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Greetings yall, ive been around on the internet and ive seen photos of the stovebolts in these trucks with what looks like to be some sort of a reproduction klaxon horn mounted on the rib on the intake manifold, but ive searched around and the only person with these horns is some guy in australia that restores them and sells them for like 500 a piece. Because my truck mustve been a farm truck, it never had a horn on it. so does anyone know where i can find a reproduction klaxon horn for my truck?

Repos are readily available. JC Whitney comes to mind. 🛠

How do you know your truck never had a horn?

Chevrolet never installed a Klaxon (OOGHA) horn from the factory to my knowledge, the horn you see mounted on the intake is as you mentioned a Delco-Remy vibrating horn.

What year truck are you talking about?

Mike B

If it is a USA truck, it had a horn from the factory.

What year truck are you referring to?

47-52 had a “trumpet” (klaxon ? style) horn mounted on the forward-top of the intake manifold.

1953 had a “seashell” horn on the intake manifold.

1954/55st had a “seashell” horn on the front of the radiator.

47-55st had accessory dual-tone dual sea shell horns mounted in different locations, depending on the year.

Klaxon was a brand name that has evolved to include any Oogha type horn. Kind of like any adjustable open end wrench is now referred to as a Crescent wrench. I have been told that GM put klaxon horns on some very early vehicles but I don't personally know that to be a fact. You don't say what vehicle you're referring to but if it's the '51 in your signature it had a vibrating horn from the factory. Those are plentiful and inexpensive.

I just installed a genuine Klaxon on the firewall of my 50 burb. I wasn't comfortable mounting it directly above the hottest thing on the car (manifold).

The Remy Electric Company and the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) was purchased by United Motors in 1916. In 1918 General Motors bought them and GM Remy and GM Delco divisions remained competitive
against each other. In 1924 Remy purchased Klaxon Horn Business and in 1926 the Delco & Remy divisions
merged.
So any horn that was factory installed on a GM car from that point on would have been a "Klaxon" horn. Klaxon horns were manufactured in a hand operated horn, an electrically operated horn and a motor horn. I believe the Oogha horn you're referring to would have been the hand operated version.
dg

I did find the one it did have but it was a newer one from maybe the 70s and it was zip tied to the radiator support 😂

It’s a 51 so it would have had the trumpet horn.. I haven’t been able to find one of those though. I have found the seashell horns to be super popular though

Just searched around.. nothing came up. Maybe some place that has originals?

i fixed my signature. and the intake manifold was replaced at one point but it looks like the holes may have been filled in. originally yes it would've had a klaxon (vibrating) horn

4 posts in the span of 11 minutes. Some might call that padding your post count. Try to organize your thoughts before posting, please.

you'll have to provide me with a couple links, i cant find any original or reproduction. there were a couple on ebay but they were ford horns... we dont speak of that name here

I do not know about a GM "klaxon" horn.

A "trumpet" style horn ws standard equipment on the intake manifold from 47-52.

In 1953, a single "seashell" style horn was standard equipment, mounted on the intake manifold.

Dual seashell style horns were optional/accessory equipment 47-55st
They were mounted in various locations 47-53, including on the intake manifold or on the firewall on the heater side.

In 1954, the standard (and optional dual) "seashell" horns we mounted on the from of the radiator housing.

All he's doing is responding to each individual post instead of grouping them all together. Some other forums operate that way.
Not the most efficient way, but nothing to get worked up about. He's new here. He'll get the hang of it.

Yup

klaxon the company made those horns yes but i was referring to the klaxon-action, the vibrating pin against the metal plate horn, is what im looking for. i did however find a guy in australia with a bucket load of these horns for decent prices (restored ones go for 2-3).

eBay immediately comes to mind as a possible place to find the horn you’re looking for. There are two originals listed there now for less than $40 each plus shipping.

I'm confused -- Pictures being worth 1,000 words .... Are we all talking about the same horn?? This one, perhaps?

Yes this is the horn I am searching for.

Here's mine...'52

yes thats the one. update: i found one at a yard that was dented up and in bad shape cosmetically but the interior was mint. the seal had never been broken, so there wasn't even spiders inside.

when i got my Canadian 1950 Chevy 1 Ton it had these two big horn on the firewall, photo attached
would these have been original equipment? i figured someone just wanted louder horns and put those in themselves.

i swapped them with the "seashell" horns from my 1953 Chevy 1 Ton, i liked the sound of the seashell style more and they don't stick out in the way when i work on the engine
-s

Please remember EBay and/or Craigslist links are not allowed in the garage forums.

I doubt those horns were original equipment, even in Canada?

In the USA, The seashell horn was standard equipment in 53-55st. It was mounted on the intake manifold in 53, and mounted on front of the radiator housing in 54/55st.

The optional dual horns 47-55st were seashell style. They were mounted on the firewall (or, other creative locations) from 47-53.

Chevy didn’t fit an Ahooga horn but I did. My understanding that the original patent for the ahooga was America but many were built by Lucas here in Birmingham in the U.K.

How to fit a ahooga horn to a Chevy Truck