Ruth and Jesse Warren of Topeka, Kansas, bought a 1934 Ford Fordor
Deluxe Sedan. They hadn’t owned it very long when on April 29th, 1934,
Ruth noticed the car was missing. A month later the Warrens were
informed the car was in Louisiana, with 160 bullet holes in it after
Texas lawmen shot and killed Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. The Warrens
had to go to federal court to take back possession of their car, as the
sheriff wanted to keep it for his trouble. Even then, they had to pay a
$70 storage fee! The Warren car became more famous every year after
that, as people flocked to see a part of history. You can follow its
story through lots of links to tons of pages full of photographs and
newspaper clippings.
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