buy is now getting the love and attention it deserves.
Personally I don't think even $40,000 would be bad to restore this car. After all today's junk cars cost that much and are worthless after 40 years. This car will be an investment like a diamond!! Only increases in value!
Poor baby with a new life. 🖤 Thank you so much for rescue this wounderful car! I also wanted to fulfill this dream, but unfortunately these vehicles cost a fortune. Then I bought the successor from 2007 and I love my car too. ❤️ But Hertz's 1966 Mustang remains a legend!
I'm not one of those numbers matching fanatics, but I can appreciate the nature of this thing essentially being a time capsule. Looking forward to following along with the restoration!
I bet over the years there has been hundreds of offers made to buy this car before it got to this condition and every time it was "nah, going to restore it myself".
watsis buttndo Yep, that’s always the reply. I watched a 1969 Mach One die like that. It literally bent in half. It rotted to the point it crumbled. Parked in a driveway in an urban area to boot.
All that barn area and this car sat outside all that time! You just can't fix stupid! Sorry! But thats just the long and short of it. It would be so much cheaper to bring this super badassed car back to life if they just put in the corner of a barn somewhere.
@@rafaturbo75 Technically, yes. Shelby took mustangs and converted them. But, as I'm sure you know, my point was that when you salvage an original Shelby tach and fender tag from a GT350 and put it on a '66 fastback with stripes, it's no longer a Shelby. Just my opinion.
@@c.a.mcneil7599 Your story reminds me of what my x wife told me when I was working on my 56 Ford F-150 at midnight In The garage, “ She said are you coming in I said no, then she said well then you can stick it in the tank”. I laughed all night
My last parts mustang, a 1969 mach 1, complete car but very rusty I found 20 years ago in 2001 and even then they were getting especially hard to find. It is amazing finds like this come up as the classic mustang supply mostly dried up 20 years ago regarding parts cars or backyard cars.
I would have to say the body men that restore this are totally dedicated and love their job to have the patience to get the job done right.They are definitely skilled.
Wow. Can you image working at a shop like that? All those awesome Mustangs. I'd be in awe just going to work everyday. You can tell these guys have a passion for what they do. I'm super jealous of them all. I'd love to get my hands on a vintage GT 350H project.
Y’all found one of my dream cars 30 minutes from my home town, I grew up eating at the south side dinner in Mt Vernon, took my drivers test in that town.
The original owners clearly knew the important significance of this car as they collected factory direct replacement parts and stored those indoors as well as signatures. Yet they chose to park it under a tree on the dirt ground for 40 years 🤦🏼♂️
Not sure why everyone is bashing the current owner of the car when it was the mother and father who owned it and now the son is wanting to restore it. I'd blame the mother and father, who have probably passed away, not the brother of the man in the video who can now get it restored and treat it like it should have been all along. Just a guess mind you, but I suspect I'm spot on.
I like the guy you interviewed at the End that loves what he does. Honest and Craftsman we need more people like this Man that is for sure. Finding a Diamond in the rough and making it Shine again what was once discarded bringing back to life. God Bless you all.
When I was a kid in H.S. in the mid 60's my Dad owned a '66 A code Mustang (base 289 w/4 barrel and dual exhaust) I enlisted one of my best friends and a damn good mechanic and couple other gear head friends for a GT 350H caper. We put together enough money and talked his older brother into renting a GT 350H from Hertz for the weekend. We pulled the Hipo K code 289 from the Shelby, swapped the valve covers, aluminum intake manifold and air cleaner assembly on to my base 289 (I did keep the Hipo Autolite carb from the Shelby) and installed it in the Shelby, the Tri-Y headers stayed on the Shelby...we did it in one day and had the car back to the dealer the next day. To the untrained ear and eye it looked and sounded the same (the K code had solid lifters which was the only sound difference at idle but the Hertz rental techs didn't catch it). We put the Hipo 289 in my Dad's Mustang and with his permission I put a pair of headers and an edelbrock manifold on his car as cover for the engine swap. My Dad was an old Ford guy and an Engineer and the first time he drove it he came back and said "this is a different engine" and I told him what we did. He was not happy but didn't make me go turn myself in either. Years later he told me he got a kick out of how much gumption that took and that it was a pretty sly operation. It must have been like 30 years later I read an article that Hertz had the same thing happen quite a bit with the first batch of H cars and thereafter they had locks installed on the motor mounts and gave the Rental Reps a very specific checklist to look for on returned cars.
My friend has one in extremely original condition. In Deep South Texas. He purchased it new after Hertz turned it back in. He saw it at a Ford dealership when he was 21. He still shows it at local car shows.
It just blows my mind that someone would buy an expensive sports car for a school teacher to drive and then just abandon it in a backyard to deteriorate for 40 years.
