Television Mobile Unit for 1953 Presidential Inaugural Parade

On August 20, 2013 - TV History

The One And Only…NBC Camera Limousine

I’ve shown you this car before, but thanks to Troy Walters in Australia, here’s another look at it from a magazine of the day.

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Television Mobile Unit for 1953 Presidential Inaugural Parade

Mobile TV Unit for 1953 Inaugural Parade

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4 Comments

  1. Neil Bobrick August 20, 2013

    Wasn’t this car used many times for the show “Monitor?”

  2. Bob Batsche August 20, 2013

    Too long ago to fully remember all the facts. During the NYC School Teachers strike in 1967, I was assigned to either this unit or the Checker. I had a portable camera for coverage of the strike’s settlement announcement. I can’t remember if the camera was color or B&W. From what I recall, there were two of us assigned–one to operate the car’s equipment and I handled the camera with no communication back to the control room–0nly 46 years ago, how time passes us by!

  3. John McCurdy August 20, 2013

    I used to own the generator that was in the trunk!

  4. Terry Ricketts August 20, 2013

    The microwave link will not work very well without a dish!