Chrysler V8 Air Raid Siren. At "Big Daddy" Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing.

Robbie Coltrane Visits Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing 1997.

[@miatafan]

LOL "can be heard 25 miles away" *alright, hold my beer while I fire this up inside a building*

[@josephddd117]

I would have claimed ear damage. No waiver, no problem

[@Toolmybass]

That was barely half throttle kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4K1YnehZ7p0ntk

[@HIMI2003]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Roc790]

@@Toolmybass What if in this video he revved it up full power like in the video you showed 🤣

[@dustincallison5250]

Why do I always see this comment about honey hold my beer what about saying hey honey hold my bong

[@Shader_LP]

Europeans: You can’t just fit massive V8s everywhere Americans: Hahaha V8 airraid siren go wuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@StrangeTerror]

Step 1 in any build: Place V8 Step 2: Build product around.

[@montesk_3646]

Top gear has a V8 blender😂

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

This is definitely in the same spirit as Top Gear's LS-powered blender and rocking chair though.

[@dogwithhat947]

Britain: what are you gonna do with all of those v8s? America: ..........air raid sirens... Britain: ........why do I even ask?

[@bernardschmitt6389]

European V8's sound better

[@gabeitches8903]

The answer to everything in the 1950’s was “just put a v8 in there”

[@John-gx7io]

V8 POWERD FLASHLIGHT

[@firenado4295]

V8 POWERED MARRAGE COUNSELLING

[@gabeitches8903]

@@John-gx7io v8 powered FLESHlight

[@gabeitches8903]

@@firenado4295 maybe if they called it that in the 50’s they would have actually done it lmao

[@John-gx7io]

@@gabeitches8903 SHHH you didn't See nothing

[@Yodrop]

1952 V8 Hemi fires right up. 2010 V8 Hemi “Sir you need a new engine”.

[@fruitella196]

And they still make fuck all in terms of power

[@CheddaBrat]

We had some flooding in our area and my boss got his new Challenger stuck in water and ended up needing a new motor. My employees shitbox Honda went in the same spot and died too. However, he just had it towed home, took the spark plugs out and dried out the motor and she fired right up.

[@tj-hero]

2019 v8 hemi: hey love i dont feel okay i need new spark plugs and as you going to parts shop i need new compressor cuz i feel hot and ummm since i am one year old i would like to have a new mass air flow sensor! love you * kisses noises *

[@re8672]

I double dawg dare you to compare the timing chains on these two engines!!!

[@tra-viskaiser8737]

2018 jeep hemi : your insides have made a macarana.. lol

[@chasebh89]

"hey, lets go cold start the siren"

[@Aisthetes24]

Underrated

[@botprime_]

Lol best joke and best engine ever other than the Chevy big block454

[@SuperPITSteelers]

Its florida, that engine will never be below 20° C

[@kingrosario2640]

Wesson Steel lame ass joke

[@alangonzalez6551]

😂

[@Dannn666]

I can hear the tinnitus in this video

[@EvilCerealBoX]

WHAT?

[@rvarnum]

I lol'd

[@toastrecon]

And taste carbon monoxide?

[@ryry998]

@@EvilCerealBoX Tinnitus = Ringing in the ears. 😛

[@EvilCerealBoX]

@@ryry998 WHAT ?

[@davehidden3939]

Murica: "Our siren has a V8" Me in europe: "I drive to work in a 3-cylinder."

[@johndoe9575]

Dave Hidden both have 180 horsepower 😂😂😂

[@MicaCZ]

* sad european noises *

[@bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439]

And that’s why the US has a constant demand for oil. They burn it all in their giant petrol-hungry vehicles.

[@normandavis6444]

How do you have a 3 cylinder??? Did your 4th piston go out or something???

[@normandavis6444]

@@bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439 No, it's because we are greedy as hell for money, and oil is black gold

[@truthsmiles]

“Sir, the test results are in... you have dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in your blood and both your eardrums are ruptured... what have you been DOING?!”

[@jakefitzgerald8603]

“WHAT??!”

[@Wtfsazerk]

He is into drag racing so thats daily for him....

[@gogurt_st]

“WHAT?!”

[@Statimtek]

Your lips move but I can't hear what you are saying

[@soulassassin0g]

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK LOUDER!"

[@mattmayo3539]

Back when Chrysler was so highly revered that they were trusted with savings American lives. Chrysler in its golden hour.

[@penelopeboivin3191]

The good old times when Chrysler was a brand that made new cars. And made engines that were used to make cow noises that can reach up to 25 miles away

[@stormchaser8472]

i wish the brand wouldnt have gone to shit

[@submariner144]

How about now?

