Motorola 401

The Motorola 401 iHorn is made from a Motorola 1950 Model 401  car radio.  Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, a battery manufacturer who made a device that allowed radios to run on household current. In the 1930's the big radio companies all ended in "ola" so Galvin, who was then moving into making automobile radios, changed the name of his company to Motorola.  The 401 featured in this iHorn was made in 1950.  1950’s was a post World War II explosion of automobile production and sales with almost 58,000,000 automobiles produced and sold, compared to a total U.S. population of only 179, 323,175!  Hope and prosperity, combined with sock hops and drive inn movies flourished as America’s passion for life twisted the night away.  So, rock the road with The Motorola 401 iHorn!