Check your 1933-34 VIN #s, does anyone own one of these Dillinger Fords?

[Randy]

Here's a list of Fords owned or "borrowed" by John Dillinger, as printed in the #3, 1996, V8 Times, and provided by then-curator of the John Dillinger Museum, Joe Pinkston, and reportedly collected from police and FBI reports:

A-2G74921, 1930 Model A
2980001, 1930 Model A Cpe

18-348420, 1933 V8 Coach
18-517244, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed
18-694580, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr
18-1110789, 1934 V8 Sed
18-529158, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr
18-507064, 1934 V8
18-751633, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr
18-685515, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr
18-715778, 1934 V8 Panel Delivery
18-947613, 1934 V8 Std Sed
18-824594, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr

I checked all of the above V8 numbers and they fall in the correct number ranges to be the years they are described as. The following numbers were also listed but were either misdescribed as to the year model or the numbers were not recorded correctly. The article states that some of the police and FBI reports were difficult to read, which could account for mistakes. The article also stated that there were several other V8s for which no number is recorded, so check under your seats for shell casings and/or cash!

18-112235, 1934 V8 1/2T Pickup (# shows to be July, 1932)
18-256447, 1934 V8 Dlx Sed 4 dr (# shows to be April, 1933)

Well, check your pink slips, do we have any lottery winners out there?

[David J]

Randy , Barrett Jackson sold an A coupe a couple years ago that was documented in police records as being shot up by cops as Dillinger drove away in it . Don't remember the details but they should be easy to find if someone is interested . I think it brought over 50 K David J

[Ken Arms]

do the numbers tell when and where it was built? mine is 18-572197 Ken

[Randy]

Where-no, when-yes. 572197 is January, 1934.

Originally Posted by Ken Arms

do the numbers tell when and where it was built? mine is 18-572197 Ken

[Louis]

This is the 1930 A model coupe used by John Dillinger in his excape from Little Bohemia, WI. in 1934, it sold for $165 thousand last year at
Barrett-Jackson. he did break out the back window and used his thompson M/G to stop the chase, [and it did.] He only used it for 200 miles then bought a ford V 8, The A model was just handy at the time. The old couple he stole it from said that Dillinger was very polite.

[Randy]

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There's gotta be some of these left around somewhere!

[Frank The Plumber]

Geez, Don't post your vin numbers on the internet.