Mystery Item

[bmetcalf]

http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/photos/showphoto.php/photo/940/title/mgo621/cat/598

What is under the tank where the tyre pump would go?

 

[b'knighted]

It looks like an air horn trumpet to me, although I suppose it could be a cunningly designed funnel for topping up the gearbox oil!

 

[mercurycrest]

Bruce;
Could it be a Blunderbuss for clearing slower traffic?

 

[vhman349]

It is an air horn, my late uncle (pictured) was the first owner of this Shadow. It had several other mods including this on the other side I never asked him what it was. - Not sure if I attached the photo properly.

 

[A_HRD]

It s fold-away crash-bar, only to be deployed in the event of an accident.... ;-)

Peter B
Bristol, UK

 

[Len Matthews]

It is an air horn, my late uncle (pictured) was the first owner of this Shadow. It had several other mods including this on the other side I never asked him what it was. - Not sure if I attached the photo properly.

By coincidence, when I was asked to do some work on MGO 621 by the late John Howard Davis he requested that air horns be fitted. Interesting to note from the photo that it seems the Shadow was supplied with Touring Guards when new.

 

[John Cone]

I thought he was Master of the Hunt

 

[vhman349]

Yes Len it was supplied as a touring Shadow - here is another picture in IOM trim.

 

[John Smith-Daye]

By coincidence, when I was asked to do some work on MGO 621 by the late John Howard Davis he requested that air horns be fitted. Interesting to note from the photo that it seems the Shadow was supplied with Touring Guards when new.

Ah yes! I remember Len, you forced me to release part of my stock of Audible Warning Devices.... left my poor little Comet quite lacking in noise, only 10 horns left on it after that.....

 

[A-BCD]

Here's a similar item betwixt seat and tank, on the ex-works Series A twin racer.......