More Shelby GT-H

[mikef]

Courtesy of Hertz in San Francisco. The Shelby got a lot of attention and everyone from cops to kids to homies came over to ask about it. Makes a great noise, seemed slower than my Lightning and corners OK for a Mustang...

[Twin Turbo]

Great pics.....I love the Golden Gate in the background.

Oh, to be back in California again

[Mustang Baz]

Mike - glad you enjoyed it and that makes 3 of us now with a positive experience. Cannot recommend this highly enough for anyone travelling over there - very different drive to a stock Mustang and enormous fun. Great pics - was only there 3 weeks ago and wishing I was back!

[MikeyT]

Was in Florida back in August and wanted to get one or even a stock Mustang but as our deal was through Dollar - not Hertz - had to settle for upgrading to a Charger ... not a Hemi though.

Still, a nice car and we did see a Hertz Shelby in the car park at Universal Studios ...

The Hertz ...



The Dodge ...

[mikef]

The GT-H's seem to be pretty much booked up in advance, at least in San Fran. Don't these cars look at lot better without front plates?

[steve-p]

The modern Charger doesn't do anything for me at all, but the forthcoming Challenger is looking very interesting:





www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html

[marlvargs]

Glad you had a good time, you're right it does get a lot of attention from most people.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post the Motor Trends review in time.

Will have a go a posting it, its 5 pages, and some interesting stuff about the original

[mikef]

I would be interested to see that review.

Cheers, Mike

[MikeyT]

steve-p said:

The modern Charger doesn't do anything for me at all

It didn't for me really but it was an effortless ride on the roads of Florida for 10 days ...

[stig]

Have been trying to hire a stock V8 GT in Houston with no success let alone a GT-H!

Anyone know where I might be able to hire one???? The only 'stangs I've seen with the main rental companies are convertibles and they're all V6s!

[Twin Turbo]

I can only assume smaller hire companies will lend you a V8. For both our California trips we used Hertz (just tooooo convenient and cheap not too) and they were V6 only. I was told Hertz don't hire the V8s (this was a couple of years ago, and I'm talking previous generation car).

What pee-ed me off was the car on the front of the Hertz brochure....you got it. A V8 'Stang.

[Twin Turbo]

Rental cars......you gotta pity 'em


www.muscularmustangs.com/2006/news0098shelbygthvideo.php

[bumblebee]

Hired one last weekend - fab car handled much better than i expected it to on the twisties....thought i'd share my collection of Mustang porn with you guys:

[blown 5.0]

cool pics , just got back from Miami ,had a GTH for two weeks , crusing down to homestead for the final nextel cup race ,is it me or do GTO drivers just want to race you.must be a pontiac thing.How can i post some more GTH pics guys.

[Twin Turbo]

Bumblebee, great pics. Where were they taken?

Blown5.0 - to post pics stick the url (web address) of the pic between

Make sure the picture is hosted on something like Photobucket, it won't work directly from your PC.

[blown 5.0]

thanks twin turbo , will sort some out.got some pics of me and my mate who also hired on at the drag strip having a grude match, might be a little bit dark but i will try to lightern them up.

[bumblebee]

Twin Turbo said:

Bumblebee, great pics. Where were they taken?

Up in the hills just behind Malibu (rented the car out of LAX).....there are some great twisty roads up there which are easily accessible from the PCH.

[blown 5.0]

check out me and my friends holiday pics , we hired 2 GTHs and drag raced them also got pulled by a state trooper off Aligator alley.


wicked ride , really turned some heads aswell , just needed a kenne bell to wake it up a little.

Edited by blown 5.0 on Thursday 14th December 23:49

[mikef]

The state trooper pic brings back memories

Valentine One, never leave home without it...

[Streetrod427]

Sorry if I am late to the game on this one, but I have just returned from Florida having hired the GT-H for eight days. What a cool car. OK the gearbox is not great and the plastics on the interior are naff, but what a nice engine and a greeat noise. And not only that it handles quite well and goes pretty quick. Roll on November when I go back, I will most certanly get another one.