Saturday 28th July 1973

Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet-riddled 1934 Ford V8 was sold at auction for $175,000 to Peter Simon of Jean, Nevada. The Ford V8 model that had succeeded the Model A was popular amongst criminals because of its speed and power. Clyde Barrow even wrote a note to Henry Ford: ‘Dear Sir, While I still have breath in my lungs I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have drove Fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got every other car skinned and even if my business hasn’t been strictly legal it don’t hurt to tell you what a fine car you got in the V8.’