NOW THATS WHAT I CALL NOISE vol 69

[lincolndanny]

Noises that were common but havnt heard in years.

 

To kick start this epic Fred.

 

1) Pinto cam rattle(could call out a pinto with my little eyes shut)

 

2) milk float hum and rattle

 

 

3) inertia starter motor "run on".

[fordperv]

1 and 3 are timeless

 

4) Cvh tappet noise

 

5) Whoosh of viscous fans

 

6) fan belts squealing

[jonny69]

3) inertia starter motor "run on".

 

I hear that every morning.

 

However, you don't hear people cranking and cranking and cranking any more.

[lincolndanny]

I hear that every morning.

 

However, you don't hear people cranking and cranking and cranking any more.

No Lagunas round your way then?

[martc]

Citroen BX's going clack clack clack around corners.

[John F]

Straight-cut gear whine.

 

Backfires.

 

Cars ticking over badly on choke after they've warmed up

[lincolndanny]

Morris Minor farty gear changes

[John F]

The sound (& smell) of 2-stroke motorbike engines.

[vulgalour]

Peugeot rear end squeak-creak

 

I was going to say chronic tappet rattle but there's some proper nails around here that would would put many a knackered smoky old pinto engine or even Talbot to shame.

[binhoker668]

Morris Minor farty gear changes

Yes this!!  And also the amazing and uber-recognisable sound of a Maxi coming.

I used to be able to guess loads cars coming from their sound when I was wee. 

I still find the sound of an oncoming transit 2.5di very satisfying.

I am a very sad man.

You should see my records...

[sierraman]

Fiesta pop 950 engine or any old Ford with a slightly blowing exhaust sounds good.

[Split_Pin]

Whining Voith transmissions in buses, esp. the brake bands when decelerating.

 

The sigh of Leyland and Volvo bus brake chambers when inching along in heavy traffic.

 

The rasp of a 1970's Fiat exhaust.

[FakeConcern]

Mini/1100 transfer gears on the way out.

[twosmoke300]

Mintex squeal !

[Andrew353w]

1/ Cars with 6 volt starters turning over slowly and J-U-S-T starting (early Daf 33 owners eat your hearts out!)  

2/ Heater fans squeaking on cold mornings when asked to blow slightly warm air onto frosted windsceens.

3/ Medium wave radio signals blocked by interference.

4/ Cassettes slowing to a total stop, thereby warning you of a mess inside the player....

 

Just a few.....

[dollywobbler]

Minis with annoyingly delicious sports exhausts being ragged around EVERYWHERE. Buses that sounded proper.

[Station]

The jingle jangle of keys followed by a rough turning motion to open a car door

 

The slow fast slow fast rubbery squeal of a car window opening

 

The sound of a car door slamming shut followed by a metallic reverberation through the cars body lasting approximately twenty seconds

 

Alternator buzz interference changing frequency through rpm on AM radios

[Timewaster]

The whistle of a Volvo approaching at speed.

[Paul Dupart]

Farina Cambridge/Oxford gearbox whine in low gears

 

Marina TC exhaust burble with the factory fitted exhaust trim

 

Landcrab gearbox whine

 

Anglia's had a destintive boomy sound too 

 

Anything FWD with an A series in it

 

Air horns that played tunes

 

Ice cream vans that played Popeye

[fred]

Rattle of the Alpine pop wagon - Friday was pop night, Ohh the days

[cobblers]

Mk2 Fiesta exhaust note. Beautiful.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Haven't we had this thread recently?

 

Anyway as mentioned above the noise of a fiesta 950 is very nice and if someone tells me how to put a video up I'll make one

[vulgalour]

NNNtsssNNNtsssNNNtsss [doppler effect]OIWANKER![/doppler effect]

 

That 90s Max Power pre-asbo kind of antisocial behaviour coming from many a low rent hot hatch that is really just a pov spec granny wagon with a partial body kit.  Predates even Barryboys.

[wuvvum]

6) fan belts squealing

The fan belt on the Perodua squeals if I have the temerity to switch on the headlights and the heated rear window at the same time.  Doesn't do it for long though, and the alternator is such a cock to get to that I've decided to just live with it.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The roar of a Police SD1 2600 accelerating hard down a London street, these days BMW and Skoda dizzlers are practically silent and congestion and health and safety means they rarely go much above 40/50 mph.

 

The clang of an early XJ40 starter.

 

I also preferred the exhaust sound of a twin tailpipe 325 or 528 BMW over today's fake NASCAR V8s.

[Station]

The fan belt on the Perodua squeals if I have the temerity to switch on the headlights and the heated rear window at the same time.  Doesn't do it for long though, and the alternator is such a cock to get to that I've decided to just live with it.

 

I once caught my finger in a Perodua's aux belt, and it took it on a delightful whimsical journey betwixt aforementioned belt and alternator pulley.

[Noel Tidybeard]

bedford tk air brakes- nuff said

[Mr A Lawrence]

The sound of an engine with too much advance on the timing trying to restart itself when switched off.

[vulgalour]

bedford tk air brakes- nuff said

 

VERY!  I nearly got flattened by a Bedford TK coal lorry walking home once so I know that noise well, followed by the distinctive noise (and smell) of all the wheels locking up then coal scattering all over the place and the sound of the engine labouring to make a getaway.  Amazingly the driver didn't hit me, the car that was stopped at the crossing in front of him, the bus stop or the oncoming traffic.

 

I get excited every time I see a TK, which is rarer and rarer these days.  The last one I saw was a horsebox travelling very slowly on the A1 earlier this year.

[motormatt]

The sound of a high displacement Straight 6 diesel spooling up. Preferably turbocharged.