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Wow, thanks, FL SAAC. Very cool!

And thanks to you, too, 98SVT. I'll check out the link.

Steve,
That is interesting - and absolutely WILD! Good to know! 

This is interesting information. I'm going to copy/paste all this into a document and put it with all the other info I have. The actual NSP convention was in the early part of 1966, but this is some cool Hertz/ GT350H information. Thanks!

Hi FL SAAC,

Actually, some time back, I did contact Howard about the Hertz National Ski Patrol promotion. Also Greg, who has quite a lot of info on Hertz and the Hertz cars. Unfortunately, this promo was one of those little known episodes that nobody seems to have heard of. That's why I've continued to scratch around to find another person who might have some additional information.

The guy I originally met, back in the 1990's, saw the NSP badge on the back panel and knew all about it. He described how Hertz had outfitted the GT350H's with Barrecrafters ski racks, snow tires, and a special NSP badge. (Evidently, some sort of special NSP rate, too, I guess.) I've got articles from the Denver Post that discussed the NSP convention in Denver, 1966, but could find no mention of the Hertz promo. I'm just trying to hopefully collect some more information from other people who were aware of it.

I have a 1966 Shelby GT350H that was involved in a special Hertz early-1966 promotion for the National Ski Patrol, who were having their annual convention in Denver that year. It has a special National Ski Patrol badge that Hertz put on the rear panel of the car to designate it as one of the rentals they had in Denver for that promo.

A guy I talked with some time back told me that, years ago, he had seen a short article about the promo with a small picture of a couple of skiers (at Vail?) and a GT350H. He thought he'd seen it in one of the Marque or Shelby American issues. Unfortunately, a guy who contacted me thru SAAC has a complete collection of both of those magazines and had no luck locating the article. He did say that it frustrated him, though, because he swears he remembers seeing an article like that SOMEWHERE. Makes me wonder if it could even have been in an early '66 Hot Rod or Rod & Custom magazine or something like that.

But actually, I'm looking for anyone with ANY kind of information. People who may have taken pictures of any of those cars at Vail, Keystone, etc., at the time? Or people who remember seeing those cars or remember hearing about that promotion. I'd definitely appreciate any information anyone might have.
Thanks!