[@stevennelson209]

Saturn IB rocket first stage was a high water mark for them too. Wish that I was around to see it when it happened.

[@nkth6ars]

Pretty sure Chrysler was always halfway failing, ripping off whatever it could and bringing in that bailout money. I can’t say they’ve ever been respected by anyone that even remotely knows the history.

[@bradennunn4851]

Rip the camera man he couldn’t cover his ears cause he’s holding the camera.

[@Derpuwolf]

Oh shit

[@romeo_alpha0176]

Ear plugs?

[@kushpaladin]

Ear plugs were used in both world wars. i'm sure the museum gave their filmer a pair of earplugs :)

[@damonabets3779]

I would think they would have ear plugs

[@svampebob007]

camera operators aren't part of this universe, they are demi gods who share their vision on tape/disk for us mortals to bear whiteness to reality. How else would you explain all the nature documentaries, reality tv where the camera operators runs with criminals and police alike, or somebody holding a camera pointed straight at a blasting air raid siren.

[@penelopeboivin3191]

This siren sounded like an engine, then a dog, then a cow, then a moose.

[@tracypanavia4634]

Lool😂😂😂

[@johnbattista9519]

Dusty, they never rev’d it up .. if they did it would scream. Plus they all would have gone deaf.

[@linardskinard8199]

believe or not ,it was barely running ,maybe 25%

[@CBRHurricane6]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 a moose

[@bastionandganymede9543]

@@johnbattista9519 also they'd have a great news headline

[@PointyTailofSatan]

This siren was so loud, they had another siren to warn you when this siren was going to sound.

[@cdub015]

Let me guess... smaller v8??

[@HydeMyJekyll]

@@cdub015 inline six

[@thomasjeffries1020]

lol. That's hilarious.

[@amnottabs]

@@HydeMyJekyll that's the starter for the smaller v8

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

Ah, yes. I see we have found the practical application of the opposite of a muffler: the loudener.

[@Fenolmenon]

So that's where Sledge Hammer got the idea from... /watch?v=-WKM9GDuX0Y

[@jaakkooksa5374]

@@Fenolmenon I was just about to go looking for the clip! :-)

[@clydestamp6970]

LMAO

[@Daniel-Weaver]

Homer Simpson got one at a gun store.

[@brianmays1731]

Bloody brilliant! You can hear it 25 miles away so let us start it up in an enclosed area with no ear protection!

[@slavsterbater]

The owner had ear protection. Howerver, didn't provide any to the rest lol

[@BrieferBread66]

Some people aren’t pussies

[@brianmays1731]

@@BrieferBread66 Yip deaf ones!

[@crabbythedev1314]

@@brianmays1731 I dont think it was at full capacity lol

[@deutsch-amerikanisch8281]

@@crabbythedev1314 not even close

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Who knew Robbie Coltrane was a bit of a gear head? Makes me like him even more, and I’ve been a fan since The Young Ones/European Vacation. Blackadder, Nuns On The Run, 2 Bond movies, Harry Potter films (which I haven’t seen), Ocean’s 12 and now this!

[@hughsherer8747]

I remember as a kid living in Vancouver B.C. in the 50’s hearing air raid sirens. They have a very haunting sound and it always scared me. It’s a sound that I will never forget. I’m 70 now and the memory is still as fresh as when it was back then.

[@MarcusToroian]

The air raid sirens Canada used specifically had a very haunting sound. We just recently were given a recording of an active one after years of searching. Do a search for “ CLM rotating siren” on KZbin if you want to bring back some memories.

[@TheBoysTopSecretisOrganization]

@@MarcusToroian I found one video of it in Alliance Alberta used as a fire siren.

[@seldoon_nemar]

This puppy could be heard for 25 miles when it's on a rooftop. Let's start it in the basement!

[@leef1500]

Thats why they were known as the greatest generation, these guys gave zero fucks they have seen some shit.

[@1theredrooster]

@@leef1500 Yea. They sure did give zero fucks about a lot of things, hearing and critical thinking to name a few.

[@leef1500]

@@1theredrooster This is why no one will remember your name Sally.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

That is not A siren, that is THE siren. Never been a more powerful one ever built. 25 mile range and able to condense fog into falling rain clearing the air. Fitting that the trumpet to herald in the death of half of mankind and the end of civilization itself was Hemi powered!

[@thattechdude]

More powerful than the P-50?

[@jubberdunkus1496]

@@thattechdude the p50 isn't (to my understanding) even in the top 5 most powerful or now, not even largest sirens. Those being the chrysler and lionking defender.

