*5 Years ago was 1934, maybe Clyde should have stolen a 6 cylinder Plymouth. I read an article about a Midwestern state road testing a Ford, Chevy and a Plymouth in 1934 or 35 for their state police and the flathead six was 5 mph faster than the V8 Ford. I wonder if Plymouth had a special model back then, I know Studebaker did. It was called the Sheriff.
Probably the real reason Clyde stole Fords was because they were by far the commonest cars on the road. Today it would probably be an F150/