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Old 5/5/10, 11:57 AM
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The Real History Of John Dillinger And Henry Ford

http://jalopnik.com/5531311/the-real...and-henry-ford

Notorious gangster John Dillinger's thank you letter to Henry Ford for making a great getaway car's widely considered to be a hoax. It isn't, but Ford covered up the real letter, likely parading a forgery for decades.
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ha! awesome lol. I remember the special about Dillinger on the history channel aand the letter was mentioned. Its nice to know that even though the one the reported was fake, there was a real one conveying pretty much the same message.

I also remember that Ford was pretty PO'd about the whole mess. sweet article
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I also remember that Ford was pretty PO'd about the whole mess. sweet article
Wow. You're older than I thought!
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I always thought it was Clyde Barrow (from Bonnie & Clyde) that wrote a letter to Henry Ford.
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thanks for posting!!
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Pretty good read
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Wow. You're older than I thought!
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Nice find!!!
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