[@triclamite]

the lionling defender is a bullshit siren by a bullshit company

[@triclamite]

there were other Chryslers

[@kampfmeersau]

Germans: Hold my StuKa

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

This was a part of the best series on different engines ever made. Robbie Coltrane, the the English host did an excellent job and I especially liked the story of how the Japanese literally stole a two stroke motorbike off the racetrack and came back and dominated two stroke motor bike racing. It was produced by the BBC in 1997 but they have never rereleased it. It was called “Planes and Automobiles and there are a lot of episodes on KZbin. I highly recommend watching them. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@owenlewis8006]

Great sentiments, just a minor point, Robbie Coltrane was definitely Scottish, not English. The difference does matter.

[@TompComp]

"Everyone have their ear protection on? No? Just me? Ok... Here we go!"

[@reptilionsarehere]

"WHAAT?"

[@aaronisgrate]

This thing is fully restored and sitting in Don's drag racing museum. I just saw it in person

[@fredboat]

Is the museum open to the public this summer? Hot in Fla. No covid bull. Thanks

[@aaronisgrate]

@@fredboat not sure. Maybe call. I was there over Memorial day weekend it was open the day before Memorial day

[@rustycowll5735]

there used to be one on a derrick-looking platform 30 or 40ft high in a city park parking lot along 1st Ave in North Seattle, just South of N130th St. It used to fire up at noon every Wednesday when I was a kid in the 50's, maybe 60's.

[@garysmith5781]

I was at his museum back in March, did not see it..i will be hitting the twice rescheduled gatornationals in 2 weeks, I'm gonna go back to his museum and look for this. This is an amazing piece of history..

[@aaronisgrate]

@@garysmith5781 it was in the building with all of the normal old cars not the dragsters in the back corner

[@kenwelch198]

The fact that it spent it's life running on propane is what saved the engine. Our family's fleet of propane powered vehicles regularly last for many hundreds of thousands of miles with little maintenance. A valve job every 200,000 miles and the engines just keep going.

[@mattjackson9859]

1:17 "This particular one runs on propane gas..." Hank Hill approves 👍

[@ScoundrelSFB]

The old dude was so cool, there are very few breeds like him from his Era now. Just hooks up a gasoline converter with the confidence that it will start right up and it did. Props to Old School.

[@deathpyre]

Who thought this would be a good idea to turn on inside?

[@jonnda]

@Poly Bun Don is probably deaf, and wants others to be deaf like him.

[@joe6096]

No kidding. I seriously doubt they left it on very long or at the max volume..... even with ear protection, the PRESSURE, let alone the audible sound waves in decibels, of running this air raid siren indoors would blow their ear drums out. Along with anything else susceptible to compressed waveform pressure (glass, mirrors, lights - anything that can shatter - in the room and building)

[@1notgilty]

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

[@floveymcdaniels8118]

I said “casserole”. No, you said “Asshole”! “Casserole”...”Asshole!”

[@kpkndusa]

@@joe6096 It would'nt do your innards any good either.

[@hehe734]

When your car has V8 and you want a more powerfull horn

[@ohyeahgamer3736]

Has to park car to use it 😆

[@f00kinglasrsights89]

And I guess it will work better if the HEMI is supercharged

[@zhiqiandu3110]

scare the shit out of an 18 wheels lorry.

[@explosivemallard8038]

Zhiqian Du If it worked when you wanted it to. Remember, it’s a Chrysler.

[@justagamer182]

Just go to whistling diesel and monster max he needs to do a boosted launch for the horns just to work

[@distar97]

A genuine fuel to noise converter. I thought only old jet engines had that distinction, such as those in the BAC 1-11. But I lived in 50’s NYC and until now didn’t know the crazy loud rotating sirens were run by V8’s.

[@michaelledford4751]

Before i retired i used to work on dozens of public schools every summer ,every public school had one of these sirens that put out SPL levels higher than a jet engine operating at full output,after having a siren go off while i was working on an HVAC unit ten feet away i learned my 1st job when working on any public school was to disconnect the wiring to these sirens ,if your near one when it goes off like i was you will become physically sick and get vertigo that lasts sometimes for days,you will also have Tinnitus as a bonus .

[@stvlu733]

The only questions that were answered after this demonstration was "WHAT?"

[@SubiefanWRXsti]

The answer to those questions was also “WHAT?”

[@dalewier9735]

Lol

[@gcamporelli]

I’m pretty sure this guys neighbors will love him...all of them living in a 25 mile radius.

[@Nike2141]

Giovanni Camporelli that Big Daddy Don Garlits. He’s The Godfather of top fuel drag racing and has the biggest collection of Hemis in the Country.

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

When an air raid siren has more torque than a Honda XD

[@lilmike2710]

Sick burn 🔥

[@Andras1717]

But still not louder :D

[@lilmike2710]

@@Andras1717 🔥

[@bcubed72]

@@Andras1717 If Honda made an air-raid siren, it'd sound like a great, big fart.

