Fuzzbuster II Multi-Band Radar Detector, 1977
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This Fuzzbuster II helped motorists detect police radar as they sped down America's highways. The original Fuzzbuster had been around since the late 1960s and its name has become synonymous for police radar detectors. Radar detectors caught on when the 1970s energy crisis led to a nationwide 55-mph speed limit to reduce gasoline consumption.
This Fuzzbuster II helped motorists detect police radar as they sped down America's highways. The original Fuzzbuster had been around since the late 1960s and its name has become synonymous for police radar detectors. Radar detectors caught on when the 1970s energy crisis led to a nationwide 55-mph speed limit to reduce gasoline consumption.
Artifact
Radar detector
Date Made
1977
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.70.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 5.125 in
Inscriptions
Printed on face: FUZZBUSTER II / MULTI-BAND On side decal: FUZZBUSTER / ELECTROLERT : TROY, O. 45373 / S/N M - 30057 On cig lighter attachment: SAFCO / 12V / U.S. PAT. NO. / 2954544
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