A Short History On Atomic Car

A short History on the Ford Motor Company's atomic powered Nucleon.

The Age of Wonder Today! or 1957!

The 1950’s was a time of many crazy fads , inventions and gimmicks. It was the decade when hoop skirts, hula hoops the microwave oven and other “modern” inventions dotted the American landscape and wormed their way into the hearts of Americana. One wild invention fueled by both Cold War paranoia and the atomic energy craze was the nearly forgotten Ford Nucleon.

The Ford Nucleon was unveiled by the Ford Motor Company in 1957 as a concept car the Nucleon was deemed to become the car of the future. It was billed as being a cheap, clean burning, and long running nuclear powered car. Ford’s engineers imagined the car being fueled by a downsized version of a reactor already in nuclear submarine.

The engine would use uranium fission generate a steady supply of steam which would generate power by super heating and cooling. The car would be designed to run on it’s generator for at least 5,000 miles or so and when the rods were spent fueling stations across the country would safely swap out the spent rods and replace them with fresh.

The body was designed to be aerodynamic and sleek with a low one piece windscreen a design of low profile frame that draws the eyes across the car to the sweeping into classic fins. The reactor would be placed in the rear of the vehicle with an exhaust fan facing upward.

The Ford Motor Company also envisioned the Nucleon changing the American landscape. No longer would petroleum based gas stations dot major cities and highways. Instead they would be replace with nuclear service stations which would house rods to be purchased to swap out for commuters or vacationers so they could continue on their merry motorway. If repairs were needed to this space age motor coach no worries because it would have been constructed of universal parts for upgrade and easy repair. Read more.

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