Equipment
140/205hp turbo four, 5-speed, Koni adjustable front shocks, bi-wing rear spoiler, sunroof, center console, power windows, air conditioning.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
From the Waterford collection. Lightly scuffed up wheels. Dry weather stripping. Slightly dull exterior plastic. Lightly swirled original paint. Light general wear to the interior. Unrestored, used and showing wear, but even with the 67,637 miles showing, it could be a better car. One of 60 Mustang SVOs purchased by Hertz in 1985, and one of 10 in this color. Certainly less well known than the Hertz Shelbys, but still a neat piece of Mustang history.
Market commentary
Top-notch examples of the Fox-body Mustang have been getting eye-poppingly high prices at auction this year, and this car is both a relatively rare SVO model and an even rarer Hertz Mustang. Even so, this car is really let down by its condition and most people don't even know about the Hertz Mustangs of the '80s, so it brought a realistic price. It is, however, a model that could -- when the stars and planets align in a market-correcting transaction -- become the object of a craze and bring much more. Until then, this is an appropriate result.