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The Ford Nucleon!

Socrates II — 9/30/2008 2:48:36 PM (archived)

I am still amazed at the audacity of this plan:

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656

http://www.absoluterandom.com/ford-nucleon-a-nuclear-powered-car-researched-in-the-1950s/

http://davidszondy.com/future/atomic/ford.htm

Once we were men. Dangerous, heedless, damn the torpedoes full
speed ahead men, but men.

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How we imagined the highway - fifty years ago - Socrates II - 9/27/2008 1:52:08 AM
- That was before the words "reality" and "check" were put together - McFly - 9/27/2008 4:55:14 AM
  - And in the heyday of pure brute-force engineering - Robert - 9/28/2008 6:24:28 PM
    - Just remebered where I saw that. - RobVG - 10/1/2008 5:06:24 AM
      - Meant for Socrates post. (n/t) - RobVG - 10/1/2008 5:07:40 AM
  - I promise I would use an atomic furnace only for good - Socrates II - 9/27/2008 5:58:24 AM
- That was before "industry" and "progress" became dirty words. - TB - 9/27/2008 2:34:27 AM
  - Another Web site, with some nice still shots - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 1:27:35 PM
    - The Ford Nucleon! - Socrates II - 9/30/2008 2:48:36 PM
      - Put me on the list - I'd like to order one! (n/t) - Laurie Street - 9/30/2008 5:45:57 PM
        
        You might also like... - Socrates II - 9/30/2008 5:58:03 PM

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