Down the street from where I grew up sits a 63 split window corvette. It hasn't moved from that spot since 1968. The owner won't sale it, but it's just rotting away. It sickens me to see people let classics rot away.
I had a neighbor with a convertible 69 Camaro SS. Sitting out with half a cover on it. I talked to that guy, I tell you it must have 3 times a week, always courteous with him. Never got a budge. Nice person , so disrespectful to reason though. He just let it sit there rotting, rain coming in. I just said after about 5 years or so to let it go. These are selfish people; They say "I can't afford to fix it, so nobody can have it". It's right above being a crime. They finally sell when it's like this. These rotting classics are everywhere.
@@Wixom2200 a few years ago i saw an abandoned fastback mustang very bad condish ,in a front yard ,,,,they wouldnt sell it cos there son got killed in NAM KIA
Geez there’s a lot of negative comments on here from people that claim to be “Motor heads”. Y’all see a waste of time and money but a REAL car guy sees potential no matter the cost. NOTHING is unrepairable. I would be lucky to have a rusted out GT350H and a percentage of the folks posting negative comments on here would be too. That’s an icon not a rust bucket. Bring that ole gal back to life. Let her enjoy the freedom of the open road again. Rust does have an expiration date.
See there’s an ever dwindling group of people that love anything and absolutely everything about automobiles. I just happen to be one of those people. It drives my wife crazy how much love and admiration I have for a “bucket of bolts” like this. I see more than just a car. I see someone’s life. I see stories of good times gone but not lost. I see potential for more good times. I don’t see what a lot of y’all see, just a lump of rust sheet metal and fabric. I guess that makes me a tried and true car guy.
oldman Crow I understand what you're sayin', but when you replace the original front fenders, front aprons, doors, rear quarters, trunk, trunk lid, entire floor pan, seats, wheels, monte carlo bar, shock towers, tires and send the steering wheel out to see if it can be saved, at what point does that original Hertx Mustang cease to exist? They said the Dad bought the car, what part is left that the old man touched? Oh ok, he looked at the same tachometer that the son looks at. It's just beyond ludicrous !!!
The "owner" yaps on about the history of the car and the family connection..... hmmm but he couldn't even be bothered to at least cover it with a breathable waterproof cover or park it on solid ground. Instead he's watched it rot away year after year.... what a dipstick. 🙄
Yes. Amazingly, the caretakers didn’t care enough to take basic precautions in keeping the elements away from such a valuable Shelby. That’s got to be a minimum 100K in parts/labor to just undue the rust and rot alone, aside from the basic restoration costs ( drivetrain, paint , trim, interior, wiring,etc).
Surprised the windows survived threw all that weather it must of witness, totally so glad stumbling into these VDO always been a engenige and hard work fan thanks.)
Wow ! This is just too cool ! I really like the way everything is explained so well. I would love to see some of the work along the way, and the finished product.
@@thewriter2549 You could ask the folks at the shop doing the work if they could take video or pics of their progress. The worst they could say is no, but when they realize the free publicity they'd be getting from your UA-cam channel, they just might say yes.
@@thahoova6818 .... They are called barn finds because they are great cars hidden away and preserved in barns. This is just a great car exposed to the elements and therefore is returning to nature.
That motor is what I had in my 64 1/2 cobra fastback, very rare screamer. I blew the motor on the 1/4, made my wife's day, and parts were stupid expensive.
I would love to watch this resto. Please keep us posted. I know you just film the barn find portion of the story but hopefully boss cars keeps the videos coming
I rented a 1966 Hertz GT 350H for $19 a day on June 23, 1966 in San Diego. The next day I was off to USMC boot camp in San Diego, and Hertz picked up the broken down GT350H from my parents home; Brakes failed from too much street racing the night before and the $19 rental fee was waived.
This ^. I was shocked when the shop owner said 40k. He must know nothing about restoration or he is being deceptive knowing he can make tons more later when "things come up".
Well over 100k to restore! Small things like restoring the steering wheel. That guy in Florida is going to charge $1,000 just for that. I spent $2,500 on a pair of bucket seats for my '69 Road Runner. Gets out of control really fast.
@robert burns 21:45 He says hey he can completely restore the car back to original for $35,000-40,000? Does that sound like an accurate restoration cost? I was thinking $100,000-200,000. I don't know much about the costs involved.