[@Andras1717]

@@bcubed72 don’t think so :) my first car was a civic, now i own an accord, great cars

[@billbobaggins801]

I love it, a true master at work. I couldn't fathom how much knowledge Mr. GARLITS has with engines. Just amazing and a true gentleman.

[@yzstormer]

1:16. Hank Hill will be proud.

[@69mwagner]

“Propane and propane accessories” Imao

[@richcampoverde]

Nah they didn't have the correct propane accessories

[@hankhill5622]

God dang right I tell ya hwat.

[@slbowling]

“Yum yum”

[@drpoundsign]

@@69mwagner "not butane-the Bastard gas!"

[@makeupyourmindinator]

Big Daddy don’t care. He brought his own hearing protection. He’s going to make that siren do what it was made to do no matter what.

[@robertbihn3005]

If Garlits used a blown nitro drag hemi, it may be heard 1/2 was across the US from FL

[@codyking4848]

@@robertbihn3005 Now that is a ludicrous, hilarious thought. LOL.

[@davidgeorge000]

@@robertbihn3005 Siren part 2, big adds a blower and a touch of nitro to it. Lol.

[@davidgeorge000]

Siren part 3. The cops show up. Umm Big, what's all the ruckus about? Ruckus? What ruckus? Oh that ruckus, were testing my new shop alarm system. Lol

[@directreply350]

Hahah

[@dcdanger6151]

Starting a hemi with Big Daddy, that's a #1 on my bucket list

[@joesbarbecue1]

I loved those times. They had us believing that hearing the siren was enough warning to be saved from nuclear annihilation by climbing under our desks, or putting a paper bag over our heads or something.

[@scowell]

Pretty stupid to not have hearing protection... and to give the only guy with said protection the throttle!

[@madmax2069]

That's what fingers are for. He had hearing protection because he couldn't use his fingers as they was controlling the throttle.

[@IsraelCube]

scowell I’m sorry what did you say, I didn’t hear you

[@timothyhays1817]

Big Daddy brought his own.

[@lowerthetone]

Yeah, as a loud music fan, I advocate the finger in ear technique

[@scowell]

@@lowerthetone Here's a trick that's saved me several times, most recently at a Devo concert... bum two cigarettes, then tear off the filters and gently (while twisting) insert the filters (tobacco side *out*) into your ears. Do it while the person you bummed them off of is watching for extra fun!

[@RodFarva]

We just watched 8 people permanently lose their hearing. Oh yeah, and glad to see they are running that in a well ventilated area

[@BKD70]

Nah, he only got it up to about 1/2 throttle.... They'll be all right.

[@roborob767]

Yeah, and and some people b**** about everything.

[@jjarm]

I think that big fella was Hagrid, yes Harry Potters’ Hagrid 🤣

[@ThePoreproductions]

@@jjarm Yeah, and I see he didn't get a pair of earmuffs from Professor Sprout! HA HA!

[@daviddavis3155]

I saw this Don at Irwindale drag strip, he had a four engine dragster that was so loud, my 12 year old ears were in heaven

[@Fresh-tw7ev]

“Not shown: the blood running out of their ears”

[@Ashquacks]

Nobody: Hondas at 3am: 3:00

[@DickiMonster]

2:26 *

[@penelopeboivin3191]

haha vtec go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR *RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@blackheavyblans]

Looool 🤣

[@justagamer182]

Nyoom

[@onemoremisfit]

Nobody: Will it fit in my Honda? Hold my beer Am I a joke to you? Asking for a friend Everybody gangsta End this man’s whole career He protecc, he attacc … Sexual/genitalia innuendo Scatological/potty joke Question of quantity answered yes Plot twist Left/entered the chat Gaming reference Dislikes are from I’m a simple man Not gonna lie Last time I was this early Legend has it That’ll buff right out Fun fact (X) be like (X) intensifies (X) wants to know your location YT algorithm counting down years Who’s watching in current year? So you've chosen death? Punch line below read more

[@shaunkelly3562]

In the 70s, I once put stereo speakers in my bedroom window, cranked up the volume on Grand Funk Railroad's "Paranoid" song with the siren at the beginning (had to re-start few times!) and shortly both my parents and the next door neighbour came out to see why the sirens were wailing! (We had an elementary school about a block away that had a real air raid siren on the roof!)

[@WisdomVendor1]

These days , top fuel hemi engines are heard and felt from over 30 miles away without the siren option.

[@ric84]

Someone needs to build a suitable size siren for one of those so i can go deaf over here across the pond.

