FS: an NOS part you always - *NEVER* - wanted!!

[elagache]

Dear 1964-66 Buick A-body "prudent, timid" - never exceed the speed limit - drivers, . . . . 

Just in case you would accidentally nudge your car over the speed limit, here is just the thing for you on eBay:

Speed Warning Speedometer Alarm Buzzer 1957-1965 era BUICK accessory NOS 1355953

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEED-WARNING-Speedometer-Alarm-BUZZER-1957-1965-era-BUICK-accessory-NOS-1355953-/141245444151?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20e2e27037&vxp=mtr

I'm sure all you GS fans have been absolutely anxious to . . . . . . never . . . . install one of these things in your car!!

. . . Do ya' think when anthropologists excavate our present civilization . . .  that this will be the last and only Buick NOS part to remain unused? 

Cheers, Edouard 

[Dr Frankenbuick]

I bought a 67 Skylark without a motor or transmission that had one of these installed.  I was unaware of it, and proceeded to install a 455 and TH 400 with a station wagon 3.23 rear end.  I drove it for a week locally listening to every sound with the radio off, but it was set around 80 MPH.  When I finally took it for its first shake down on the highway, I almost jumped out the window when it went off. I had no idea these were even made, let alone still working in my car after all that neglect and weather.  I just turned it all the way to the right, and it was never heard from again!   

[GS66]

That's a funny story. I can just picture that.

[elagache]

Dear Dr. Frankenbuick and mid-60s Buick fans,

I bought a 67 Skylark without a motor or transmission that had one of these installed.  I was unaware of it, and proceeded to install a 455 and TH 400 with a station wagon 3.23 rear end.  I drove it for a week locally listening to every sound with the radio off, but it was set around 80 MPH.  When I finally took it for its first shake down on the highway, I almost jumped out the window when it went off. I had no idea these were even made, let alone still working in my car after all that neglect and weather.  I just turned it all the way to the right, and it was never heard from again!

Wow!  About the only thing worse than having one of these things in your car would be to not know about it!

Do you have any idea how you were supposed to calibrate these units?  Was there a scale on the knob or something?  If the calibration wasn't very precise it could be even more annoying.  If you had to make a preliminary setting, then drive the car until the alarm went off, and then readjust until you got it to beep when you wanted it . . . . That sure sounds like an exercise that could drive you *crazy*!!   

Cheers, Edouard 

[Dr Frankenbuick]

The buzzer has a little white pointer in the speedometer window that adjusts with a little nob on the left that looks like one for the clock.  You set it by pointing it at the speed on the speedometer where you want it to start.  It reminded me of the stall warning in aircraft (my Dad flew small craft until recently), and that certainly made the drama more intense until I figured it out. 

[65GS]

believe this is for a 57. had one on a 57 Century conv. when I was a senior in high school. prelude to cruise control.

ALAN

[Mister T]

Years ago, I had a 64 Olds Super 88 with that option. It was fun to scare my friends by setting it off, especially at lower speeds.