Bonnie and Clyde's Death Car. Facts, Fiction and more at Volo Museum.
Channel: Volo Museum
Date: 2023-03-21

This movie car could be the most famous, and the most infamous, movie car in history! This is the 1934 Ford driven by the most cunning, conniving, criminal couple and cultural phenomenon (all by the age of 23)! Bonnie and Clyde. Their string of crimes spanned from 1931-1934. Along with stealing this car, they were believed to have committed 13 murders, several robberies and burglaries and suspects in many other crimes. In 1934, They were both fatally shot in this car more than 50 times by four Texas, and two Louisiana officers (with automatic rifles and shotguns) emptied 130 rounds on them. After Bonnie and Clyde were shot, the car was towed into town with them still in it! As they unloaded the bodies into the morgue, people were rushing the car trying to steal little parts for souvenirs. With nation-wide interest, the “Death Car” started touring around the country on exhibition. By 1940 though, the people were sick of it, mostly because scammers were cashing in with their own tours with their own replicas. When replicating, scammers would fill the cars with live chickens before shooting the cars up to produce real blood stains for a more realistic and convincing fake. This is one of the original replica “death cars” from the 1930’s. What makes this car special is that even though it’s a replica, it gained so much fame from being fraudulent that Warner Brothers used this exact car for their 1967 “Bonnie and Clyde" movie starring Warren Beaty and Faye Dunaway. If you want to see Bonnie and Clyde’s real car, it’s at Whiskey Pete’s Casino in Las Vegas, along with many other really cool artifacts, like Clyde’s shirt when he was shot, documents and photos like this one of all the different license plates that they pulled from the trunk and many other things. Thank you so much for watching, I can't wait to share the next movie car with you tomorrow! Speaking of gangsters, did I tell you I was once kidnapped by a gang of mimes? They did unspeakable things... 

Volo Museum is a World Famous, family-owned, all-day tourist destination in Volo, IL. We are know across the world for our all-indoor showroom rotating hundreds of classic and modern collector cars. Experience over 45 exhibits and over 10,000 mechanical marvels! Our attractions include over 50 iconic TV and Movie cars, a 15k sq ft Jurassic Gardens dinosaur park. Hollywood Train Tours & Museum, a mini golf course, one of the largest Antique Malls in the country and more! Our exhibits include a Coney Island Carousel Room, Early-Century Music Hall, Duesenberg Exhibit,  3 Batmobiles, A Military Museum, The Titanic Exhibit, Fast and Furious Collection, Ford vs. Ferrari Exhibit, Cars of the Hollywood Stars, 50’s Finned Fiberglass Boats, Evolution of the Motorcycle, Disney Gallery & Parade Cars, Retro Animatronic Entertainment, Gangster Crime & Medieval Punishment Museum, tractors, and Novelty/Special Interest Custom Cars. We also have large collections of Vintage and Very Rare Bicycles, Scooters, Coin-Operated Kiddie Rides, Children’s Pedal Cars, Snowmobiles, Jukeboxes, Arcades, Novelty Coin-Operated Games, Tractors, Aviation, Campers & Travel Lodging, Showtime Pizzeria, gift shops and ice cream parlor & more! Also book your next party, event or gathering for up to 100 people and our brand new Party Barn! Email partybooking@volofun.com for more info.

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