[@thomasjeffries1020]

Yeah but a new hemi only has a 7 year shelf life. lol.

[@morgansmith592]

The transmission and head gasket issues are felt around the world!

[@notever8932]

I grew up near Kansas City in the 60s/70s. There was one of these on a grain silo near us, since we were in the “first strike” zone because of Whiteman AFB and our “secret” missile silos. The sound took me back to the first Wednesday of every month, when we did civil defense drills. When the siren went off, we would sing “Duck and Cover” like we learned in the film strips. Depending on the drill, we either went under our desks, ran to the hallway and crouched or went to the Civil Defense shelter in the school basement. Good times.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

this was so interesting!!

[@Unknown12462]

How is a train literally talking on the internet

[@DevBlazed]

WHAT??

[@mirror1675]

Sounds like a cow having a difficult labor

[@brianmcgill1290]

Hell put it on a tractor trailer and let the ppl in Portland love it.

[@frequentselfpleasure642]

People who are obsessed with trains and sirens typically have severe autism..

[@vr6swp]

I love this video. Garlits is grinning like a fool and the film crew is looking for rocks to hide under

[@madmagyver9981]

Yeah, don spent many years sitting behind 6000+hp engines. They are so loud you can't even breathe. Don be like : this ain't shit

[@Smittyschannel]

bahahaha best comment ever

[@magicmulder]

My neighbors: [loud party] Me: [phones Chrysler]

[@cvpiguy]

This is the last freaking thing on earth that I thought an engine would power

[@leekazan556]

As an aircraft mechanic who is suffering from hearing loss, I cringed when he engaged the siren and didn’t have any hearing protection!

[@johnd5398]

what??

[@silentype3008]

@@johnd5398 In other words, he said IT'S REALLY FUCKING LOUD!

[@sampletext9637]

Don't think anything could've saved those ears

[@dfgiuy22]

Huh?

[@woohunter1]

If Chrysler made that today, it would be sourced out of the cheapest Chinese parts and have a few recalls on it.

[@whiteknightcat]

Bullshit! It would be assembled in Mexico.

[@tehgzizlauw1787]

But at least it would have 707 horsepower...

[@joshb124]

And it would end up getting repoed

[@whiteknightcat]

@@joshb124 Repo'ed? Or recalled?

[@woohunter1]

whiteknightcat haha, you’re right, assembled in Mexico with Chinese parts.

[@donaldduck4867]

I remember when they used to test those every 3rd Friday of the month.

[@EditioCastigata]

Not exactly those, but alarm sirens are run in Germany every 1st Saturday, 10am, in some countries and regions. And whenever there's a large fire.

[@sirflaps7619]

In the netherlands we still test them every 1st Monday of the month at 12:00

[@MA-wq2ih]

In America it used to be every Tuesday morning at 10:30, until about 1992.

[@ItsIdaho]

@@sirflaps7619 every saturday 12 am here.

[@thomasjeffries1020]

@@MA-wq2ih in Indiana, they still test the "air raid" tornado sirens at 11am every Friday. If I were a tornado, I'd show up at 11am on Friday.

[@_Matsimus_]

Film crew ear drums: “kill me”

[@catarmour4572]

Who doesn't provide ear protection for that??

[@pioneerAv]

Right before they died from carbon monoxide poisoning

[@isaaclegg7935]

Film crew? I thought they used V8 powered robots in the states

[@pioneerAv]

@@isaaclegg7935 They do these days, but back then it was just a human with a four-stroke attached

[@bender7565]

Great vid! Big Daddy was a huge part of (to me) NHRA's golden age. I was amazed he owned a 2bbl carb, must have come off his mower.

[@messemphanger]

sounds like me after taco night.

[@bassmith448bassist5]

Wow!!!!! Scared of you!!!!!!

[@diegoiobbi3420]

Hahhahahahahahahahah

[@scottcupp8129]

Every time I have tacos I warn my wife not to get behind me lest I use my jake brake LOL

[@cowboybob7093]

Taco Bell - When hunger overcomes the fear of getting sick.

[@tracypanavia4634]

Lol😂

[@pawz007]

Engine starts - "nice work!" Siren starts - "are they serious?!"

[@A3Kr0n]

A bunch of people got together and decided the world needed this.

[@KiddBloo86]

Made by a generation of people who gave a hoot about quality vs quantity.

[@evmanbutts]

You dont need near as many when they have a 25 Mile effective range!

[@TheBeingReal]

😆 Quality was crap back then. The US manufacturing quit on using things like GD&T and other quality systems after WW-II to ‘save money’. Ironically it cost way more money in the end. When US Industry turned its back on quality the process was taken to Japan where they capitalized on it and decimated the US auto industry (and others) with quality products.

