1966 Shelby GT350H Recovered After Sinking Into Ohio Backyard for 40 Years

There are a lot of Mustangs that collectors would love to add to their respective collections. One that we think might be at the top of the list of most Mustang fans would be the likes of the Shelby Mustang GT350H.

The original GT350H was a car designed in order to spread the word about the Mustang. 1,001 of these “Rent-a-Racers” were designed for the Hertz rental company in order to be rented out and promote the model. The idea was innovative at the time as marketing hadn’t seen such a maneuver. In addition, the limited edition cars would end up being rather sought after when their run as rentals was done and over with.

As one might imagine, there’s probably nowhere near a full 1,001 of these things left. Instead, over the years, these sorts of cars, like many other classics, find an untimely demise. Countless examples were probably crashed and have since been totaled. There are probably an equal amount, if not more, that have simply been forgotten about, left to rot in backyards and fields across the world.

In terms of a barn find, though, this would definitely be the icing on the cake. The GT350H isn’t just a cool car. It also marks another box off of the barn find hierarchy as it proves to be a machine with an interesting backstory as well.

This time, we check in with an example that has been found in an Ohio backyard. We’re pretty sure that the owner probably didn’t know just how rare and valuable such a machine might be. Instead, it has sat, covered with grime and leaves, for the span of 40 years. During that time, the car has collected some unwelcome visitors in rust and oxidation that have taken away its former luster.

Below, we find the machine and the process that takes it on as it is recovered from its resting place.