Topic: Hertz cars

[Bigbsvo]

Just as Hertz purchased GT350's in the sixtys - Hertz corporation purchased SVO Mustangs in 1985 for use in the fleet.

Delivered to TX DSO -mainly around airports finding a Hertz SVO starts with tell tale signs of etched glass and wheels with the cars VIN.

This is a folder for such cars

Mark

[Bigbsvo]

The first picture is of the window etching on the drivers door.  The second picture is the etching on one of the wheels.

Hertz etched all the windows including the sunroof, windshield and wheels.   

The funny thing about this find was I had no idea it was a Hertz rent a racer until I mentioned on
the SVO Club Of Americas forum that the windows had the vin etched onto them,  what a riot that
turned out to be, that thread ended up getting over 2500 views and created quite a neet topic for
a while, Ken Potter knew it was a Hertz Rental just by the Etching and the vin #.
It turned out to be one of 5 in white.

I have tons of pictures for anyone else wanting to see them. 

P.S.  This car needs a new home. :-)

Bryan

[Kendal Coker]

Vin #'s 176244 and 176245 are also white and have been found. 176245 is the highest vin number of the white ones.   Vin #'s 1476214-176220 were also white and inside the 40 consecutive vin numbers thought to have been ordered by Hertz. I own one of the 4E's. Here is a picture of my Hertz and my 4E 86 comp prep.

[Kendal Coker]

I also found the template made from Mylar that was used to put the vin on my car. I found it in the door when I had the door panel off. I had to make one for my winshield since it had been replaced.

[svo2scj]

Were goign to start to see comments from OTHER Mustang owners when they see the lenght gone here for SVO's !!!

Kendal - I know you have researched the VIN's of the Hertz cars - Would you post here yourself?  It was your research, so you should get to post and retain.

Mark

[notav8gt]

did the hertz cars have a bar coded sticker on the fuse cover that sais hertz?

[Kendal Coker]

Mark, here is what I have. I do not have any proof, but so far every car found in this batch of vins has been a Hertz Rental Svo. It is interesting that they are in groups of 5 except the 10 4E's and two sets of 5  9L's.

1FABP28T6FF176006   1B
1FABP28T8FF176207   1B
1FABP28TXFF176208   1B
1FABP28T1FF176209   1B
1FABP28T8FF176210   1B
1FABP28TXFF176211   1E
1FABP28T1FF176212   1E
1FABP28T3FF176213   1E
1FABP28T5FF176214   1E
1FABP28T7FF176215   1E
1FABP28T9FF176216   9L
1FABP28T1FF176217   9L
1FABP28T2FF176218   9L
1FABP28T4FF176219   9L
1FABP28T0FF176220   9L
1FABP28T2FF176221   2A
1FABP28T4FF176222   2A
1FABP28T6FF176223   2A
1FABP28T8FF176224   2A
1FABP28TXFF176225   2A
1FABP28T1FF176226   1C
1FABP28T3FF176227   1C
1FABP28T5FF176228   1C
1FABP28T7FF176229   1C
1FABP28T3FF176230   1C
1FABP28T5FF176231   4E
1FABP28T7FF176232   4E
1FABP28T9FF176233   4E
1FABP28T0FF176234   4E
1FABP28T2FF176235   4E
1FABP28T4FF176236   4E
1FABP28T6FF176237   4E
1FABP28T8FF176238   4E
1FABP28TXFF176239   4E
1FABP28T6FF176240   4E
1FABP28T8FF176241   9L
1FABP28TXFF176242   9L
1FABP28T1FF176243   9L
1FABP28T3FF176244   9L
1FABP28T5FF176245   9L

[chalkys_explorer]

 doesn't Ken Potter own one of these?? Someone needs to drop him a line.

[Kendal Coker]

Yes Ken ownes the consecutive vin to my 4E

[Kendal Coker]

Just a little update.  The last 40 vins before the 85.5's were the Hertz cars.  Also a Black one has turned up in California.