Am I the only one that sees a garage (filled with crap) 10 feet away from an all original, one owner, 1966 Shelby GT350 with less than 64,000 miles, and the car is left out side in the dirt for 41 years?! This is the original owners that did this, they bought the car brand new; they KNEW what it was! Incredible, absolutely incredible... a $100,000.00+ mistake! Build a new garage for $10k back when the car was first left outside, store the car out of the weather and today your would have a $25,000. garage and a mint, original, low miles, 1966 Shelby GT350 worth $150,000.+ Something is very wrong in this family; it's very likely mental illness. In 41 years at least 100 people have offered to help push this car into that garage, let alone buy it! Get a ground tarp and a car tent for the love of God. Meanwhile the Huffy bicycles and the Sears lawn mower are nice and dry; go figure!? There is a story here with this car that the re-builders are not telling us. When they see what a restoration will cost the owners will likely take $25k for the relic and walk away. They have never been good custodians of this vehicle.
Plastic toys, cardboard boxes, scrap lumber and mid grade vintage bikes kept inside- check Original 64k mile Shelby full of dirt and mouse crap, rotting in the rain- check
Y'all sure got your work cut out for ya on this one. Definitely a labor of love, but totally worth it. Good luck bringing that thing back to life, guys. Can't wait to see the end result. 😎👍... Got a feeling it'll be awesome ! !
Seriously Jerry, this is better than carrying the Dead Sea scrolls into daylight the first time.
Better than carrying the dead sea scrolls into the light? I seriously doubt that....
I love our automotive history but pinning this comment is pretty stupid. The Dead Sea scrolls affirmed God's sovereign preservation of His Word. I love Shelby but this is just a car.
I couldn't agree more Brad. Some folks sling those quirks around like kicking dust BUT it's much much bigger than anyone could imagine. To have just one of the dead sea scrolls is worth more than a million Shelby mustangs. Don't get it confused folks. His word is Supreme over any thing and any one...
@Richard Siegfried he was exaggerating for effect!! You know…being ironic!! Now go back under your wet blanket!!
😄😁😁😆 I'm amazed that they're able to do this
How you could be a young man growing up through your 20s and 30s with that car in the back yard without ever getting it on the road is completely beyond me....speechless...
I was thinking the same thing... They obviously knew it was a "Cool car" I even loved my dads push mower because it was my dads...
Probably lack of money to restore it but didnt want to sell it for.. emotional reasons.
I'm only 14 and I working on 3 projects vehicles that my dad own and 1 truck that I bought a while ago. A 66 Mustang coupe with a 289 3 speed and it has a 9 bolt rear end. A 51 GMC pickup with a 248 6 inline with a 4 on the floor with a granny gear and it's a short bed. 78 Cheyenne C/10, short bed, singlecab, 350 with high performance parts and a big cam, and with a 400 turbo transmission, and it's a 10 bolt rear end same off the 51 GMC. And lastly my 96 Dodge Ram, short bed, single cab, 5.2 Magnum 318, heavy duty 4 speed auto, and with a Chrysler 9.25 rear end. Got to much to work on, but im at least happy to work on these 4 vehicles that are special to me.
I can fully understand not being able to afford even a mild restoration, but not pushing it into a the barn or even sitting it on top of some plywood and sticking a tarp over it is just baffling.
Dont think my father would have given me permission. As it seems to be a gift for his wife.
It never ceases to amaze me how little people take care of the things they buy or receive as gifts.
I'd understand if they didn't know anything about cars, but he clearly does. His Dad bought a ton of extra parts, his Mom got a signed model car by Shelby....So they obviously loved the car..... Why the hell did he leave it outside like that then??
It’s called LIFE!!!! Shit happens when life calls, deal with it!!!!
@@1982MCI How does “life” make you forget your expensive specialty muscle car? Did you get a brain tumor or some shit?
Its called being an idiot. Ive have daily beaters that ive never shown this kind of neglect to
@@1982MCI Nope, not buyin' that.
My Dad found me a nice 66 mustang for my first car. I tore some thing up on it one day. And my dad said Chesley You Can Tare Up A Tank With A Rubber Hammer ! 😳😊🤔 And we Bondo together. Still the toughest car I ever owned . And I've owed many !! ⚒️🤭🤗🙃😅😄🤫🤫🤫
This is crazy. Who would leave a car sitting there for over 30 years especially a Shelby mustang. That is insane.. Well it’s so cool that you guys got it going again
I've written over 800 barn find stories over since 1991 in car magazines. Here is what happens. When the car was "left sitting," the owner had no plan to leave it there for 30 years. One year turns into 2, and 2 into 3, a gradual process that passes so fast as to leave one's head spinning. That is the way life is.
The spare NOS fenders that they bought decades ago are now worth at least a grand a piece. Who knows what an original spare Shelby hood would cost? It might be the only one on the planet. Their dad was a smart to hunt for parts back in the day. A lot of the people leaving comments are freaked out by the rust. For a car that lived its whole life in Ohio and then sat under a tree for ages, the car it isn't that bad. The big thing is that the important stuff that makes it a Shelby is all still there. Hopefully Boss Cars will shared the restoration process on UA-cam.
