Chrome Horn?

[HomeRacingWorld]

Ok, well not chrome but you fellas get the idea.

Came up with a simple design for the newest Sedan racer.



Started with a scrap section of brass that was laying in the scrapyard.



Hammered it and sanded it a little, scribed a centerline and drilled some holes. Yes, they are unevenly spaced. No big deal, it's a old hammer and they looked like this.



More scrap wire I cut and soldered in place.



Used steel screen door mesh and soldered it to the back of the rods. I think it looks ok.

[dreinecke]

Remind me not to get in front of you with that thing...

Nice work!

[HomeRacingWorld]

You are so far ahead of me most times, it will never hurt you.

But maybe I need a good rear bumper? It's YOUR chrome horn I need to worry about!

[Ember]

Silly me, I was expecting something like this.


Wish you guys spoke English. ;)

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I'm still mystified about the horn thing.

[HomeRacingWorld]

It is an old slang term around here Ember. Lots of older drivers on the oval tracks would use it. And still use it today actually.

"I gave him a shot of the old chrome horn". Meaning front bumper, which back then was mostly chrome.

So if a driver was blocking you, a little "chrome horn" was a nice way to alert him you were there, because he obviously had not noticed. :)

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Oh... I might have guessed it if it said horns instead of horn. Now I have some ideas about how to run with this idea...

A few years ago, the maniacs in Chicago (you know who you are), at least I think it was them, held a figure 8 destructo race where the cars had spikes and woodscrews bristling out of them. Horny guys...

[Ember]

Singular horn. Perhaps they believe in unicorns, Rob.

[Retro Racer 44]

I expected an article about Paul Tracy. Haha!

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[Florida_Slotter]