Federal C5GA Siren

This is a siren that I have owned for 30+ years, still sounds good. See my other sirens under Henry455.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Federal
• Siren
• C5
• C5A
• Fire
• truck
• Ambulance
• mechanical
• vintage

[tornspeedo]

It's probably STILL coasting, isn't it Henry? What an outstanding piece of history. Sure sounds good.

[Henry455]

That rotor bearing is 25 years old and well broken in. I hate to restore a vintage coaster siren with bad rotor bearings because the new bearings are packed with grease and do not coast well. It takes hours of use to break them in. I will pay double for a good well used bearing over a new one. By the way, this C5 is the favorite of my collection, sorry Q lovers, they are just to high pitched.

[Eisenbahnfan]

WoW Nice Video!

Crazy Sound! Where can i buy this siren for my silly neibourths

[Henry455]

You can find them quite often on Ebay, C5's chrome or C4's painted and no rear cover and C6's chrome with solar ray light on front.

[RDG484]

It sounds similar to a Q but has a different quality. I don't know how else to describe it except it sounds "older" than a Q. To see a C-4 or very similar C-5 in action, watch "Barn Fire Response." The Ford Rescue has one on it.

[Henry455]

It sounds different because the C series sirens have 8 sator port openings and the Q has 14 ports. More ports, same RPM, higher frequency.

[bossman380]

OMG THAT SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!! i want one so bad!! its like an orgasm for my ears hahaha!!!!!

[ihfan29]

great siren

[badrob2011]

Thats one bad siren

[jaredbrockwayable]

Have the same thing on the mack in our fire dept.

[18melkev]

there is nothing better than old school

[obxemt]

@Henry455 I am a huge Q fan, however the newer ones sound higher pitched, coast down too fast, and don't have the "growl" of older ones. To my ears, the C5 sounds more like what a Q "should" sound like at its best. I can't find any information online about these sirens though, just some excellent youtube videos like yours. I wish someone would write a book or at least devote a webpage to the evolution of electro-mechanical sirens!

[stevo03lw]

how much does the C5 go for?



[sonlatino1904]

would you sell this siren? IF YOU DO, HOW MUCH?

TNX IN ADVANCE



[Code3forever]

These old electro-mechanical sirens bring back some old memories. I worked on the ambulance in Los Angeles in the 1970s when the B&M and Federal C5 & 66 were popular and the Federal Director and Interceptor were coming in and taking their places. My opinion was, and still is, the B&M and Federal electro-mechanical sirens were more effective in LA traffic. For a number of years, our ambulances had both installed. I used the electronic in conjunction with the B&M and used the YELP mostly.

[copper2150]

One of the best sirens Federal ever made. Wish they would come back and start producing them again. Better tone and sound than a Q2.

[Medic83301]

sounds similar in pitch to the Sireno Mechanical sirens used by San Francisco Dept . of Public Health ambulances on their 1966 International Metro vans . If you want to hear an example of it , go to Bullitt Part 3 where the spectacular hotel hit scene is . They also have a Travelall type unit with a Federal Model 28 or maybe a CAM .

[Supermoto55]

I have owned a C4b for over 30 years that works great but I would like to dismantle and restore. How can I contact you in regard to proper process???

Thanks Larry