Brass Horn
This spectacular double horn is fitted to a 1904 French-built de Dion Bouton. I must admit to not really being a car fan but I do like looking at some aspects, including in this instance the varieties of brass fittings and hood ornaments. This was the only double horn I saw on the cars on display.
There were some 40 veteran cars parked on Lower Regent Street on Saturday, when the Royal Automobile Club held an event in conjunction with the 125th running of the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run, which took place yesterday, 7 November 2021.
The car on which the horn was mounted had a tourer body and a four-cylinder 20-hp engine. The registration was GIG 1904.
What surprised me was the volume on the horns - considerably louder than a modern car horn at a distance of 3m for each, one of which was bass and one more baritone or tenor.
Brass Horn
This spectacular double horn is fitted to a 1904 French-built de Dion Bouton. I must admit to not really being a car fan but I do like looking at some aspects, including in this instance the varieties of brass fittings and hood ornaments. This was the only double horn I saw on the cars on display.
There were some 40 veteran cars parked on Lower Regent Street on Saturday, when the Royal Automobile Club held an event in conjunction with the 125th running of the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run, which took place yesterday, 7 November 2021.
The car on which the horn was mounted had a tourer body and a four-cylinder 20-hp engine. The registration was GIG 1904.
What surprised me was the volume on the horns - considerably louder than a modern car horn at a distance of 3m for each, one of which was bass and one more baritone or tenor.