Letter from Clyde Barrow to Henry Ford Praising the Ford V-8 Car, 1934
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On April 13, 1934, Ford Motor Company received this unusual product testimonial. In it notorious bank robber Clyde Barrow extolled the virtues of Ford V-8s as getaway cars. Handwriting analysts have questioned the letter's authenticity, but it is the sort of thing the publicity-seeking Barrow might have written.
On April 13, 1934, Ford Motor Company received this unusual product testimonial. In it notorious bank robber Clyde Barrow extolled the virtues of Ford V-8s as getaway cars. Handwriting analysts have questioned the letter's authenticity, but it is the sort of thing the publicity-seeking Barrow might have written.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
10 April 1934
Subject Date
10 April 1934
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Oklahoma, Tulsa
Creator Notes
Attributed to Clyde Barrow; written from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.285.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on paper: Tulsa, Okla 10th April Mr Henry Ford Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir: - While I still have got 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 ever other car skinned and even if my business hasen't been strickly legal it don't hurt enything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V8 - Yours truly Clyde Champion Barrow
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