- In 1916 two brothers in Omaha, Nebraska, ran an ad offering a Ford for rent with or without a driver for $0.10 per mile with a 3 mile minimum
- In 1922 Walter Jacobs opened a car rental business in Chicago with a dozen Model Ts and sold the company in 1923 to John Hertz to form the basis of today’s Hertz Car Rental
- Cell phones, wallets, and sunglasses are the items most common left behind in rental cars
- Hertz’ first airport car rental location was at Chicago’s Midway Airport in 1932
- The first limousine was built in 1902 and named for its resemblance to the hoods worn by shepherds in Limousin, France
- While most commonly limousines are Lincolns or Cadillacs, Ferraris, VW Beetles, Corvettes, and Mini Coopers have all been stretched to fit 10 people
