Vintage sounding 12V horn

[CaliforniaBorn36]

Looking for a 12v vintage sounding horn. Not the Aoogha horn that everyone advertises, but a rich sounding real horn like what would have come on a 1936 Ford.

1. Anyone bought one that they would recommend?
2. Where/from whom did you buy it?
3. Do you have a sound clip, that would also help, as when shopping, there is no way to sample what a horn sounds like.

looking to replace an import sounding beep beep horn with something more authentic and authoritative.

Thanks

 

[Honda]

I don't know what a 1936 Ford horn sounds like...but what about one of these?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2036410...uvmc-3YVYqJY9iDf_2IHjLlNduMIbwyBoC-NgQAvD_BwE


Sounds like this apparently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrojXEgvf2I

 

[deuce lover]

Sounds great !!

 

[Honda]

Sounds great !!

Yeah...I also like the sound of it - although it isn't cheap!

 

[Tim Ayers]

Try to find an old 12V pancake Spartan horn. I think they sound pretty good.

 

[Graeme / New Zealand]

I'd probably get some stock for the car 6v ones. You can bang 12v through them but they will be louder.

GB

 

[John R]

The Lucas Altette horn sounds kinda wimpy and too tinny (high pitched). For me, a deeper tone would be better. A pair of horns from a modern truck or van would be better.

 

[A bones]

Try to find an old 12V pancake Spartan horn. I think they sound pretty good.

Sparton any size, shape, or year, ( I've used from 1950 to 1993 with success )

will get your message out there.

 

[Newc]

RG#9 has a member who rebuilds 33/34 horns with Harbor Freight horns internally mounted . 12V and sounds great. Newc

 

[47Monarch]

Use 6 volt originals has don't lay on the horn.

 

[mgm60]

To me the 36 doesn't sound all that good and hard to tune them. The sounds like an old VW bug. I swapped mine for early 60s Thunderbird 12V horns. They will put some pep in your step.