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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!

Hey, there are some #56's out there on eBay! Unfortunately, the links are ridiculously LONG, but I searched for "shelby american magazine #56" and found 2 of them out there (after skipping through all the non-matching "hits," thank you eBay).

One is $24 + $6.50 shipping, the other is $29.95 + $8.75. There's a 3rd one - but it's in Portugal.

Well, he thought he'd read the article in one of the "Marque" issues, whatever the date range was for those. I posted an entry in this forum (Literature and Collectibles) back in JUNE, saying I'd pay $100 for a copy of the "Marque" that had the article in it - but basically got no responses. Since then, I began to wonder if the guy had been completely wrong about the article being in a "Marque" issue - that maybe it was actually in an early "Shelby American" issue instead. Obviously, I'm just groping for possibilities. BTW, I really appreciate your help, but don't worry - there's no big rush. Thanks!

Yo Terry,
You HAVE seen it? Well, that's some good news all by itself! I was starting to think the whole thing was just a BS story. I sure appreciate you checking your issues looking for it. If you ever happen to find it in some magazine somewhere, I'm still offering a "reward" of $100 for the magazine. Thanks!
Jerry

Hertz World - how about that. Very interesting stuff. And the cover car is "almost" like my dad's 1966 7-Litre. Very cool. Thanks for the information, appreciate it.

Thanks, Coralsnake. That's an interesting article. Not "quite" the article I'm looking for, but helpful, just the same. Evidently, Hertz Denver supplied Barrecrafter ski racks and snow tires on their GT350H cars, similar to what this article says. Any idea when it was originally printed? Was it actually in one of the "Shelby American" issues or some other magazine?

Hi Hertzdonut,
Have you ever noticed a "Shelby American" article about Hertz Denver offering a special 1966 GT350H rental deal for the National Ski Patrol? A guy I talked with some time back said that he'd seen an article in "The Marque" years ago, but I'm wondering if it could have been in one of the "Shelby American" issues instead. Since you've evidently got an extensive collection of "Shelby American" magazines - and since you're a Hertz guy - I thought I'd check with you. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jerry

Nope. No luck at all. I'm thinking about putting out a new post that includes mention of "The Shelby American" magazines. Maybe that's where the guy saw the article. I'm also wondering if he might have read it in a late 60's-era "Rod & Custom" or "Hot Rod," but that seems like a stretch.

Thanks, Coralsnake. I wasn't very sure about Snakebite, but thought I'd include it.

I'm looking for a Marque magazine (or possibly Snakebite) that contains an article about Hertz Denver offering a special 1966 GT350H rental deal for the National Ski  Patrol. A person I talked with some time back said that, years ago, he had noticed that article in one of these issues, but wasn't sure which one. I know some of you folks have extensive collections of "The Marque" and "Snakebite," so I thought I'd post this to see if I could find the magazine. If you have one, I'd be willing to pay you $100 for it.  Thanks!