Realistic CB-FONE museum feature

[Moleculo]

This past weekend I went to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to check out some cool cars. To my surprise, they had a new display of the early evolution of car communication technologies and one of the units shown was this Realistic CB-FONE 23 in pristine condition. Check it out!

 

[Hurricane145]

As I recall, Johnson had one as well. I had a friend that had one of them in his car for a while. In those days if it looked like you had a mobile radiotelephone you'd be pretty cool...I guess..

Edit: Here ya go. Messenger 130A

 

[brandon7861]

I have a Realistic HT with a handset just like that one in the shed. I used to have that same radio too, no idea what happened to it.

 

[Hurricane145]

Just found a Midland!

 

[AudioShockwav]

Just found a Midland!
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My brother had that 13-884 in his old Buick in like 1979 or so. It was so cool to drive around and talk on it lol.

73
Jeff

 

[w9cll]

You see one used in the CB movie Citizen Band.