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Guitar1 · 01-29-2022, 01:30 PM

On my 29 Tudor there is a small “pulley” type gadget mounted on the front of the crossmember under the front seats just in front of the passenger seat. Does anybody know what it is! If I knew how to post a photo I would but don’t know how. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

alexiskai · 01-29-2022, 03:17 PM

Hard to tell without a picture. Sometimes those are mounted to attach a spring or a return cable to something, like the brake light switch.

Dean Lemoine · 01-29-2022, 03:18 PM

I just looked under my ‘29 Tudor and I don’t have anything like that. I would love to see a picture.

Dean Lemoine · 01-29-2022, 03:32 PM

There’s a pretty good tutorial on posting photos on the link below.

https://www.fordbarn.com/are-ya-lost
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Guitar1 · 01-29-2022, 04:14 PM

I might have found the answer to my $64,000 question! I contacted the son of a previous owner of my 29 Tudor. (He is 74 years old!). He said when he was a kid riding in this very car, he remembered his Dad had an “Exhaust Whistle.” This small gadget (pulley affair) was probably where the cable(wire) was routed to blow the whistle. Thanks to all who burned a few Brain Cells on my behalf��
Jaybird

nkaminar · 01-30-2022, 07:51 AM

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Exhaust whistles are neat. I had one on my Model T and would use it all the time. It sounded like a train whistle. I would blow it in the tunnels on the parkway and people thought a train was coming. You can modulate it like a steam train to make the "lonesome whistle" sound.

01-29-2022, 01:30 PM	#1
Guitar1 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 3	$64,000 Question! On my 29 Tudor there is a small “pulley” type gadget mounted on the front of the crossmember under the front seats just in front of the passenger seat. Does anybody know what it is! If I knew how to post a photo I would but don’t know how. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

01-29-2022, 03:17 PM	#2
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,354	Re: $64,000 Question! Hard to tell without a picture. Sometimes those are mounted to attach a spring or a return cable to something, like the brake light switch.

01-29-2022, 03:18 PM	#3
Dean Lemoine Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Dahlonega, Ga Posts: 251	Re: $64,000 Question! I just looked under my ‘29 Tudor and I don’t have anything like that. I would love to see a picture.

01-29-2022, 03:32 PM	#4
Dean Lemoine Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Dahlonega, Ga Posts: 251	Re: $64,000 Question! There’s a pretty good tutorial on posting photos on the link below. https://www.fordbarn.com/are-ya-lost __________________

01-29-2022, 04:14 PM	#5
Guitar1 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 3	Re: $64,000 Question! I might have found the answer to my $64,000 question! I contacted the son of a previous owner of my 29 Tudor. (He is 74 years old!). He said when he was a kid riding in this very car, he remembered his Dad had an “Exhaust Whistle.” This small gadget (pulley affair) was probably where the cable(wire) was routed to blow the whistle. Thanks to all who burned a few Brain Cells on my behalf�� Jaybird

01-30-2022, 07:51 AM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: $64,000 Question! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Exhaust whistles are neat. I had one on my Model T and would use it all the time. It sounded like a train whistle. I would blow it in the tunnels on the parkway and people thought a train was coming. You can modulate it like a steam train to make the "lonesome whistle" sound. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.