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Damn Interesting » The Atomic Automobile (4715 words) |
 | It was during this honeymoon with nuclear energy– in 1957– that the Ford Motor Company unveiled the most ambitious project in their history: a concept vehicle which had a sleek futuristic look, emitted no harmful vapors, and offered incredible fuel mileage far beyond that of the most efficient cars ever built. |
| The Nucleon's silent, sleek, and efficient design was poised to secure its place in the American lifestyle of the future. |
| But the Nucleon's design hinged on the assumption that smaller nuclear reactors would soon be developed, as well as lighter shielding materials. |
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