[@mattrodgers4878]

TheBeingReal Absolute bullshit!! Show me a refrigerator/washer/dryer/tv/ whatever made today that will last 20 years? I bought a refrigerator for the garage at my first house that was made sometime in the 50s, it’s still going in another buddies shop. I bought my first washing machine/dryer used, they were built in the early 80s. I used them for years until I got married. My wife didn’t want those old junk machines, we replaced them with crap that had computers and electronic control boards. We have since replaced those with newer machines that have control boards and fancy sensors, and replaced those machines with more cheap equipment. Computers belong on desks, not in appliances. More crap to fail, and more crap that eventually will be obsolete when the next modern conveniences hit the market. We live in a throwaway society, and have for about 30 years. Nothing is made to be repaired, and if your mechanically/electrically gifted enough to attempt repairs, good luck finding service parts. The only thing I can say about today’s appliances is they usually work flawlessly until they fail completely. There is no “nursing” or limping something until you either have money or time to replace or repair.

[@hardlylivin6602]

Matt Rodgers Things certainly aren’t made to last anymore. However there are exceptions, my Corolla was built in 03 and has 300k miles on it. I have yet to have any mechanical issues with it, aside from the AC compressor bearing going bad. The ac still continued to work, just made a horrendous whine when you turned it on. I just keep up on its maintenance, and as a result the car has yet to fail me.

[@TheBeingReal]

Matt Rodgers You missed the point of quality vs design life and costing. Technology issues aside (electronics). That frig made in the 50’s was likely well over engineered. It is also a huge energy waster. There is zero rule anything should last 50 years. If you are selling a product things that last too long are bad for business. Add in consumer price pressure and something has to give: usually design life. Up until well into the ‘80’s american industry, especially for consumer products, was quality zero consideration. Quality was a cost adder in industry mind set. They were 100% wrong too. I suspect you did not work in manufacturing or design. Quality and how long a product is made to last are not always hand in hand.

[@1marcelfilms]

Imagine swapping an air raid siren engine into your car

[@miaugato93]

I mean it's going to be one of those old V8s with not much power. The thing is from the 1940s.

[@bdoug5316]

My Kia 2.0L 4 cylinder has more HP then that 1940's V8. It would me pointless, and a waste of fuel as that thing would only get 6-8 MPG 😂

[@unknownsoldier4156]

I quite like this idea. Just think of the simplistic maintenance and parts. Easily the most reliable vehicle you can put-around in!

[@1marcelfilms]

Its not about the performance, it's about having a damn air raid siren engine in your car.

[@miaugato93]

Then it would be a huge power suck, the big kind. Imagine losing half the power of your car everytime you honked. Better to fit an ahooga horn or a train horn

[@itsshalevfromtaxidashcamer9390]

*Let's be honest to Everyone: 100% people didn't searched it.*

[@woops4138]

TAXI DASHCAMERA I searched for this. I just found an air raid siren at the dump

[@og-qd9ui]

Woops does ist work?

[@vindamato9969]

I actually did research on this. I'm a professor who's currently studying the effects of different sounds on emotions to better understand Culture of the 40s and 50s. And everything I said is bullshit. I lied.

[@trunki006]

nope i did

[@itsshalevfromtaxidashcamer9390]

@@trunki006 You're put MacKenzie from "Bluey" on your profile picture.

[@Jason-bs2wc]

There's just something so nostalgic and cool about this video.

[@iaagg]

I thought I was tough not to cover my ears at an air show.When they started to hurt I should of protected my ears. Now, tinitiis for life. Learn from my mistake.

[@dauntlesschicken9756]

Oh my gosh what a horrid mistake. I have tinnitus too, but very neeglibile. I got it from a a small homemade cannon I made that exploded.

[@rickdaystar477]

What???

[@fjb4932]

@@rickdaystar477 You think you're being funny. May you never learn otherwise. roomba offers advice few will understand nor heed until it's too late. Wisdom learned from experience ...

[@rickdaystar477]

@@fjb4932 I didn't mean any disrespect. I too have suffered hearing loss from a year in a combat zone and 15 years around fighter planes running up. But humor can take the edge off a stressful time.

[@fjb4932]

@@rickdaystar477 My apology, Rick. I too suffer from tinnitus (partly from military service), and that along with a sharp tongue a dull mind, i find the taste of my foot often in my mouth. No disrespect ment / none taken. A good day to you, sir.

[@flavxer7345]

I never figured Robbie Coltrane for a gearhead..... not sure why, Hagrid loved his flying "motorbike"....

[@hardluckclub7271]

oh man you beat me to the hagrid comment! good on ya!

