The massive land yachts of the that rolled off of Detroit assembly lines until about 1980 are mostly gone. Mostly, that's a good thing. They handled like crap, took up a lot of space in parking lots, and guzzled gas.

But they had a certain, uniquely American charm. They were roomy, commanded attention, and oh the mighty songs played by their horns! Newer cars, while cheaper to run and easier to park, lack the harmonic, train-like boom produced by an old Cadillac's quartet of horns. Emark11 Horn

Your car may have a wimpy little horn, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for it. Here's how to make your horn sound with the power of Brünnhilde 's Immolation.

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I had a weak horn problem in my beat up mid-'80s Subaru — actually, the horn didn't work at all — so I decided it was time to give my anemic econobox the powerful voice of a malaise-era diesel locomotive Cadillac. Now, when I hit the tiny red button installed on the dash, heads snap toward the huge sound coming out of my relatively small Japanese car. Like many other Americans, I have have a penchant for pointless noisemaking, so only a horn fit for a pimp passes muster.

If loud, obnoxious awesomeness is what your life is lacking, here's what to do to give your puny-horned car the voice of a true behemoth:

Once you have it all together, test it out. Feels good doesn't it? You might not be driving a huge Cadillac, but that's a horn that would make Super Fly beam with pride. And the best thing? You can get everything you need for less than $30 if you shop around. Nothing you could get in a kit from J.C. Whitney would be that cool (except maybe for the La Cucaracha air horn set), and parts supplier stuff costs a lot more.

If you end up trying this out, please post a video of your new horn and the reactions of innocent bystanders in Kinja. Because that would be awesome.

Auto Car Photo credit: Jason Torchinsky; Eric P. Hutchens; James Downing; Benjamin Preston; Cadillac; rattlebarz.com