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Benjamin Horn Bracket - leaf200 - 04-10-2021
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
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Tony Press - 05-10-2021
The attached sketch page may help
From Bill in Oz.
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - leaf200 - 05-10-2021
Thanks bill just what I needed but does anyone have any details or a picture of where to mount on the bulkhead
Thanks
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Jeff Taylor - 05-10-2021
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.
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Malcolm Parker - 05-10-2021
That would seem to be the best place to mount it for a variety of reasons.
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Lance Sheldrick - 05-10-2021
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.
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Tony Press - 05-10-2021
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.
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Marcus Ling - 05-10-2021
Hi Tony,
Here is a photo taken in 1924 of a GE Brooklands showing the Benjamin horn mounted on the head studs
Brooklands.JPG (Size: 30.2 KB / Downloads: 105)
Marcus
RE: Benjamin Horn Bracket - Parazine - 06-10-2021
(05-10-2021, 10:19 PM)Tony Press Wrote: 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!