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1949FORD · 03-17-2012, 11:44 PM

I was just wondering, if there were any famous gangsters that drove a 1949 Ford. Highly doubt it, but i cant find any info on this topic.

hombres ruin · 03-18-2012, 02:06 AM

Most of the gangsters which I think you are talking about existed in the twenties and thirties, in the forties early fifties you had mob guys driving caddies.

4dFord/SC · 03-18-2012, 07:28 AM

Closest I can think of is Robert Mitchum's '50/'51 Ford in Thunder Road

Brendan · 03-18-2012, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 4dFord/SC

Closest I can think of is Robert Mitchum's '50/'51 Ford in Thunder Road

that's a good movie!

Rem · 03-18-2012, 08:16 AM

I think '49 Fords were generally driven by little old ladies...

Graeme / New Zealand · 03-18-2012, 12:55 PM

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Mickey Rooney drove one as a "getaway car" for a robbery in Drive a crooked Road or something like that. It was a shoebox ford if not a 49.

GB

1949FORD · 03-18-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hombres ruin

Most of the gangsters which I think you are talking about existed in the twenties and thirties, in the forties early fifties you had mob guys driving caddies.

ya thats what i was thinking. thought there were any classy mobsters.

haha

1949FORD · 03-18-2012, 02:56 PM

Ok, just wanted to know if there were any!

ford38v8 · 03-18-2012, 04:38 PM

I was a loner

with shades

and drove a '49 Ford when I was a kid, but was never in a gang

Fibber Mcgee · 03-19-2012, 01:02 AM

I think the gangsters drive Chevy Capices with 24 inch rims.

ford38v8 · 03-19-2012, 01:19 AM

Fibber... U shud lern to speel: It's Shebby & Gangsta.

4dFord/SC · 03-19-2012, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Fibber Mcgee

I think the gangsters drive Chevy Capices with 24 inch rims.

Yo, dawg, wassup? No D's??

1949FORD · 03-19-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fibber Mcgee

I think the gangsters drive Chevy Capices with 24 inch rims.

What i call "tools"

1949FORD · 03-19-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 4dFord/SC

Yo, dawg, wassup? No D's??

hahahahaha!!!!

Jay in Mass · 03-20-2012, 10:28 AM

A true story....
The famous Brinks robbery took place in Boston Massachusetts around 1950. The vehicle used to transport the million plus dollars loot was a stolen 1949 Ford pickup truck. They cut up the new truck and disposed of it in a dump in Stoughton Mass. The parts were discovered, and were linked to them, but did not help to solve the crime. I fondly remember the cops mistakingly referring to the firing order as the serial number back in the day. Specks Okeefe did not get his cut of the loot and turned states evidence against the others about about 6 days before the statute of limitations ran out. Most of the those involved came from the Boston neighborhood that I grew up in. With age comes faded memory in my case. Some of you younger guys can chime in and fill the mising pieces and may know more about the Ford F1 truck that was used.

1949FORD · 03-20-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay in Mass

A true story....
The famous Brinks robbery took place in Boston Massachusetts around 1950. The vehicle used to transport the million plus dollars loot was a stolen 1949 Ford pickup truck. They cut up the new truck and disposed of it in a dump in Stoughton Mass. The parts were discovered, and were linked to them, but did not help to solve the crime. I fondly remember the cops mistakingly referring to the firing order as the serial number back in the day. Specks Okeefe did not get his cut of the loot and turned states evidence against the others about about 6 days before the statute of limitations ran out. Most of the those involved came from the Boston neighborhood that I grew up in. With age comes faded memory in my case. Some of you younger guys can chime in and fill the mising pieces and may know more about the Ford F1 truck that was used.

Wow! thats an interesting story! at least it was a ford!

03-17-2012, 11:44 PM	#1
1949FORD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coon Rapids,Minnesota Posts: 473	Gangsters I was just wondering, if there were any famous gangsters that drove a 1949 Ford. Highly doubt it, but i cant find any info on this topic. __________________ 1949 Ford Fordor 2001 GMC Sierra SLE Joshua Landvik

03-18-2012, 02:06 AM	#2
hombres ruin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 518	Re: Gangsters Most of the gangsters which I think you are talking about existed in the twenties and thirties, in the forties early fifties you had mob guys driving caddies. __________________ "I have built my organisation on fear"..Al Capone.

03-18-2012, 07:28 AM	#3
4dFord/SC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,579	Re: Gangsters Closest I can think of is Robert Mitchum's '50/'51 Ford in Thunder Road

03-18-2012, 08:16 AM	#5
Rem Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 96	Re: Gangsters I think '49 Fords were generally driven by little old ladies...

03-18-2012, 12:55 PM	#6
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: Gangsters Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mickey Rooney drove one as a "getaway car" for a robbery in Drive a crooked Road or something like that. It was a shoebox ford if not a 49. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

03-18-2012, 02:56 PM	#8
1949FORD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coon Rapids,Minnesota Posts: 473	Re: Gangsters Ok, just wanted to know if there were any! __________________ 1949 Ford Fordor 2001 GMC Sierra SLE Joshua Landvik

03-18-2012, 04:38 PM	#9
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: Gangsters I was a loner with shades and drove a '49 Ford when I was a kid, but was never in a gang __________________ Alan

03-19-2012, 01:02 AM	#10
Fibber Mcgee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Callahan Fla Posts: 1,149	Re: Gangsters I think the gangsters drive Chevy Capices with 24 inch rims. __________________ Wanted, a car with a " Dynaflex Superflowing Unijet Turbovasculator which is Syncromeshed to the Multicoil Hydrotensioned Dual vacuum Dynomometer. "

03-19-2012, 01:19 AM	#11
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: Gangsters Fibber... U shud lern to speel: It's Shebby & Gangsta. __________________ Alan

03-20-2012, 10:28 AM	#15
Jay in Mass Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mass. Posts: 379	Re: Gangsters A true story.... The famous Brinks robbery took place in Boston Massachusetts around 1950. The vehicle used to transport the million plus dollars loot was a stolen 1949 Ford pickup truck. They cut up the new truck and disposed of it in a dump in Stoughton Mass. The parts were discovered, and were linked to them, but did not help to solve the crime. I fondly remember the cops mistakingly referring to the firing order as the serial number back in the day. Specks Okeefe did not get his cut of the loot and turned states evidence against the others about about 6 days before the statute of limitations ran out. Most of the those involved came from the Boston neighborhood that I grew up in. With age comes faded memory in my case. Some of you younger guys can chime in and fill the mising pieces and may know more about the Ford F1 truck that was used.