Federal Enterprises' Thunderbolt 2000 Special 

I don’t care how expensive it would be. This siren must be restored

This is really cool to see, I've been looking at this Thunderbolt for sometime on Google Maps and never realized it was gas powered! Should definitely be preserved as well, as it'd be really unfortunate to see it taken down. I'm hoping to see it in person next year but thank you for this awesome video of it!

this is one special siren right here

quite interesting to see a gas driven blower.. but for sure that thunderbolt really does need saving or someone to save it! Great video :)

These units have been very enigmatic given how little documentation there has been online since this is the only remaining one with a gas engine still installed; really cool that someone finally took a camera inside the fenced area and gave us all a close up look- I definitely hope that one day a collector will be able to save and preserve this unit in working order

Awesome video! That's pretty cool that you were able to take a tour of the thunderbolt 2000. I've always wanted to see one up close and its nice that we finally get a walk around video

Very nice! That's a huge siren!🚨

Awesome I always wondered how they work

You remind me a lot of my best friend's dad who passed to covid. I love your videos man, keep up the good work!

6M . . . Same blower that mine has. This was a very cool video guys! Thanks for sharing. 👍

Great video ! And the detailed look at how it works, I've always wondered how the T-Bolts 2000's worked !

Glad to see an original 2000 that isn't retrofitted like Beebe or Phoenix! Good good stuff!

I think they should restore it

I love thunderbolts!

Interesting

Good morning, Hope your safe I just got hit with hail an hour ago so. Keep up the good videos.

So this is the visit Edaan was telling me about a while back.

I want to see it someday

There is a Thunderbolt 2000 somewhere in Arkansas but i think it was replaced with and electric blower.

they should restore it and put it back in service

It's not the only one, there's one in Beebe, Arkansas

I know this is late, but did this have a horn and chopper swap? On google streetview the horn doesn't appear to be a jailbar and the chopper cap is still CD yellow.

There is another one of these still up, in Phoenix. Same 6M blower, and the siren is completely active. Phoenix used to have about 25 of them. However it does not have the gas engine anymore, but it used to. This tbolt in the video is the last one with a gas blower, but technically not the last one in the world. There are a couple collectors, also in Phoenix, who own tbolt 2000’s. Anyway, Nice vid!

Location to this siren

Is there a visual difference compared to the other Thunderbolts (apart from the 1003 for obvious reasons)?

Honestly probably wouldn't be difficult to get working again, looks like it just uses an Onan BF engine which isn't too tricky to get parts for. If the motor is totally trashed from sitting for years there are still many Onan BF series engines around to replace it with.

Damn! Nice to see inside! Did you guys get permission or just, start pulling the cover off haha.

The ThunderBolt 2000 is a rare thunderbolt. While all the other ones are common. except thunderBolt 7000.

Wonder if that 2000T could work if fixed…also I really wonder what would the blower sound like on one of those. It would probably sound like a 6M with a lawnmower engine in the background I think

How did you guys manage to open the gate?

Does it still have connection to the actual siren? Like if that propane take was filled would it be able to crank over and run?

Does it still work?

I will take it down in the future

It's not always what your think There was another one in phoenix

Nope its not the last one, There's one that's active in Phoenix, AZ. And there's a other one I forgot that's active as well to.

You should change the title from “Federal Thunderbolt 2000T Special” to “Federal Enterprises Thunderbolt 2000 Special” since that what that siren is actually called.

BRUH MONSTER 6MC

Thunderbolt 2000 there is other one Arizona flre department

And it’s a jail bar

This isn't the last 2000 in the world, just in L.A. There are at least two more 2000s remaining. EDIT: Its just called a 2000. These are all of the Thunderbolt models: 1000A - Three Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric blower - Single tone (5 Port) 1000B - Single Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric blower - Single tone (5 Port) 1000AT - Three Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric blower - Dual tone (5/6 or 4/5 Port) 1000BT - Single Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric blower - Dual tone (5/6 or 4/5 Port) 1003A - Three Phase - A2 Series only - Electric blower - Dual tone (5/6 or 4/5 Port) 1003B - Single Phase - A2 Series only - Electric blower - Dual tone (5/6 or 4/5 Port) 2000A - Three Phase - A1 Series only -Gas powered blower - Single tone (5 Port) System 7012A - Three Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric Blower - Single tone (5 Port) System 7012B - Single Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric Blower - Single tone (5 Port) System 7022A - Three Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric Blower - Dual tone (5/6 Port) System 7022B - Single Phase - A1 and A2 Series - Electric Blower - Dual tone (5/6 Port) System 7026A - Three Phase - A2 Series only - Electric Blower - Dual tone (5/6 Port) Syetem 7026B - Single Phase - A2 Series only - Electric Blower - Dual tone (5/6 Port)