Question: What infamous Texas outlaw allegedly praised the power of Ford’s revolutionary V-8 engine in a letter to the automaker’s founder?
Answer: Clyde Barrow. In the April 1934 letter, Barrow said he had “drove Fords exclusively when I could get away with one,” praising their V-8 engine for “sustained speed and freedom from trouble.” He and his accomplice Bonnie Parker were shot to death in Louisiana the following month in a police ambush. While the letter adds to the mystique of Bonnie and Clyde, its authenticity has been questioned.