Didn’t want to drive it in the winter, but left it outside in the mud to decay for decades.
I just don't understand owners like that... They live in the boonies and have a bunch of land yet they can't park the car in a shed, barn, or under some covering to protect the car.
Oh I understand them perfectly well. My lazy, sorry, good for nothing uncle parked his once stunning 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass, red with white hood stripe and white vinyl, 'out back' in 1980. He was so lazy, he didn't even throw a tarp over it. It now has small trees growing through the floor boards. He gets offers on it, and fancies himself as some sort of car collector. What it amounts to, is a simple minded dolt with an utter lack of creative skill, or ever having the unction to turn a phillips or google an answer to fixing up something. Like all democrats, all they think about is looking and desiring nice things, but have no gumption or capability to learn or do or build or improve OR MAINTAIN anything themselves.
@@notalone2575 I think throwing a tarp over it would damage it even more, then it would never dry...
I can see the original owner parking it right back in the dirt after the restoration.
The dad knew what he had, but the kids didn´t care. Way back then dad bought a lot of spare parts, the kids let the car rust outside. Shameful.
Bought parts to redo car! But left it outside for 40 years. They had big buildings all over the property. Why not put it in a dry place. Just doesn't make any sense! What a shame! This is my favorite car of all times. These people will completely rebuild this car. They are the best in the business! SHAWN
It's sad that the owner treated the car in such a bad way, but I'm happy to see that it is now good hands. These were such beautiful cars.
$35-40 grand... No way. this is at least a $100k restoration
Exactly 😂😂😂
That's what I was thinking. It helps to have to many OEM parts available, but it's still gonna be way north of $40K
Correct 100k plus
Those brothers should have their asses kicked for letting it just sit there rusting away.
But why? 40 years ago the car didn’t have the importance that it does today.
The future can not be predicted.
the car was and still is a gas guzzling 12mpg dinosaur. imagine that as a daily driver? These cars were dumped in the 1980s for gas economical cars. its only 40 years later that everyone is ooohing and ahhhhing over these cars, mostly people who were not driving in the early 1980s and are clueless.
@@david4272 why do that with any car. these things weren't cheap back then anyway.
I agree with you. But back then these cars were mas produced and not very significant. But the importance of them has gradually built up through the years because of the brand. Cars sadly get abandoned all the time but very much less so with exoticas like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren etc although some do.
It probably got parked for a reason and then forgotten about. My father has one of those, an Austin Healey 3000. Bought in 1972 needing work and its still there. A barn find in its purest.
But an ass kicking warranted? Really? Life happens for one reason or another.
The Shelby's were always recognized as special, valuable cars from day one. There is no way that these owners did not know that they had a very collectable, valuable muscle car rotting away in the back yard.
You have barns on the property and you leave the Shelby outside in the elements for 40 years!!!
That's what i was thinking. They bought parts and kept them safe in the barn? Why didn't they park the car in the barn. And not buy spare parts? Are they going to park it in the back yard again after it's restored?
@@stephendennis5969 Duh they're morons lmaooo
Yep. Makes no sense to me, either. So damn sad.
Idiots
Look at the condition of their roof! The garage etc
I can't believe that the kids left it outside all those years.
Who leaves a Shelby Mustang out in the elements, abandoned, forgotten? It hurts my soul just watching this car in this condition.
Amazes me how someone who loved this car enough to buy so many parts for this thing over the years would still let that thing sit and disintegrate. People are strange.
Same. This sort of sacrilege deserves harsh punishment
Yes exactly. I mean at least put it in the barn up on blocks
As someone who LOVES Shelby Mustangs this story is somewhat bitter sweet. While I’m delighted to see it being saved by a group of professional enthusiasts 👍🏼 what an absolute crime to the car gods this rare GT-350H was left to sitting outside for such a long time while there is a garage near by 🙈🤣 I look forward to seeing this piece of Shelby history resurrected to its former glory 👌🏼
Real classy restoration shop. What an amazing story to come across a Shelby guru. Especially like the end where they say, someone sees a rusty old, the original owner sees youth. You know you hired the right people. So amazing to see a devoted Shelby rescuer.
Thank you for recognizing that. The Parkers are enthusiasts first, and that got them into the restoration business full time. Notice they don't even put restoration in their business name.
@@thewriter2549 reminds me of the mantra "if you have the passion the money will follow." It's simply not a job if you love what you do, these guys faces were lighting up just walking around and observing the car.
40 years sitting in the dirt,and sinking into the ground,and the owner says,i think it's time to restore it??????????🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't fix morons. Lazy, indifferent morons.
