Reply #25: 1958 Ford Nucleon, nuclear-powered concept car [View All]

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The Ford Nucleon concept carThe Ford Nucleon was a nuclear-powered concept car developed by Ford Motor Company in 1958. The car did not have an internal-combustion engine, rather, it was powered by a small nuclear reactor in the trunk of the car. The nuclear reactor used fuel that could be swapped out, and one load of nuclear fuel could purportedly power the car for 5000 miles. The car never went into production, but it remains an icon of the Atomic Age in the 1950s.

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Ahhh, the 50's ! Of course, I always wondered what would happen in the event of a fender-bender with one of these nuke-powered beauties: please use alternate roads...for the next 10,000 YEARS.