Air Raid Siren with Robbie and Don!

[@vanpenguin22]

Love that exhaust note

[@rawtorque]

I like Thunderbolt sirens, but this is just awesome.

[@oidoglr]

RIP Robbie Coltrane.

[@Rickatspeedoflight]

This guys is my hero.

[@Ralastar]

Runs like a champ after all those years! Amazing!

[@yuandrew]

I've visited that siren on the old Firestone building in South Gate in December. The engine is gone (removed sometime in the 80's) but the empty engine compartment, blower, and horns are still there. There's a place directly across the street that sells used Japanese engines if anyone wants to make it sound again.

[@barneyba]

Is it still there??

[@lanmastersassistant659]

Actually my favourite Robbie Coltrane momeng

[@ewmegoolies]

I think I saw their ears bleeding. This is worthy of 5 stars just for being able to stand in a garage with it running.

[@dalekrueger]

i could have so much fun with one of these

[@69moparman]

Don you are da MAN!!!!!!

[@PooManchoo2]

A pleasure.. Just a pity that it's as short as it is.. I love Don Garlits. He's my hero!

[@JerryWick]

57--- The 331 hemi could only put out 180hp stock. The Chrysler air raid siren OWNS

[@joek0617]

they should bring these back, would save tons of money and keep cities from having to buy tons of sirens. not to mention their cool as hell

[@dustystix76]

damn i'd love to own of of those Chrysler Sirens!!

[@kjz28]

HE is also Valentin Zuchovsky in Golden Eye and the World is no enough. This is a weird combo though, Don Garlits the Drag racing legend and a Scottish actor...sweet.

[@korko3]

lol when i read "Chrysler" air raid siren i half expected it to crap out mid-wail

[@vr6swp]

Production crew is looking for rocks to hide under and Garlits is revving it up, grinning like a fool

[@PooManchoo2]

Hagrid impersonating Robbie Coltrane!

[@Renatodonadio]

I think the ones that are still on place can be started easily, those engines were built to stay on rooftops unattended for years and start quickly on request, the engine casings may be weather proof

[@cc10266]

Hagred's in this movie.

[@perthcamaro]

That is cool...

[@PooManchoo2]

No problem! I've seen other clips from this same video posted on KZbin. It's called Robbie Coltrane's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". I found a copy on eBay.

[@jdessell]

HAHA...That thing would be fun to have in the city.

[@PooManchoo2]

It's called Robbie Coltrane's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". I found a copy on eBay.

[@SoWhatGarage]

I want that Chrysler engine in my HotRod !

[@Legotruck82]

lol thats awesome, i wonder if the cops rocked up to find out what that noise was hahahahahaha

[@AdamTheAudioMan]

I think Hank Hill had this at Strickland Propane since it uses propane lol haha

[@nexgenhippy]

sweet sounding V8

[@TheBoysTopSecretisOrganization]

I want one.

[@JeffG111]

It's too bad that we didn't get to see their reactions after they shut it off. Those horns are loud enough to actually cause nausea if they were to run it very long in that small of an area. Cool!

[@bccarl88]

This looked like somebody was high in a meeting when they came up with this design lol

[@crazywarriorman]

Hard to belive harry barry owns 2 of these.

[@mcbane82]

@Siren1000T At full power it could be hurd at this distance in this video they did not have the origanal victory siren horns on as they where 3ft long in a side by side configuration and as you rightly point out the noise to be heard at this distance was loud at full power put out over 130+ db of noise which is easily enough to tranmit sound upto 25 miles funnly enough they where never used other then for testing ...

[@coolpaul69]

I remember seeing this on tv when it was first shown... Fuckin' AWESOME! Come on Don, you're the daddy, send that over to the war and peace show this year! Heheheheh

[@swans1997]

Sounds like one pissed off cow ha ha

[@friedmanirit]

Scary!!! I Used To Be Into Sirens! Not Any More! I Don't Mind Hearing A Thunderbolt Siren, They're Not As Creepy Sounding, But This One, Especially In The Garage Is Creepy Soundingg!

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

+Edaan Friedman Just Curious: What Is With Your Odd Habit Of Initial-capitalizing Literally Every Word Like This?

