Re: Swiss Packards

Posted by Guscha On 2023/12/19 6:05:54

Let's take a look inside. A pneumatic double fanfare is installed directly in front of the already impressive electric multi-tone horn. This is by no means a modern retrofit, but rather a contemporary Tenor Cicca duplex horn with a powerful electric compressor. The French Tenor Cicca, a manufacturer of add-on parts such as exterior mirrors and aftermarket windshield wipers was so well-known before the war that its headquarters were on the Champs-Élysées 114 in Paris, today one of the most famous Apple stores in Europe. The two links in the text allow a jump in time of almost 100 years.


image sources:
#1 - act-specialcar.ch
#2 - etsy.com
#3,4 - invaluable.com

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