Siren Ads 1950's-1980's **updated 6-4-08**

[kswx29]

I remember seeing that first Thunderbolt picture somewhere before, perhaps a different ad.

[EL1998P71]

It was on the main sites manual/litature page

[EL1998P71]

Here's some more I got recently. 5 Thunderbolt ad's, 1 Federal Signal ad, 6 Chrysler ad's, and 1 OHIO story.

[EL1998P71]

Here's a few more ad's from the 70's & 80's
from Fire House magazine

July 1981



June 1982



Oct 1980



Nov 1977



July 1981



Not an ad for a siren, but has a drawn Thunderbolt in the ad.
Aug 1978

[EL1998P71]

Here's a few more ad's.

[500 AT fan]

Nice ads! I like that Mobil Directo one. The T-Bolt ones are neat, too!

[Daniel]

I've seen other claims that Federal tested sirens in Europe, but is there any evidence that Federal sirens actually went there? The British and French had their own siren manufacturers and we certainly would not have sold them to Germany.

[StonedChipmunk]

I've seen other claims that Federal tested sirens in Europe, but is there any evidence that Federal sirens actually went there? The British and French had their own siren manufacturers and we certainly would not have sold them to Germany.

Doubt it. Federal does sell sirens and equipment around the world (their VAMA division is responsible for a lot of non-US emergency vehicle lighting) but back then I think it was strictly US-only. I've seen some Modulators in other parts of the world but those are much newer installations, obviously.