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Ford’s Nucleon Concept: Twin Steam Turbines and a Nuclear Reactor in the Trunk

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Say what? Back in 1958, Ford designed models of its batmobile-like concept with lead-shielded uranium fission-plant. Fears of nuclear-meltdown meant it never got built, but it lovingly appears in two recent car retrospectives well worth a read. [Jalopnik and LIFE]

https://jalopnik.com/seven-concept-cars-of-future-past-5345204/

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