08-22-2012, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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Last weekend at the county fair, I was asked why I had a Cow Bell under my Model "A" Pick-up. I told them the "road gremlin" tale that I was told years ago (40-50) and how the sound kept them from ridding on it, as they hate the sound. THEY NEVER HEARD THAT! Am I the only one to hear that one? What other antique auto tales are out there? I would really love to know.
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08-22-2012, 02:16 PM | #2 |
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Might be some bullshit under your seat....lol
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08-22-2012, 03:30 PM | #3 |
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I looked in the bed and under the seat, no B.S., sorry.
I was told this in the mid 60's, by a man whose ranch I worked on. He had a "AA" truck that we used to haul Hay bales, it had a bell on the front bumper, so I asked why? I did not think at the time that he my be "full of it", so on all of my vintage auto's I hung a bell somewhere, just to keep the tale alive. If people laughed at me and it was a true tale, I do not care, if not, I still don't care. Ken |
08-22-2012, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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I think the bell is a good idea,, it'll also cover up a lot of noises I don't want to hear.. Good tip !!
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08-22-2012, 05:17 PM | #5 |
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Harley guys are all over this. Trick is, you have to receive the bell as a gift for it to work repelling road (electric) gremlins.
10 of 10 HOG's I've talked to are bell enhanced.
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This is the site a HOG told me about. The brass bell idea is pretty cool --- hadn't heard that one before.
http://helmetsetc.com/legend-bell.asp
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08-22-2012, 10:10 PM | #9 |
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I've never before heard of the bell idea, or "road gremlins," but I love old stories like that.
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Never heard of the cow bell story, but when I bought my Tudor in April, it came with a "bull horn."
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I have one of those small bells on my Harley, and just for the fun of it, I stuck one on the bumper arm of my '34. So far, it has worked !
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Chief, my crazy dad, said he used to tie 2 long strips from an old sheet to the spokes of his front wheels. When coming up behind another car, most of the time, they would pull over to let him pass! Near his folk's home on a dirt road, a dumb old dog always chased his car. Chief tied a toe sack to his spokes, dog took the BAIT! 'Bout beat him to a pulp!! After that when the newly educated dog heard a car, he would SPRINT to the porch! Bill W. (Too bad Chief's gone, he had some great car stories, can't remember them all, he could make you cry from laughin' God! I miss that man!)
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I have one on my Harley and haven't broken down since I installed it. I will put them on both the Model A's now.
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08-23-2012, 08:51 AM | #14 |
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Your Chief sounds like my Pop. He's still around, God bless 'im. He still tells stories that will make it hard for you to breath.
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I really hope this is the kind of tradition "Old Wive's Tale" we as "A" owners can keep alive, no matter what the history. I find it very sad that the old tales like this, can get lost forever, in the modern fast paced world.
PLEASE pass on here, any auto related type tales you may know. Thanks! Ken Last edited by kpreed; 08-23-2012 at 11:42 AM. |
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There's one story where the bell is such a simple thing that the gremlins can't help but mess with it (rather than other systems). Others say the bell drives them crazy and they avoid you - still yet is the idea that they get caught up in the bell and fall out back on the road. Some other trivial automotive things that I grew up with - less superstitious and more just silly:
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And if before a long tour it starts first time you're not going to have any trouble whatsoever.....
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08-23-2012, 11:45 AM | #18 |
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Thank You All! This is the kind of things I was looking for and my bells where always a gift.
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08-23-2012, 07:21 PM | #19 |
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I just got a P.M. saying I sounded like I thought EVERY Model "A" should do a Cow Bell. NO, I never said that! I just feel we as owners can pass these old tales on if we want. How, is totally up to you. |
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I have heard about the same thing only if you buy and put the bell on you should be some what protected but the best is if someone just gives you one.
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