Hello All,

I have a piggie bank, or Doggie Bank that My Dad aquired in 1966 when he bought a New 66 Stang Coupe at El Monte Ford in El Monte, California.

I call it Papa and Son. Boy Dog has a ball cap on that has FORD on the side.

I was wonderng if Anybody has ever seen one or might have one.

"What would it be worth?" B)

Robert in Bama

 

Actually, GrayBeardGT (Ken) in Montgomery just emailed me photos of his last week.

 

Kewl,

Was this a Dealer thing, or Could they be bought from Ford back then?

Any idea of how many were made?

 

I have no idea.

 

Here is a photo of two Ford dog banks in my collection.

The first Ford dog (on the left) dates from the early '60s and was from an old Ford TV commercial where a big shaggy dog is washing a new Ford and says, "It's a F-o-r-d," with the letters spelled out on his mouth. Notice the wash rag in his hand. My dad brought it home from a Ford dealer in Southern California as part of the promotion. It is a ceramic bank about 8 inches tall.

I never knew there was another kind of Ford dog bank until my father-in-law gave me the one on the right just before he died. He said he got it from a Ford dealer in California in the mid-'70s. These are the only two Ford dog banks I have ever seen.

I don't have a clue how many they made or what they might be worth.

Any ideas out there?

 

There are two on eBay at about $20 apiece.