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CWright
02-09-2013, 06:19 PM
A friend of mine sent me this. I thought it was pretty cool. Below is from his email and the attached letter.

Been meaning to send this out Letter Clyde Barrow to Henry Ford about the quality of his cars. Some might not remember old Clyde but at the time of this letter every Law enforcement agency in the country was after him but he paused long enough to reflect on those fine Fords. This letter was past down from the UAW in the Ford Department

Hope you enjoy!

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Jimmy_Hyde.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:;)

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/qt/clydeletter.htm

blackhueys
02-09-2013, 06:38 PM
cool I saw it in real life when I was at the Henry ford in Detroit I don't know if that's good publicity or bad though lol

DOOM
02-09-2013, 07:01 PM
Also was the car of choice for moonshiners back in the day! :burnout:

ajdereicup
02-09-2013, 08:20 PM
Awesome! Never seen that before

GAMike
02-09-2013, 08:25 PM
Also was the car of choice for moonshiners back in the day! :burnout:

And today:eek::toast:

Vortex
02-09-2013, 08:51 PM
Here's what I think about Bonnie and Clyde:

http://texashideout.tripod.com/victims.html

(a couple of popups but interesting)

Granddaddy Marq
02-10-2013, 04:58 PM
Also was the car of choice for moonshiners back in the day! :burnout:


If all goes well, it well be the car of choice for bootleggers in and around Louisville about the first week of April.

CBT
02-10-2013, 05:10 PM
I saw Bonnie and Clydes "death car" and Jayne Mansfield's "death car" at a rinky dink museum in St. Augustine, FL many years ago.

rocky
02-10-2013, 05:25 PM
Sent from Tulsa, OK
NICE!


Sent from my iPhone 5

Ladyhawke
02-10-2013, 05:31 PM
Never seen this before, thanks for sharing some history. Clyde wrote the letter a little over a month before his death.

Mebot
02-10-2013, 05:59 PM
I saw Bonnie and Clydes "death car" and Jayne Mansfield's "death car" at a rinky dink museum in St. Augustine, FL many years ago.

their death car is now at the National Crime & Punishment museum in DC. wife & I took a tour on our 1 yr wedding anniversary last year. nothing says I love you, honey like a tour through serial killers, homicide & CSI exhibits

Sent from my handheld Zack Morris iShoe 4S.

CBT
02-10-2013, 06:03 PM
their death car is now at the National Crime & Punishment museum in DC. wife & I took a tour on our 1 yr wedding anniversary last year. nothing says I love you, honey like a tour through serial killers, homicide & CSI exhibits

Sent from my handheld Zack Morris iShoe 4S.
lol, nice! well as long as neither of you get any ideas it sounds awesome.

stevesoasis
02-10-2013, 07:47 PM
Interesting piece of history, never knew he wrote that letter to ford!!

mrjones
02-10-2013, 09:17 PM
I have a distant cousin who was a member of their gang. My great uncle, until the time I was about 15, lived in a log cabin in deep east Texas that was built in 1865. I stayed at that house many times when I was younger. Bonnie and Clyde came and visited and stayed in that same house with their gang member, Ralph Fults.

DOOM
02-10-2013, 10:21 PM
Found this video on the car and letter. Also found out exactly where the term "SUICIDE DOOR" comes from. Very informative video.


http://youtu.be/CEoG65Y-vbM
/CEoG65Y-vbM

71cyclone
02-11-2013, 05:55 AM
Good Video /

71cyclone
02-11-2013, 06:00 AM
Also was the car of choice for moonshiners back in the day! :burnout:
Goldberg did a Show on the 40 Ford Coupe the number 1 car for Moon shiners :beer: