I would like to have one, but SWMBO won't let me play with it indoors.
"History of the Chrysler-Bell Victory Air Raid Siren. Built during the post-World War II Cold War era from 1952-1957 by Chrysler, its power plant contained a newly-designed FirePower Hemi V-8, 331 cubic inch 180 horsepower (130 kW) engine.Its six horns, were each three feet long. The siren could be heard from a distance of 25 to 30 miles away and had an output of 138 dB and 30,000 watts. They were 12 feet (3.7 m) long, built atop a quarter section of a Dodge truck chassis rail, and weighed an estimated three tons. [...snip...]
Rock 'n' Roll! 
More goodies at VictorySiren™ , including audio recordings. You know, for ring tones and such. I have a copy of the one named "Sound Clip #8 - Full Run" on my iPod. (Just in case.)
More goodies at VictorySiren™ , including audio recordings. You know, for ring tones and such. I have a copy of the one named "Sound Clip #8 - Full Run" on my iPod. (Just in case.)