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

The whole of this series was brilliant

[@smeggy22]

@@Thecrazyvaclav What series was it from? I'm a huge Robbie fan, and can't place this ...

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

Paul Jones Coltranes planes and automobiles, it's all on KZbin, covered diesel, super chargers, 2 strokes, V8s, jet engines and steam

[@GiantRiderRob]

Pretty cool thing! Hagrid yelling "Run Harry, it's Voldermort and his Chevy Buddies!" And fires this thing up! :P

[@TheAlpine49]

This made.me smile the whole time! Good job Chrysler!

[@00dahc]

"How do Americans manage to get so little power out of such big engines?" -Jeremy Clarkson

[@towcat]

Clarkson, there is more to a V8 than horsepower. It's the torque, good sir. It's the kind of torque that you cannot achieve with a small 4 or 6 cyoinder engine.

[@kkoch666]

Someone else's words, typical from a Chad.

[@thatyoutubecritic8229]

@@kkoch666 ok

[@garnetdavey8776]

Because there de-tuned

[@sftworange6456]

That engine is small most inline 4’s are bigger than that v8 those engines were just made for making noise

[@digitalrailroader]

Sadly, a modern engine sitting for 20+ years would be impossible; the tolerances are much too tight, as well as the engine management system would be pissing and moaning from sensors going bad through the years.

[@JamesOversteer]

The DPF would have failed if it was a VAG engine.

[@JETZcorp]

I'm not so sure about it. My experience has been that old engines have a lot of trouble sitting around because carburetors really like to corrode and get clogged, and many of them had relatively poor crankcase ventilation leading to more rapid oil degradation. If you park an engine for 20 years starting today, the ethanol in the fuel would be much more harsh to the vintage engine than to the modern one. One thing I'd say for sure though, is I'd take a modern engine OR a good old vintage engine over anything in the middle, like late-70s to mid-80s. That era when carburetors and emissions standards smacked into each other and created an unholy rat's nest of teeny tiny vacuum hoses and other fiddly bits. Let one of those sit for a while and you'll never get it running right again. And they ran like shit when they were new.

[@JoeFlation]

not to mention the truly shitty gasoline

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Nah, they start right up.

[@rupe53]

@@JETZcorp ... and that's why this one was propane powered from the git-go. Military specs and you can count on that to be ok for as long as the battery holds up, especially with that 323 hemi engine from the mid 50s. Propane never goes bad and never screws up the carb, although sitting around since the early 60s may have done other things. (cobwebs, etc)

[@RandyCarpadus]

Big Daddy Don Garlits. Met him a few times working at Sacramento raceway back in the day. One of the greats.

[@TJIzzy]

People can hear this from 25 miles away, let's fire it up in the garage with just our fingers in the ear 🤣

[@Cemoman17]

Such a lucky guy to own one of these...

[@jeffleblanc8850]

big daddy owns more hemis than you can imagine and this is a early hemi he has his museum full of hemis pretty cool he wanted this for his museum he’s likes his chrysler’s lol

[@jeffleblanc8850]

most of them a little nicer than this but cool history

[@dadsvespa]

I knew it ! When I was in grammar school, we had the exact same siren on the roof ! When we had a drill, we first heard the deep bass siren slowly building to a high note, then it would drop down again, then go back up. We all would got to the cellar and "duck and cover" in the boiler room ! lol. I asked Fred the school maintenance man how it worked. And it was at that time I learned of the Chrysler Hemi siren. I never forgot what he told me. Thanks for the memory . peace

[@daveh2612]

What school was this? That’s crazy you had a Chrysler air raid siren!

[@isaackalashnikov3681]

Cool!, the only time i tried to ask something to the school maintenance guy in ended up being molested

[@aandykf]

I doubt those things were put on schools.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@aandykf yes some were in very rural areas because the school was about the most strongest building that could withstand the weight of it.. you got like a general store and a county building but they're made of tin shacks if you know what I mean like in very rural areas it definitely is highly possible.

[@thepyrodude]

@@aandykf you must be a melinnial 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤷‍♂️

[@bhoward_8648]

POV: on your recommendations 7 years after it was posted

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

I was thinking since it was roof mounted that the siren portion was probably hooked up directly by a drive shaft. I was thinking about how noisy it would be inside 'Big Daddy's' shop. Pretty cool that it could be cranked up and then put in 'gear'. Nice video and piece of history! Yall Take Care, John

[@lanmastersassistant659]

I Remember seeing this on tv, one of my all time favourite coltrane moments

[@1234everbs]

"You're a V8, Harry"

[@dirtywhiteboy4963]

real men ! doing REAL THINGS! THANKS!

[@_Nobody_Special]

Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles. I actually remember watching this episode on TV back in the 90s.

