Bob Hook Chevrolet took about...
Bob Hook Chevrolet took about six hours to add the stripes, screens, spoilers and other ZHZ equipment to the convertibles, while the coupes' wheel swap added four more hours per car of shop time
Once the stripes, screens and polished wheels were on, the Corvette ZHZs (500 coupes in 2008, and 350 convertibles this year) went back to Bowling Green, and from there they were shipped to Hertz. The coupes are available to rent right now, and the drop-tops soon will be. "Keep your eyes out for the convertible version," says Hertz's Paula Rivera. They should be available in the October-November time frame." Rivera adds that each Hertz location sets the rates for their Fun Collection cars. "It's safe to say you're looking at between $100-200/day," she says of what you can expect to pay for a ZHZ. So, adds Rivera, it's best to contact the Hertz location where you're headed for rates-and availability.
That should help you with your fall/winter vacation planning, along with knowing these Hertz airport locations will rent you a ZHZ from the Fun Collection (as long as you're age 25 and older): Phoenix; Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego and San Francisco; Denver; Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Fort Myers, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach and Tampa; Savannah, Georgia; Maui and Oahu, Hawaii; Boston; Newark; Charlotte; Portland, Oregon; Charleston, South Carolina; Nashville; Dallas (DFW) and Houston (Bush Intercontinental); Seattle, WA; and Washington, DC (Dulles).
Those 850 Corvette ZHZs also bring up this question: When they're retired from rental service, will events like Bloomington Gold that have Survivor judging have special criteria for these former Hertz cars-like "rental car patina"?
Here's a peek inside a ready-to-ship...
Here's a peek inside a ready-to-ship Corvette ZHZ convertible. Note the special "ZHZ" emblem on the console lid.
Hertz's ads for the Corvette...
Hertz's ads for the Corvette ZHZs have appeared in travel magazines, and other places where prospective renters would find them. Photo Courtesy Hertz
Behind-seats stripes on ZHZ...
Behind-seats stripes on ZHZ convertible are similar to those on the top and rear deck of the coupes.
With all the factory option...
With all the factory option packages and post-production add-ons, the HZ convertible's sticker price came in just north of 83 large.
"ZHZ" emblems on the front...
"ZHZ" emblems on the front fenders are part of the package, as are the polished wheels and Velocity Yellow paint.
Bob Hook Chevrolet added the...
Bob Hook Chevrolet added the finishing touches to 500 ZHZ coupes like these in '08, and did the same to 350 almost identically-equipped convertibles this year.
Here are some underhood blankets...
Here are some underhood blankets stacked and ready to be swapped out.
Here's a couple of ZHZs, loaded...
Here's a couple of ZHZs, loaded and ready to head back to Bowling Green for shipment to Hertz
And here is a pallet of spoilers...
And here is a pallet of spoilers that are ready to be installed...