From the twisted mind of our friend George Bojachuk came this bullet-riddled 1932 Ford B400 V8 Convertible Sedan. When the first run of 1500 went out, the Columbine shooting rocked the country and hastily attempted to get them off the shelves of their brick and mortar outlets. Managers were told to throw them in the dumpsters. I happened to be at one of the stores when the directive came out and the manager just gave me one because they were deleted from their inventory. George got the order to "fix this" and with their vendor began pumping out a more pristine version. It was called the "Bonnie and Clyde" Ford but, again, according to George it was not meant to be the car they were killed in (which was a '34 Ford Deluxe Sedan) but rather a V8 Ford that they stole and dumped after a police chase. The model is very imaginative with well modeled bullet holes on the outside of the body and simulated horse hair insulation poking out of the fenestrated door cards, A legible copy of the Joplin (Missouri) Globe protrudes from the map pocket. Either in the trunk or the back seat are enough small ares to equip an army squad. The model itself is well detailed down to the ignition key with embossed FM key fob. I don't know if anyone - certainly not Franklin Mint- knows how many of these bullet-riddled models are out there, but I sure enjoy mine... lotsa smiles!
Although not intended to replicate the 'death car' it was considered to be in poor taste and too macabre to finish the run. I doubt there is too more many out there than the initial 1500 run.
It also came with bags of stolen cash and Clyde's fedora and Bonnie's beret. I have mine with the Capone '30 Cadillac, Ness's '32 Caddy and Dillinger's '33 Tudor.
great presentation Rich, thanks. I have the no holes version. Used to see the occasional bullet hole version on ebay but cant recall seeing one in ages.
@bob-jackman Very timely for me, I copped the regular version on eBay a few days ago. I posted not too long ago that I wasn’t interested in a model that wasn’t authentic to its description. Then my brain kicked in and I realized the ‘32 Ford convertible sedan is a very cool and unique model in its own right and isn’t represented by the Mints, at least to my knowledge. I do agree that the bullet ridden version is very cool and unique in this version.
I recently purchased a ( Bonnie&Clyde) model. If anyone was interested there is a website (Worth Point.com) that has a lot of information on this model. There are sites on E-Bay that have both models available (with bullet holes or without). I found it on page 3 when you search it. Regards Tom!
Yep, that's it; with all the accoutrements. But wait! Mine came with the 1/24th ham sandwich Clyde was eating at the time - one bite missing. Didn't that come with yours? (LOL!!)
@perrone1 I just got mine in the mail today, super stoked! I’ve said in the past that I wasn’t a big FM fan, but the last few I’ve gotten have been top shelf. I don’t think this one has ever been out of the box, it’s dead cherry and none of the accessories and paperwork have been opened. Where the heck is all of this NOS coming from?
@perrone1 I just got mine in the mail today, super stoked! I’ve said in the past that I wasn’t a big FM fan, but the last few I’ve gotten have been top shelf. I don’t think this one has ever been out of the box, it’s dead cherry and none of the accessories and paperwork have been opened. Where the heck is all of this NOS coming from?
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well done Kevin fantastic you have a pristine version. I had a 1951 FM Citroen 2CV arrive yesterday. FM really hit a high spot for a period there and the 2CV and your Ford exemplify this. Remarkable detail on both models.