Rumor has it if you plant a GT 350, you get a 427 Cobra tree, lol
Is that how smart our school teachers are , let a bad ass car set for 40yrs, the spare parts is the only things that could be garage kept wtf
Years go by fast when you're very busy and before you know it decades have gone by. Then 2 decades then suddenly your dream car has been sitting outside 40 years.
juana washington the good part is there are folks out there that can and will bring this beauty back to her glory days. Sadly there are zero cars today that are or ever will be this rare and collectible.
I'm not mad at the guy who owned it. This story wouldn't be here without him. At least he was willing to let it be saved. I hate it when you come across something like that and they refuse to let it be saved.
It's always great to see people you know doing what they love. And in this case, it's glad to know that something they wouldn't let me buy is now getting the love and attention it deserves.
I like Rick he talks sense and is very knowledgeable hes the right guy for the resto!!
Personally I don't think even $40,000 would be bad to restore this car. After all today's junk cars cost that much and are worthless after 40 years. This car will be an investment like a diamond!! Only increases in value!
Which is why it wouldn’t be a Daily drive
How can u neglect such a beautiful car it's a tragedy.
Read the story online at "Hot Rod" online - www.hotrod.com/articles/backyard-barn-find-1966-shelby-g-t-350-h-hertz-rental-car-parked-since-1981/
The license plate just about says it all! lol
Cool car for ANYONE !
Would love to see update videos on some of these stories.
Have you ever picked up a car from Kentucky
@@bobjohnson205 have
Good to see people taking care of such a rare piece of American auto history..........
So his dad had the hindsight to buy a bunch of Ford parts but not enough to at least cover it with a tarp?
Sacrilege! It makes me miss my first car. 66 Fastback 289. Cool car for a 16-year-old.
Cool story bro
Real Kool 😎
Now that's nice!
Shit car
@KhartikeyenSath lol, and I bought it with my paper route $$$.
Poor baby with a new life. 🖤 Thank you so much for rescue this wounderful car!
I also wanted to fulfill this dream, but unfortunately these vehicles cost a fortune. Then I bought the successor from 2007 and I love my car too. ❤️
But Hertz's 1966 Mustang remains a legend!
Beautiful piece of history in this car...please use your love and knowledge to save this beauty - it’s worth saving..thanks..
I'm not one of those numbers matching fanatics, but I can appreciate the nature of this thing essentially being a time capsule. Looking forward to following along with the restoration!
I bet over the years there has been hundreds of offers made to buy this car before it got to this condition and every time it was "nah, going to restore it myself".
watsis buttndo Yep, that’s always the reply. I watched a 1969 Mach One die like that. It literally bent in half. It rotted to the point it crumbled. Parked in a driveway in an urban area to boot.
I would like to see it full restored.
This car is beauty-full.!
Great Job of all those men.
Greetings from México City 🇲🇽
Dear Mr. Heasley. Kudos to you Sir. This is an amazing video and story. PLEASE make more as you restore. I would love to see!
All that barn area and this car sat outside all that time! You just can't fix stupid! Sorry! But thats just the long and short of it. It would be so much cheaper to bring this super badassed car back to life if they just put in the corner of a barn somewhere.
Why wouldn’t you push it back in the garage with all the parts!?
Madness
Mabe they just go busy with life. Somethinga are more important then stuff at times.
Wow! Just wow! Bring that beauty back to life. Absolutely gorgeous!!
You guys are great, breathing life back into what was once lost.
After it's "restored", you'll have a mustang with some Shelby parts on it.
Arent all the Cobras like that?
@@rafaturbo75 Technically, yes. Shelby took mustangs and converted them. But, as I'm sure you know, my point was that when you salvage an original Shelby tach and fender tag from a GT350 and put it on a '66 fastback with stripes, it's no longer a Shelby. Just my opinion.
So it will still be a Shelby. Your comment is nonsensical.
Even if this car was in mint condition and the car was a major collision repair. The car would still be a Shelby Mustang when finished.
@@ezacher4634 You're right - it will be a Shelby radiator top, right shock tower, and fender tag. You can have my place in line to buy it.
Owner was smart enough to buy all new parts , How about Owner was not smart enough to put it in a Shed with a cement floor . LOL
I know I rather lay with my wife the put a car in storage. But if cars are more important that love making to you. To each there own.
@@c.a.mcneil7599
Your story reminds me of what my x wife told me when I was working on my 56 Ford F-150 at midnight In The garage, “ She said are you coming in I said no, then she said well then you can stick it in the tank”. I laughed all night
My last parts mustang, a 1969 mach 1, complete car but very rusty I found 20 years ago in 2001 and even then they were getting especially hard to find. It is amazing finds like this come up as the classic mustang supply mostly dried up 20 years ago regarding parts cars or backyard cars.
