This preference made the 1934 Ford V-8 the perfect getaway car for Bonnie and Clyde's multi-state crime spree. This particular Ford, a Fordor (four-door) sedan, was stolen in Dallas, Texas ...

The two officers instead ran into Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow and one of their gang members, and were shot down with buckshot ... and waited for the gangsters' car to enter the driveway.