[@friedmanirit]

OCD It's gone now.

[@friedmanirit]

And I'm into sirens again lol

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

LOL, "OCD"? I think you're joking with me. Ya serious?

[@friedmanirit]

Yes I am serious. I would go crazy if I didn't have every word capitalized and if I misspelled a word I would erase the whole word and rewrite it.

[@digitalrailroader]

Cool, Where can I Get one?!

[@voltagemaxx]

Thanks for posting this! Been wanting to see this clip again for years. I believe it was from a series Robbie Coltraine did in the 90's. Do you have any more?

[@lanmastersassistant659]

It was called Coltraines planes and automobile's

[@ufoengines]

Cool!

[@budw84]

I heard rumors that the chrysler air raid siren was so powerful that the air coming out could set stuff on fire

[@dustystix76]

the chrysler is larger and louder, but not made or used anymore, unlike the T-135.

[@fairyheli2]

Hank Hill approved propane accessory.

[@kinura26]

looks like the horns have been cut off or removed. i bet it would be allot louder with them reattached

[@dpkeys]

see at the beginning when he moved it by hand? Maybe the belts aren't even there. Easier to store in that little room.

[@skoczzy]

Might I ask what show this if from? Looks fantastic.

[@zaphodb777]

138 dB at 30 METERS (instead of the usual 1, every doubling (5 here) in distance is a quartering of sound, so dB at 1 meter should have been about 20XdB@30) meter from the horn. Oh yeah, this thing could be heard from 25 miles. And yes it could, and did deafen people.

[@mrdiesel96]

i know of the one on division... well used to be on division. what building is the one on down town?

[@carexpertandy]

Really? On the siren archive, there's a photo of one in Miami FL and a few photos of one in Rochester NY. So they're just not used anymore?

[@MaryStewart]

love how the engine sounds. but it's only 180hp! my gti could run that too since it has 200hp! ^^

[@bait28]

i heard it was 150db at 100ft

[@youngestpilotinGa]

whout i wouldent give for one of those

[@tornspeedo]

Wow! A hemi @ only 182 hp? Musta been the gas.

[@rca50a]

I WONT ONE!!!

[@PooManchoo2]

Maybe very faintly in the dead of night..?

[@dag451]

@budw84 Read R. Murray Schafer's book "The New Soundscape". He talks about it in there, but I don't think it is the Chrysler. The loudspeaker that could do that only achieved it by producing ultra-sonic frequencies, way beyond human hearing, at very high amplitudes. Apart from digging through Schafer's research and some libraries you won't be able to find much info on it.

[@TheYodoc]

Just saying -- because someone had to -- I don't think it was too bright to run that engine and operate the siren in an enclosed space.

[@BIGMIKESOCAL]

1952

[@youngestpilotinGa]

good luck theres olny 5 left

[@SoWhatGarage]

I'm not interested in the HP, I just want it for the look ! Hemi's are so beatiful....

[@skoczzy]

You don't trust Don Garlits? Oh ye of little faith!

[@MiksuK]

From what I've understood, it's not really wise to run it with people that close on the front of the horns and in a closed space! :o The thing can create sound pressure of 138db at 100 feet distance. That can be really dangerous for your hearing. Had they really rev it up they'd be in serious trouble.

[@crazywarriorman]

Not exactly. There are hundreds left but they dont work or there rusting away on buildings or junk yards

[@PooManchoo2]

@Keysmusic That 50 year old clunker make more torque at much less rpm than your 2008 Yamy.. I doubt your bike could tow what it was capable of.

[@killerzracing71]

lol yeah LMAO

[@UnibrowJackIII]

i tell you whot

[@BobZombie33]

You can't make some fuckin' honda VTAK do that! :P Sad thing is, i own a Honda. God I suck.

[@Misteryez]

WHAT?????

[@Mr_real]

O

[@bait28]

@legaliseme bad

[@bait28]

hmmm. lol?

[@dpkeys]

Na I dont' know about that. I think he was just a wuss and didn't want to REALLY rev it up and maybe blow out some eardrums. C'mon, FLOOR it!!!

[@PooManchoo2]

What rubbish!