Hey CBS…Buck Rogers Wants His Truck Back!

Hey CBS…Buck Rogers Wants His Truck Back!

In August of 1951, this one of a kind creation was the latest and greatest thing in mobile radio units. For the time, this was actually quite a feat of engineering design with all that molded plexiglass.

This CBS unit is shown here in Central Park and could broadcast on the go from up to 35 miles out. I think the truck is either French or English. Anyone know more? Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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3 Comments

  1. Dave Dillman September 10, 2014

    And today it’s all in a cel phone.

  2. Bill Lowe September 10, 2014

    Front of the truck looks a lot like those Divco milk trucks that were rife back then.

  3. David Stollak September 10, 2014

    The first Live Truck?