WOW!! A Hertz Rent-A-Racer!!! Can't wait to see the finished car.
A $500 carport would have prevented $30,000 in rust repairs. Some people are completely clueless what they have.
Would of had to have a concrete base to the carport or it still would have sunk down into the dirt and mud and still would have rusted the same way.
Kenny C only thing stopping me from car ports is the fact I don’t have a concrete drive way yet lol
Am always amazed at the number of idiots who own fantastic cars and let them collect dust and rot.
Ernest T Bass yea I know it’s mind blowing
Absolutely amazing! Please keep a video log over the next 2 years, would love to see the journey to the end result.
I would have to say the body men that restore this are totally dedicated and love their job to have the patience to get the job done right.They are definitely skilled.
Then, a teacher drove a Ford Shelby cobra. Now, a teacher drives a Ford Focus. The difference of cost of living.
I'm guessing the teacher's husband was a wealthy farmer.
And the Ford focus probably costs 4 times what that Shelby cost when it was new. So crazy.
@Ivan Volkov tell that to my 79 f250 still running and driving!
Parts are in the shed but the cars in a field
Exactly
My thoughts exactly. How can you walk outside your house everyday and look at that rotting away?
Wow. Can you image working at a shop like that? All those awesome Mustangs. I'd be in awe just going to work everyday. You can tell these guys have a passion for what they do. I'm super jealous of them all. I'd love to get my hands on a vintage GT 350H project.
I'm not much of a car guy. But this is an unbelievably cool story - and there's hope for all of us!
some people.....anyone with a piece of a brain would have done SOMETHING with it before it almost disappeared!
I've rebuilt old cars before you're always greasy or always dirty it gets old after awhile believe me
A perfect one (SFM6S804) just sold at Mecum for 110K. This one will probably cost that to restore and it will always be known as a rebody/all new car.
Y’all found one of my dream cars 30 minutes from my home town, I grew up eating at the south side dinner in Mt Vernon, took my drivers test in that town.
An inspiring and positive video. I can't wait to tell my Girlfriend about this. We both love Mustangs. The "66 Shelby may be my favorite too!
The original owners clearly knew the important significance of this car as they collected factory direct replacement parts and stored those indoors as well as signatures. Yet they chose to park it under a tree on the dirt ground for 40
years 🤦🏼♂️
Right 👀 why leave it on dirty uncovered?? Even the way the son said how it was driven around the bushes didn't sit well, why leave it there? Lol
Not sure why everyone is bashing the current owner of the car when it was the mother and father who owned it and now the son is wanting to restore it. I'd blame the mother and father, who have probably passed away, not the brother of the man in the video who can now get it restored and treat it like it should have been all along. Just a guess mind you, but I suspect I'm spot on.
AS A SON YOU COULD OF AT LEAST COVERED IT KNOWING SOMEDAY YOU WOULD GET IT. IF YOU GOT TIME AND MONEY TO BUY EXTRA PARTS WHY NOT TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'm from Ireland loving the video. Can't wait for more. Bit of a lift through this hard time
Thank you. I have been working on another and then there was the latest, the 1970 Boss 302 original owner.
@@thewriter2549 I'm from Ireland too why didn't he put it in the shed all those years ago ??
I like the guy you interviewed at the End that loves what he does. Honest and Craftsman we need more people like this Man that is for sure. Finding a Diamond in the rough and making it Shine again what was once discarded bringing back to life. God Bless you all.
When I was a kid in H.S. in the mid 60's my Dad owned a '66 A code Mustang (base 289 w/4 barrel and dual exhaust) I enlisted one of my best friends and a damn good mechanic and couple other gear head friends for a GT 350H caper. We put together enough money and talked his older brother into renting a GT 350H from Hertz for the weekend. We pulled the Hipo K code 289 from the Shelby, swapped the valve covers, aluminum intake manifold and air cleaner assembly on to my base 289 (I did keep the Hipo Autolite carb from the Shelby) and installed it in the Shelby, the Tri-Y headers stayed on the Shelby...we did it in one day and had the car back to the dealer the next day. To the untrained ear and eye it looked and sounded the same (the K code had solid lifters which was the only sound difference at idle but the Hertz rental techs didn't catch it). We put the Hipo 289 in my Dad's Mustang and with his permission I put a pair of headers and an edelbrock manifold on his car as cover for the engine swap. My Dad was an old Ford guy and an Engineer and the first time he drove it he came back and said "this is a different engine" and I told him what we did. He was not happy but didn't make me go turn myself in either. Years later he told me he got a kick out of how much gumption that took and that it was a pretty sly operation. It must have been like 30 years later I read an article that Hertz had the same thing happen quite a bit with the first batch of H cars and thereafter they had locks installed on the motor mounts and gave the Rental Reps a very specific checklist to look for on returned cars.
