Bonnie & Clyde Getaway Car Joins San Diego Air & Space Museum's New 1930s Exhibit

(November 11, 2008) - The Bonnie & Clyde Ford, the actual car they drove into the ambush and to their death in the early 30s, is now on display as part of the San Diego Air & Space Museum's Gangsters, Glamour, and Glory: Forging America's Future in the 1930s exhibit.

Gangsters, Glamour, and Glory is a period exhibit featuring historical items from all over the United States, highlighting the exciting 1930s. The exhibit showcases a unique period in our country's history; gangsters on and off the silver screen, the glamour of design, fashion, Hollywood and talking pictures, the glory of the record setters and Americas' strength in the mist of the Great Depression.

Another featured item in the exhibit is the newly constructed airplane, the Gee Bee racer. The Gee Bee is one of only two on display worldwide and emphasizes the daring and courageous sprit of speed racing pilots. This aircraft is best known as the plane that Jimmy Doolittle flew to victory in the 1932 Thompson Trophy Race at the National Air Races in Cleveland, setting a world speed record of 296 miles per hour.

The exhibit includes additional Bonnie & Clyde artifacts, sports memorabilia, radio broadcasts, and clips from famous 1930s Hollywood films. Also displayed are personal belongings from Will Rogers, a well known trick roper, newspaper columnist, and star of the silver screen and radio, and Amelia Earhart, who was lost at sea on her flight around the world in 1937.

For more information please call (619) 234-8291 x140 or visit www.sandiegoairandspace.org