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How fast was a stock 2016 GT350H ?

Started by FL SAAC, October 03, 2025, 10:19:03 PM

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98SVT - was 06GT

Quote from: FL SAAC on November 17, 2025, 10:51:04 PMDefinitely dazed and confused as everyone (well almost everyone) knows that ALL the Shelby Hertz GTHs where ALL assembled at Shelby American in Las Vegas Nevada.
Assembled - NOT MANUFACTURED from a pile of parts but modified with Ford Motorsport parts and Shelby specific parts.
It's a modified Mustang GT that Ford assembled and SOLD TO HERTZ then shipped to HERTZ in Las Vegas for modifications by SA in Las Vegas. Look at the window sticker for more info.
Here is a MSO T82 indicates 2006 GT-H. The window sticker is hard to read but Hertz is the dealer and the car was shipped to Hertz LV. Once they went through modifications Hertz got them back (they could ship cheaper than what Ford wanted to charge them).
Basically what it all boils down is the Hertz cars were purchased as complete cars from Ford and then Hertz contracted with SA to modify them. There is a list of what Shelby Automotive Inc (NOT Shelby American) charged for the mods. Ford even refunded about 3 grand of the cost to Hertz per car.
For the Shelby GT they got a deal to drop ship the cars to LV where SA did the mods then shipped them to dealers. But again Ford VIN & MSO series/model T8? designating FORD MUSTANG GT 2 door coupe (or convert).
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
Mine: GT1 Mustang, 1998 SVT 32V, 1929 Model A Coupe, Wife's: 2004 Tbird
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cougarss428

I'm a little confused here. I own a 2016 GT-H, Car#54 (that is the number assigned by Shelby). Yes the car was a Ford VIN numbered Mustang GT before going to Shelby & Hertz.

Weren't ALL (1960's to current) Shelby Mustangs produced by Ford FIRST with a Ford VIN Number? Weren't those VIN'd Ford Mustangs then sent to Shelby? Don't all those ORIGINAL Shelby Mustangs have a Ford VIN number as well.

The only difference I see here is that the cars were SOLD to Hertz instead of the general public first.

Either way, I still own 1 of 172 50th Anniversary Hertz Shelby's produced that was actually modified by Shelby American and not built by Ford SVT/Performance etc. It doesn't matter who's parts went on the car, more that who installed them. For the record, not all of the parts installed by Shelby American were Ford Performance Parts. There were some Shelby Only items as well (mostly cosmetic).

Just my 2 cents worth.