Too bad it wasn't in one of the barns. What a crying shame it was left out in the elements.
My friend has one in extremely original condition. In Deep South Texas. He purchased it new after Hertz turned it back in. He saw it at a Ford dealership when he was 21. He still shows it at local car shows.
I like this guy. I would want Rick restoring my Mustang! True Pro!
hard to understand why the garage is filled to the roof with junk and a 66 Shelby Mustang is sitting in the dirt outside for 40 years..
It just blows my mind that someone would buy an expensive sports car for a school teacher to drive and then just abandon it in a backyard to deteriorate for 40 years.
It wasn’t an expensive sports car when it was new. You could’ve bought this with a part time job while in high school back then.
Drove it to and from work except in winter but yet here it sits!
TY all for the videos and for helping to preserve automotive history. Again, ty all!
To each their own, but man this is far past a restore project I would touch, even with unlimited cash.
as it sits it should be parted out for whats worth it and baled
Down the street from where I grew up sits a 63 split window corvette. It hasn't moved from that spot since 1968. The owner won't sale it, but it's just rotting away. It sickens me to see people let classics rot away.
*They always say~"I'm going to do something with that car one day"~And it rots away to dust and a geese spot*
I had a neighbor with a convertible 69 Camaro SS. Sitting out with half a cover on it. I talked to that guy, I tell you it must have 3 times a week, always courteous with him. Never got a budge. Nice person , so disrespectful to reason though.
He just let it sit there rotting, rain coming in.
I just said after about 5 years or so to let it go. These are selfish people;
They say "I can't afford to fix it, so nobody can have it". It's right above being a crime. They finally sell when it's like this. These rotting classics are everywhere.
@@wildbutterflytiedye it's hard to say what this corvette would be worth if it was restored, I know it's a lot more than I could imagine.
@@Wixom2200 a few years ago i saw an abandoned fastback mustang very bad condish ,in a front yard ,,,,they wouldnt sell it cos there son got killed in NAM KIA
I've never been so pissed, so bummed and so Happy at the same time. Lucky Car to have ended up with you
Thank you for the Integrity!
Geez there’s a lot of negative comments on here from people that claim to be “Motor heads”. Y’all see a waste of time and money but a REAL car guy sees potential no matter the cost. NOTHING is unrepairable. I would be lucky to have a rusted out GT350H and a percentage of the folks posting negative comments on here would be too. That’s an icon not a rust bucket.
Bring that ole gal back to life. Let her enjoy the freedom of the open road again. Rust does have an expiration date.
Grow up. It's just a car. Just because a group of idiots call it special, doesn't mean anything.
@@truantray stfu simp
oldman crow I gotta bridge I can sell ya for cheap.
See there’s an ever dwindling group of people that love anything and absolutely everything about automobiles. I just happen to be one of those people. It drives my wife crazy how much love and admiration I have for a “bucket of bolts” like this. I see more than just a car. I see someone’s life. I see stories of good times gone but not lost. I see potential for more good times. I don’t see what a lot of y’all see, just a lump of rust sheet metal and fabric. I guess that makes me a tried and true car guy.
oldman Crow I understand what you're sayin', but when you replace the original front fenders, front aprons, doors, rear quarters, trunk, trunk lid, entire floor pan, seats, wheels, monte carlo bar, shock towers, tires and send the steering wheel out to see if it can be saved, at what point does that original Hertx Mustang cease to exist? They said the Dad bought the car, what part is left that the old man touched? Oh ok, he looked at the same tachometer that the son looks at. It's just beyond ludicrous !!!
The "owner" yaps on about the history of the car and the family connection..... hmmm but he couldn't even be bothered to at least cover it with a breathable waterproof cover or park it on solid ground. Instead he's watched it rot away year after year.... what a dipstick. 🙄
my thoughts....
Facts
Yes. Amazingly, the caretakers didn’t care enough to take basic precautions in keeping the elements away from such a valuable Shelby.
That’s got to be a minimum 100K in parts/labor to just undue the rust and rot alone, aside from the basic restoration costs ( drivetrain, paint , trim, interior, wiring,etc).
Wow, how absolutely unnecessary to go there with your comment.
@@lyndakempland4559 it's a free country and I'll say what I like. It was a fair and honest opnion. If you don't like it don't read it.
Surprised the windows survived threw all that weather it must of witness, totally so glad stumbling into these VDO always been a engenige and hard work fan thanks.)
Simply amazing, good luck with one large endeavor.
Person that let this happen to this car needs to be “Taken out behind the barn” for a chat
Amazing the owner bought spare parts to help keep up the car,then just leaves is out in the mud for 30 yrs
Wow ! This is just too cool ! I really like the way everything is explained so well. I would love to see some of the work along the way, and the finished product.
