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oldforder · 02-16-2022, 03:27 PM

I have a perfectly good Ames horn that I no longer want to keep around since I no longer have a Model A. Just wondering what the value is? It has a few coats of black paint on it, but works perfectly. It was from my dads 28 A. Why I have it I can't remember as the car was sold in the 60's.

McMimmcs · 02-16-2022, 04:02 PM

What did you ask for it on Facebook snd Craigslist?

J Franklin · 02-16-2022, 04:45 PM

$150.

ronn · 02-16-2022, 04:49 PM

125. if you want to sell it.

restored ones can be bought for 185. slow sellers

McMimmcs · 02-16-2022, 05:45 PM

I got $100 on Facebook and it was a hard sell. Took me two months .

J Franklin · 02-16-2022, 10:57 PM

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Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation!

burner31 · 02-16-2022, 11:24 PM

The last one I bought for $10, the one I use on the car I paid $50, I see them for $100 all the time.

Short answer...give it to one of your old Model A buddies

ironmountain · 02-17-2022, 02:27 AM

Anyone got an unrestored Stewart Warner horn or a Sparton with an original patient plate either dated 05 to 07, 31 or alternatively undated they'd like to sell? Richard

ronn · 02-17-2022, 06:02 AM

Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation!

and own it forever............lol

McMimmcs · 02-17-2022, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronn

Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation!

and own it forever............lol

Couldn’t agree more !

J Franklin · 02-17-2022, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronn

Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation!

and own it forever............lol

Just a great excuse to get another Model A!

ronn · 02-17-2022, 12:56 PM

I know J- I have 4 horns Im holding onto.

last one I used on a car was rusty and crusty and fit the car perfectly!

I never do get to use the restored ones though........and theyre not worth selling,
for what it costs to restore them.

how certain things fly when involved in As.

oldforder · 02-17-2022, 03:22 PM

I am asking $75 and I have a guy who says he will buy it, if he can cancel the new one he ordered almost a year ago and haven't seen yet.

ronn · 02-17-2022, 03:23 PM

good price.

McMimmcs · 02-17-2022, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldforder

I am asking $75 and I have a guy who says he will buy it, if he can cancel the new one he ordered almost a year ago and haven't seen yet.

You should both be happy !

eagle · 02-18-2022, 03:50 PM

Its like anything else, not worth anything to those who don't want it. To those looking for a good horn, it ought to be worth easily $150-175. Put it on ebay with a $180 Buy-it-now with free shipping. It'll sell.

ronn · 02-18-2022, 04:55 PM

eagle- I see restored ones all the time for 185. they never move.........

and btw- dont forget all the ebay ppl fees. now youre back to square one.

Terry, NJ · 02-18-2022, 08:35 PM

Every show or swap meet I go to, there are lots of horns for sale at what I think are quite high prices. Yet, I never see model A s that need horns. So who's Buying the damn things?
Terry

fried okra · 02-19-2022, 09:23 PM

My horn isn't working but was a pretty good car in the 20 years before I got it.

It's probably easier for me to send it off to someone who's done a horn overhaul many times than for me to try and learn how to do it.

What are recommended horn overhaul shops in the US?

Thx!!

02-16-2022, 03:27 PM	#1
oldforder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Columbus Nebraska Posts: 171	Horn value? I have a perfectly good Ames horn that I no longer want to keep around since I no longer have a Model A. Just wondering what the value is? It has a few coats of black paint on it, but works perfectly. It was from my dads 28 A. Why I have it I can't remember as the car was sold in the 60's.

02-16-2022, 04:02 PM	#2
McMimmcs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan Posts: 2,296	Re: Horn value? What did you ask for it on Facebook snd Craigslist?

02-16-2022, 04:45 PM	#3
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,961	Re: Horn value? $150.

02-16-2022, 04:49 PM	#4
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: Horn value? 125. if you want to sell it. restored ones can be bought for 185. slow sellers

02-16-2022, 05:45 PM	#5
McMimmcs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan Posts: 2,296	Re: Horn value? I got $100 on Facebook and it was a hard sell. Took me two months .

02-16-2022, 10:57 PM	#6
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,961	Re: Horn value? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation!

02-16-2022, 11:24 PM	#7
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,471	Re: Horn value? The last one I bought for $10, the one I use on the car I paid $50, I see them for $100 all the time. Short answer...give it to one of your old Model A buddies __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

02-17-2022, 02:27 AM	#8
ironmountain Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 34	Re: Horn value? Anyone got an unrestored Stewart Warner horn or a Sparton with an original patient plate either dated 05 to 07, 31 or alternatively undated they'd like to sell? Richard

02-17-2022, 06:02 AM	#9
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: Horn value? Keep the price up to stay ahead of inflation! and own it forever............lol

02-17-2022, 12:56 PM	#12
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: Horn value? I know J- I have 4 horns Im holding onto. last one I used on a car was rusty and crusty and fit the car perfectly! I never do get to use the restored ones though........and theyre not worth selling, for what it costs to restore them. how certain things fly when involved in As.

02-17-2022, 03:22 PM	#13
oldforder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Columbus Nebraska Posts: 171	Re: Horn value? I am asking $75 and I have a guy who says he will buy it, if he can cancel the new one he ordered almost a year ago and haven't seen yet.

02-17-2022, 03:23 PM	#14
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: Horn value? good price.

02-18-2022, 03:50 PM	#16
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: Horn value? Its like anything else, not worth anything to those who don't want it. To those looking for a good horn, it ought to be worth easily $150-175. Put it on ebay with a $180 Buy-it-now with free shipping. It'll sell. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

02-18-2022, 04:55 PM	#17
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: Horn value? eagle- I see restored ones all the time for 185. they never move......... and btw- dont forget all the ebay ppl fees. now youre back to square one.

02-18-2022, 08:35 PM	#18
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Re: Horn value? Every show or swap meet I go to, there are lots of horns for sale at what I think are quite high prices. Yet, I never see model A s that need horns. So who's Buying the damn things? Terry

02-19-2022, 09:23 PM	#19
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 292	Re: Horn value? My horn isn't working but was a pretty good car in the 20 years before I got it. It's probably easier for me to send it off to someone who's done a horn overhaul many times than for me to try and learn how to do it. What are recommended horn overhaul shops in the US? Thx!!