“I stepped up to the counter to pick up my car and they said, ‘You’re over 74, You can’t have a car,’” he said.
What he missed was in the fine print of Routes Car Rentals’ Rules and Restrictions page in Travelocity. In the “Merchant Rules” section, it notes an upper age limit of 74 years of age for local renters…
I have rented cars in the US when I was under 25. They just add a daily “underage” fee that’s ~$30-40.