# Horns for the Grill of my Car **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 5, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857 "2007-04-05T14:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/1 "2007-04-05T14:49:35Z")
I see lawmen in Texas seem to have them. Are such things legal in the US? More critically, who the heck sells them? I have Googled for half an hour and found no leads. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/2 "2007-04-05T14:59:18Z")
Yes they are legal. You can buy longhorns or cattle horns for your car at various antique or odd stuff stores. I’ve never seen them advertised. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/3 "2007-04-05T15:04:44Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] I see lawmen in Texas seem to have them. [/QUOTE] May I inquire _where_ you see that? I’ve driven all over Texas and have never seen them on a law enforcement car. Never have any of the law enforcement individuals I know, from an FBI agent to Texas Ranger to Highway Patrolman to DEA to city policemen ever displayed such non-essential hardwear either. All I can recall is seeing them once or twice on some yahoo’s Cadillac, so not that they don’t exist but their prominent display is anything but frequent. There’s a very reputable place called [Jernigans](http://www.bumsteer.com/buyonline.htm) that sells horns that I suppose you could attach to your car. I’ve used them as taxidermists and they do nice work and have on-line sales. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/4 "2007-04-05T15:38:24Z")
Maybe he means lawyers. ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/5 "2007-04-05T15:44:52Z")
Or, if you’re a _real_ man, you can try [these](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415271) on for size. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/6 "2007-04-05T15:54:57Z")
(I admit it, I only know Texas from the movies.) ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/7 "2007-04-05T16:50:24Z")
In Pennsylvania a car has to have a safety inspection yearly. I’ve heard that any hood ornament that would add to injuries if you hit someone is not allowed. Will look for a cite. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/8 "2007-04-05T16:53:46Z")
Well what about Georgia? Didn’t Boss Hogg have some horns on his Eldorado drop top? ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/9 "2007-04-05T17:11:08Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] In Pennsylvania a car has to have a safety inspection yearly. I’ve heard that any hood ornament that would add to injuries if you hit someone is not allowed. Will look for a cite. [/QUOTE] Huh. I cannot find a supportive cite. You are not allowed to have “loose or dislocated parts protruding from the body”. Subchapter E, 175.77.BODY (d). Huh. 😕 [http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub\_45/section\_e.pdf](http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub_45/section_e.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![snailboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/10 "2007-04-06T02:45:12Z")
[QUOTE=Translucent Daydream] Well what about Georgia? Didn’t Boss Hogg have some horns on his Eldorado drop top? [/QUOTE] I can’t remember if he did, but that’s exactly the kind of car I would picture them being on. I think I’ve only actually seen them once in real life, and that was on such a car at a resort in Grapevine. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/11 "2007-04-06T14:21:19Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] (I admit it, I only know Texas from the movies.) [/QUOTE] In the movies, everybody in Texas wears boots and a big old cowboy hat. In reality, most of the people here look pretty much like the people anywhere else. So do their cars. You might see a “dude” type at the bar on Saturday night with a hat, but in just normal day-to-day activities there aren’t many, and this is even big time cattle country. Same with guns, I can’t remember the last time I saw a gun rack in a pickup (somebody would just bust the glass and steal them I’d imagine). Nobody has a six shooter on his hip. I admit I have seen bull horns on a car, but not an ordinary daily driver. More like a novelty car for parades and such. ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/12 "2007-04-06T21:12:21Z")
James Hetfield (lead singer for Metallica) has a pair of pretty big ones mounted on his truck. I see him driving around from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/13 "2007-04-07T01:41:31Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Huh. I cannot find a supportive cite. You are not allowed to have “loose or dislocated parts protruding from the body”. Subchapter E, 175.77.BODY (d). Huh. 😕 [http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub\_45/section\_e.pdf](http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub_45/section_e.pdf) [/QUOTE] Sweet! I’m soo getting moose antlers on my little car. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/14 "2007-04-07T03:47:08Z")
I am looking for something tasteful and elegant. I was thinking about them two-meter jobs. Simple and timeless. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/15 "2007-04-07T04:10:57Z")
[Nudie Cohn](http://www.nudiesrodeotailor.com/index_01.html) was a Ukranian born tailor known as the “Rodeo Tailor to the Stars”. He was famous for designing Elvis Presley’s $10,000 gold lamé suit. He had a store in North Hollywood called Nudie’s. He designed a bunch of cars with horns on them such as [this one](http://www.placeboma.com/nudiecohn/nudie-cars/nudie-cars.html) owned by Hank Williams Jr. When I was a kid in L.A. I’d seen him driving one around a couple of times. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/17 "2019-06-15T07:44:11Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I see lawmen in Texas seem to have them. TV isn’t real. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/18 "2019-06-15T07:52:55Z")
I have some hanging on the house over the front door. If you want em let me know. I have about 40 deer heads on my walls. Hundreds of antlers on the barn. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/19 "2019-06-15T08:43:11Z")
Spammer reported. (Post #16.) ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/20 "2019-06-15T08:59:36Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I am looking for something tasteful and elegant. I was thinking about them two-meter jobs. Simple and timeless. Then you’ll get in trouble for impersonating an officer of the law. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857/21 "2019-06-15T12:08:22Z")
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