[@antoniosabol2884]

This literally got into my recommendations

[@christian-gamesandmore565]

Same

[@itsshalevfromtaxidashcamer9390]

*Me too!*

[@lees.4084]

"That thing got a hemi in it???"

[@freebird7284]

Big "who's your" Daddy Don Garlits, the man, the myth, the legend! do yourself a big favor and go see his museum in Ocala FL.

[@williesnyder2899]

My friend Nolan and his stepbrother Tom took photos as young men of Garlitts early drag racing exploits. Nolan was very proud of that experience; awed by Big Daddy!

[@e-57sven26]

Very Amazing this Big Chrysler Air Raid Siren! Love This!

[@stephenarling1667]

Chrysler built the Hemi. Bell Labs designed the siren.

[@bigjoe330]

A tribute to Chrysler excellence in engineering.

[@Peter_Schiavo]

R.I.P. Robbie. Loved your work.

[@jam98fl]

Pretty cool seeing don garlet on here, his museum is right down the road from me

[@independent2368]

More big Mopar power and all these years later, has built a 1000hp gen3 Hemi that will be released this year

[@vincentrobinette1507]

I'll bet that would make some noise!!

[@ac06god1]

The hellephant

[@stephenarling1667]

That Gen 3 the one with the misplaced camshaft that does not get enough splash, runs dry, and fails?

[@independent2368]

@@stephenarling1667 no, I think that is the 5.7 and never heard anything like that about their performance engines

[@Dave-lr2wo]

"It'll be hilarious when I destroy your hearing while I wear ear protection!"

[@acemccool]

Having a crap in Melbourne, Australia watching this with a smile on my face.

[@hayseed5467]

Were you able to hear it?

[@FishingwithCristina]

It's amazing and beautiful craftsmanship that an engine from that arrow would be able to start

[@stephenarling1667]

Preserving it internally before long-term storage is a big part of why it still runs.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

One of the most efficient way to turn petrol into noise, right after a harley!

[@christopherfarmer1812]

Nope, 2 stroke Detroit Diesels have them both beat at converting fuel to noise. Lol

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Damn, the only Chrysler product that doesn't suck

[@gantmj]

It blows.

[@hayseed5467]

doesn't suck...GM products down it's intake manifold 🤣

[@TriangIe]

I remember they fired up one of these things at a museum I went to and man oh man, once that clutch was engaged the thing just roared so loud I swear it caused a mini earthquake, It vibrated my entire body and even with the heavy ear protection I had on the sound still hurt like hell.

[@regsmith7604]

Wow! My great grandpa worked at and retired from Dodge Main., on Jos Campau in Hamtramck. I still remember, me and his daughter(my grandma)went to pick him up on his last day. While outside waiting, my grandma told me “my dad ain’t gonna have to go back in there, no more, after today”. Didn’t know what she meant. I was still young in ‘65. My grandpa worked there for 40 something years. Dodge Main.

[@fredboat]

I bet his neighbors love that thing , Sold I will buy it.Good olL BIG DADDY DON. RIP.

[@mattrodgers4878]

Rip???? Don Garlits is still with us.

[@cageybee7221]

i can't even imagine how goddamn loud that thing must be inside that garage, and i don't think they had it anywhere near max volume either.

[@meisnice2448]

They had it at like 100 Db. But it can do 138 Db, so not nearly at full power.

[@au1317]

Love how the sound processing gets more and more spacious before the cut

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Haven't seen this for decades! Brilliant!

[@stevefick3919]

I need one of these at my house to compete with the noisy, freakin' DOGS in my area. Fire it up at about 3 am. That otta piss off the dog owners! LOL!

[@nathandean1687]

and every politiction as well.

[@coolsnake1134]

Same here. Would love to mount that on my roof and rev it at 3AM. Not just with the siren but also running it on open headers

[@jasonrackawack9369]

@@coolsnake1134 you read my mind lol....saw a video about a british guy who restores old air powered fog horns and tests them in his driveway.....I like the hemi option better, you can always yank the mufflers off for more noise LOL!

[@RepJock88]

My cousin just got a 3D printer and we are LEGIT going to do this. Not hemi-powered, but it will still do the trick.

[@Mickocarbomb]

"here me out Johnathan, how about we make the engine a horn?" Thus the chrysler V8 air raid horns were created. I don't think any of these survived (were kept in good condition let alone stored minus museum displays) after they were put out of use. I'd love to see one restored and slapped back into use for something like a tornado siren or such.

[@HDDynalowrider]

I wish I had one of those. 2 AM would be time to shine

[@2148aa]

And point it at that ass that comes out of the bar down the street and fires up his Harley at 2 AM

[@jamesdagmond]

I need to go to this museum.