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sidhartha · 06-29-2014, 10:23 PM

I found this exhaust whistle at the swap meet in French Lick. I got a really good deal on it, but I'm not sure it is a Model A item. I am curious if anyone has more info on it.

bgarrett · 06-29-2014, 10:28 PM

it appears to be white on a white background

Joe K · 06-29-2014, 10:56 PM

I'm seeing the pix just fine (Firefox) and I can see the whistle "mouth" - but what of that other tube? Is the whistle blown by moving the lever?

Joe K

Mike V. Florida · 06-29-2014, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe K

I'm seeing the pix just fine (Firefox) and I can see the whistle "mouth" - but what of that other tube? Is the whistle blown by moving the lever?

Joe K

It's the by pass. The lever diverts the exhaust from the by pass to the whistle.
As for details specific to this whistle (horn) I have none. The most popular of the day seems to be the Aermore.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-29-2014, 11:18 PM

Regular exhaust on the right and exhaust whistle on the left. You tie a wire to the lever to switch it back and forth. It should have a spring to return it to regular exhaust.

DougVieyra · 06-30-2014, 01:35 AM

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No, it is not a Model A item. Just one of a thousand accessories that proliferated during the teen/s, twenty's, and thirty's. The Fulton Aermore Exhaust whistle is similar - it sounds like a train whistle. It got me a ticket one night about 3 am. So I removed it, to keep it out of temptation.

Barber31 · 06-30-2014, 07:50 AM

I saw something similar at a car show recently. Yours looks like maybe a rear exit pipe whistle. The whistle I saw was located somewhere around his carb. I think on the side of it. It was tapped in between the exhaust manifold flange and the exhaust pipe flange.

dean from bozeman · 06-30-2014, 07:56 AM

I, like bgarett, can' see it. Why?

Joe K · 06-30-2014, 08:35 AM

Try checking your version of internet explorer (or whatever browser software you're using.)

My home machine is current with IE10 - although I'm now tired of the glitches and use Firefox exclusively.

Here at work we use IE9 - which seems to see the pix just fine.

Joe K

Floats · 06-30-2014, 09:19 AM

Hi Dean,
I seems as if Uncle Henry(on your avatar?) is not impressed

dean from bozeman · 06-30-2014, 07:20 PM

Actually it is from a car show where Henry and Edsel are standing in front of an early Fordor .

My son put the Judging Standards in Henry's arms....as if he looked up the correct way to build it using the JS. It is a gentle rib to those, like myself, who enjoy seeing how close they can get their car to follow the clubs' Judging Standards.

Also, I never saw a photo of Ford laughing.

Dean

Dick Carne · 06-30-2014, 07:37 PM

This type of whistle was sold by J C Whitney and perhaps others back in the 1960's, and fits on the tail end of the muffler. Because of its location, there is not nearly the sound created as those whose location is placed/situated before reaching the muffler itself.

Joe K · 06-30-2014, 08:21 PM

That would explain the "double chrome" exhaust tips. You see it so they chrome it. Isn't that what they did in the 1950s-60s?

Agreed that likely an Aermore might give a better sound - but this one would be an easy try.

You might not even have to crawl under the car to install it?

Joe K

06-29-2014, 10:23 PM	#1
sidhartha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 157	Found this at the swap meet in French Lick I found this exhaust whistle at the swap meet in French Lick. I got a really good deal on it, but I'm not sure it is a Model A item. I am curious if anyone has more info on it.

06-29-2014, 10:28 PM	#2
bgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 243	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick it appears to be white on a white background

06-29-2014, 10:56 PM	#3
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick I'm seeing the pix just fine (Firefox) and I can see the whistle "mouth" - but what of that other tube? Is the whistle blown by moving the lever? Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

06-29-2014, 11:18 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick Regular exhaust on the right and exhaust whistle on the left. You tie a wire to the lever to switch it back and forth. It should have a spring to return it to regular exhaust.

06-30-2014, 01:35 AM	#6
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) No, it is not a Model A item. Just one of a thousand accessories that proliferated during the teen/s, twenty's, and thirty's. The Fulton Aermore Exhaust whistle is similar - it sounds like a train whistle. It got me a ticket one night about 3 am. So I removed it, to keep it out of temptation.

06-30-2014, 07:50 AM	#7
Barber31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 687	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick I saw something similar at a car show recently. Yours looks like maybe a rear exit pipe whistle. The whistle I saw was located somewhere around his carb. I think on the side of it. It was tapped in between the exhaust manifold flange and the exhaust pipe flange.

06-30-2014, 07:56 AM	#8
dean from bozeman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 997	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick I, like bgarett, can' see it. Why?

06-30-2014, 08:35 AM	#9
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick Try checking your version of internet explorer (or whatever browser software you're using.) My home machine is current with IE10 - although I'm now tired of the glitches and use Firefox exclusively. Here at work we use IE9 - which seems to see the pix just fine. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

06-30-2014, 09:19 AM	#10
Floats Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mossel Bay, about 300km from Cape Town Posts: 530	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick Hi Dean, I seems as if Uncle Henry(on your avatar?) is not impressed

06-30-2014, 07:20 PM	#11
dean from bozeman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 997	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick Actually it is from a car show where Henry and Edsel are standing in front of an early Fordor . My son put the Judging Standards in Henry's arms....as if he looked up the correct way to build it using the JS. It is a gentle rib to those, like myself, who enjoy seeing how close they can get their car to follow the clubs' Judging Standards. Also, I never saw a photo of Ford laughing. Dean

06-30-2014, 07:37 PM	#12
Dick Carne Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 467	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick This type of whistle was sold by J C Whitney and perhaps others back in the 1960's, and fits on the tail end of the muffler. Because of its location, there is not nearly the sound created as those whose location is placed/situated before reaching the muffler itself.

06-30-2014, 08:21 PM	#13
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Found this at the swap meet in French Lick That would explain the "double chrome" exhaust tips. You see it so they chrome it. Isn't that what they did in the 1950s-60s? Agreed that likely an Aermore might give a better sound - but this one would be an easy try. You might not even have to crawl under the car to install it? Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.