Two Chrysler Air Raid Sirens for Sale - WW2 and Cold War

[DJ2226]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq8R7iW9lR8
Walk around of the green one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcDl1so_gw
Running without the horn set.

[Stormsetter4]

I'll be honest here, that sounds absolutely horrible. Its a nice restore, but the sound makes me cringe. I think the DISA sounds better than that.

It does sound horrible, and the thought that he gutted a 500T to make something that sounds absolutely retched, is even worse.

[Pete]

Considering the amount of time, energy, and money he put into the green one, I'm surprised he didn't look into having a machine shop fabricate a rotor! I mean...everything else looks almost perfect...why skimp out on THAT?

[holler]

You have to admit, that old straight-8 sounds nice.

[SoundOff]

Didn't know Dan was selling his sirens. I don't know much about the Victory since he got later but I wonder if he used the SD-10 rotor as they already had one at the museum he worked at.

The cold war era Chrysler air raid siren, if I remember correctly, Dan mentioned getting from a guy in Montclair and we believed that it may have originally been installed at the Fox Theater in Pomona. Charles (kx250rider) mentioned that he had tried buying the same siren years before Dan got a hold of it.

[CDV777-1]

It does sound horrible, and the thought that he gutted a 500T to make something that sounds absolutely retched, is even worse.

Seems like it could only sound worse with the horns on it. Is there any air blower on that thing or is it just a shell behind the federal rotor\stator assembly.
The repeated claims he makes that this thing is a "Victory Siren" are simply false. It's a Victory Siren frame and motor with a replica siren that's not even an accurate
replica siren.

[Stormsetter4]

It does sound horrible, and the thought that he gutted a 500T to make something that sounds absolutely retched, is even worse.

Seems like it could only sound worse with the horns on it. Is there any air blower on that thing or is it just a shell behind the federal rotor\stator assembly.
The repeated claims he makes that this thing is a "Victory Siren" are simply false. It's a Victory Siren frame and motor with a replica siren that's not even an accurate
replica siren.

It's just a shell, there is no blower or anything. Just a 9/12 federal chopper and stator.

[DJ2226]

I can't help laugh at the thought of an 8 cylinder engine driving that chopper.

[kx250rider]

Didn't know Dan was selling his sirens. I don't know much about the Victory since he got later but I wonder if he used the SD-10 rotor as they already had one at the museum he worked at.

The cold war era Chrysler air raid siren, if I remember correctly, Dan mentioned getting from a guy in Montclair and we believed that it may have originally been installed at the Fox Theater in Pomona. Charles (kx250rider) mentioned that he had tried buying the same siren years before Dan got a hold of it.

I saw those earlier this morning on my usual eBay search. I'm shocked he's selling too, and I'm curious if there's something gone wrong at the museum. I sent him a message, so hopefully he'll clarify what's up. I put a small bid on both of the current auctions, but I'm only really serious about the red one. As Soundoff said, that's the same one I bid on in '05 or so, when the lady in Montclair (and later someplace out east where it was moved), wanted $12K for it IIRC. It was unrestored at that time, but supposedly ran and was intact/complete.

Charles

[Bryan]

HEY! No posting ebay links! I shall break out the ban hammer! =P


We'll let this slide to to the rarity of the siren and its making for good conversation! However this does not mean this will become the norm which some members would love for it to be.


Its a neat find just and it'd be one heck of a conversation item but good night they're asking way too much. I'll take that money and save it for the plane i one day wish to own...