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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 4:38:54 GMT -5
Were such (mobile) systems in use in USA in the sixties ? I saw one in the movie "Convoy" (Dirty Lyle Wallace) but the movie was made in 1978.
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Post by rvn2001 on May 18, 2020 6:29:58 GMT -5
Yes. State police started using radar guns in 1949.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 8:10:03 GMT -5
Thanks Thom ; only as "guns", or as "tripod" or box on the roof, too ?
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Post by rvn2001 on May 18, 2020 9:48:32 GMT -5
The instant-on, handheld radar gun was not developed until 1974. Tripod mounted were used in the '50s so trunk-mounted or dash-mounted would have been the type used in the '60s.....from what I can find on the internet.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 10:00:57 GMT -5
Thanks Thom ... Fine to "stop" a Jaguar E or Porsche !  |
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Post by BAZman on May 18, 2020 23:01:24 GMT -5
Matchbox cars (toys for us but still made!) had a . ... . Radar Gun ! It had 2 selections: Matchbox and I think 1:1 ? selector. So, it was easy to math scale to 220 !! It was quite accurate based on distance/time references.
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