Benjamin Horn Bracket

[leaf200]

Hi,

I am planning to fit a Benjamin horn to my 1926 saloon but have no bracket. I would like to fit to the bulkhead. Does anyone have any dimensions for the bracket so I can make one and details of where it mounts on the bulkhead 

If anyone has a spare bracket even better 

   

[Tony Press]

The attached sketch page may help

   

From Bill in Oz.

[leaf200]

Thanks bill just what I needed but does anyone have any details or a picture of where to mount on the bulkhead 

Thanks

[Jeff Taylor]

Found this image online, but not sure if the position of the horn is correct ?

   

This is the car itself, said to be 1925 - it's in Connecticut, USA.

   

[Malcolm Parker]

That would seem to be the best place to mount it for a variety of reasons.

[Lance Sheldrick]

My chummy (September '25) has exactly the same arrangement and mounting position as the yellow car.
I think it stayed there until the advent of the four piece bonnet and then mounted on the bonnet bar.

[Tony Press]

At some time the Benjamin was mounted on the offside rear two head studs.

Out of interest my 1929 Holden Fabric Saloon has a Benjamin Horn mounted on the Bonnet bar using a correct original bracket while the 1928 Holden bodied Chummy has a Rist on the Bonnet Bar.

[Marcus Ling]

Hi Tony,
Here is a photo taken in 1924 of a GE Brooklands showing the Benjamin horn mounted on the head studs


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Marcus

[Parazine]

At some time the Benjamin was mounted on the offside rear two head studs.

Out of interest my 1929 Holden Fabric Saloon has a Benjamin Horn mounted on the Bonnet bar using a correct original bracket while the 1928 Holden bodied Chummy has a Rist on the Bonnet Bar.

Interestingly, the 1927 parts book states that the Benjamin horn "is not used on current models", which implies that it was not fitted from the factory after sometime in 1926. However, many later cars seem to carry them, perhaps because the early cars were broken up and spares were recycled and used up in the thirties and later. Both my Chummy and Top Hat (1927 and 1926) are fitted with Benjamins but they sure aren't original fitments!