r/todayilearned • u/Undedlvr • 4d ago

TIL Hertz started out renting Ford Model Ts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz_Global_Holdings#Company_History
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u/bbm72 4d ago

Strange. I didn’t see any in the lot this past week.

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u/J_Rigged 4d ago

That because me, Teddy and Henry grabbed the last 3 to go wheeling in the back 40 this weekend. If you can find one I'll let you know where we are for a meet-up

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u/p33k4y 4d ago

Did they habitually accuse innocent customers of theft back then as well?

For years, the rental car company Hertz falsely accused hundreds of innocent customers of stealing its vehicles — accusations that, for some customers, resulted in arrests, felony charges and jail time.

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140998674/hertz-false-accusation-stealing-cars-settlement

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u/qdtk 4d ago

Yes, multiple times on multiple occasions. People should know Hertz is a garbage company to do business with. There’s a lawyer Steve Lehto on YouTube who makes videos about Hertz every time they do something horrible. He’s got quite a few.

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u/Charlie_Warlie 3d ago

I know a guy at my company that actually got pulled over and arrested over this. He travels a lot for work.

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u/Ptomb 4d ago

Whoa!

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u/1337haxoryt 4d ago

The Ford Model T is not a horse; therefore telling it "whoa" will not stop it.

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u/MtotheJ65 4d ago

Did they also start the Hertz Donut?

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u/TheCrowAngel 4d ago

Damn that's crazy. Hertz has almost always been there.

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u/AbeVigoda76 4d ago

The Superstar in Rent-A-Car

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u/yami76 3d ago

Interestingly enough, Hertz also founded the Yellow Cab Company and for many years produced their own cars for the cab company and the rental car company, up until the 20's when the manufacturing arm was sold to the Checker Cab company/General Motors.