I will if possible, but travel has been very restricted since covid-19.
@@thewriter2549 You could ask the folks at the shop doing the work if they could take video or pics of their progress. The worst they could say is no, but when they realize the free publicity they'd be getting from your UA-cam channel, they just might say yes.
@@thewriter2549 man I can't wait until this car be refixed by is going to be looking good
Great going, Jerry!😎 Liked early Shelby Mustangs since I was in sixth grade!😎
The owners were smart and bought many spare parts yet they left the car out in the elements for 40 years...go figure.
The owner in 67 and the owner in 2020 are two different people.
And dumb enough to leave it outside instead of in the perfectly good garage 10ft away
@@thahoova6818 .... They are called barn finds because they are great cars hidden away and preserved in barns. This is just a great car exposed to the elements and therefore is returning to nature.
@@thahoova6818 but... But... But the garage was probably full of the margarine tub lid hoard!
Family doesnt deserve the car for letting it get like this in the first place!
Cal is Einstein. Good video Jerry. Entertaining. I have a 70 Pontiac Tempest
WOOHOO......a virtual HIGH FIVE to a fellow Pontiac guy
That motor is what I had in my 64 1/2 cobra fastback, very rare screamer. I blew the motor on the 1/4, made my wife's day, and parts were stupid expensive.
I would love to watch this resto. Please keep us posted. I know you just film the barn find portion of the story but hopefully boss cars keeps the videos coming
Same here.
Wish we could watch the restoration!
Cool video. I grew up in Mount Vernon and live 5 minutes from Boss Cars now.
Wow. Love to see more of this. I got a 1968 Z28 Camaro found about like that after a mud slide hit it in 1975. It set tell 2018.
AND.......a garage 20 ft. away. Scratching my head.
The diecast car in original box sighed by Shelby worth more than the actual car.
I rented a 1966 Hertz GT 350H for $19 a day on June 23, 1966 in San Diego. The next day I was off to USMC boot camp in San Diego, and Hertz picked up the broken down GT350H from my parents home; Brakes failed from too much street racing the night before and the $19 rental fee was waived.
40 years in the dirt and I still absolutely love it.
Breaks my heart to see a car like this left to rust in the mud.
Full restoration will be around $150,000 and it'll be worth about $135,000.
This ^. I was shocked when the shop owner said 40k. He must know nothing about restoration or he is being deceptive knowing he can make tons more later when "things come up".
@@Burnedtoastify he said 40 for body work. This will be well over 100K and probably approaching 200. And they'll have a Shelby/base mustang combo.
Well over 100k to restore! Small things like restoring the steering wheel. That guy in Florida is going to charge $1,000 just for that. I spent $2,500 on a pair of bucket seats for my '69 Road Runner. Gets out of control really fast.
@robert burns 21:45 He says hey he can completely restore the car back to original for $35,000-40,000? Does that sound like an accurate restoration cost? I was thinking $100,000-200,000. I don't know much about the costs involved.
@robert burns Is that body work only? Excluding interior and drive train? How much do you need to charge per hour to make a profit?
You can see the beauty beneath the corrosion, can't wait to see what it looks like when it's completely restored.
Same here.
Some things can never lose their value. What a beautiful car.
Am I the only one that sees a garage (filled with crap) 10 feet away from an all original, one owner, 1966 Shelby GT350 with less than 64,000 miles, and the car is left out side in the dirt for 41 years?! This is the original owners that did this, they bought the car brand new; they KNEW what it was! Incredible, absolutely incredible... a $100,000.00+ mistake! Build a new garage for $10k back when the car was first left outside, store the car out of the weather and today your would have a $25,000. garage and a mint, original, low miles, 1966 Shelby GT350 worth $150,000.+
Something is very wrong in this family; it's very likely mental illness. In 41 years at least 100 people have offered to help push this car into that garage, let alone buy it! Get a ground tarp and a car tent for the love of God. Meanwhile the Huffy bicycles and the Sears lawn mower are nice and dry; go figure!? There is a story here with this car that the re-builders are not telling us. When they see what a restoration will cost the owners will likely take $25k for the relic and walk away. They have never been good custodians of this vehicle.
Plastic toys, cardboard boxes, scrap lumber and mid grade vintage bikes kept inside- check
Original 64k mile Shelby full of dirt and mouse crap, rotting in the rain- check
The ice rain saved the Shelby tag from falling off.
You know I think you're right - frozen to the fender apron!! I never thought of that!!
Y'all sure got your work cut out for ya on this one. Definitely a labor of love, but totally worth it. Good luck bringing that thing back to life, guys. Can't wait to see the end result.
😎👍... Got a feeling it'll be awesome ! !