Cars that Never Were: The Ford Nucleon

[shadowcat1313]

there just isnt enough data on this silly thing to come up with stats for it, but I will take a shot at it later, it looks like a rear engine ranchero

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon

it probably would have been good for discouraging tailgaters

and the IAEA gave it glowing reviews I bet

[AlHazred]

I put a nuclear-powered car in an adventure I ran once. It was a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and the PCs come across a car in a ditch, covered with vegetation. It's beaten up, but not as badly as you'd expect given the far future date of the adventure. Clearing away the brush, everyone can see it's a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. Opening the hood, the PC is startled to discover that most of the engine block appears to be missing - in its place is a huge pie-shaped metal torus, with three massive raised flanges painted in fading yellow paint. After a moment, the PC realizes it's a huge radiation symbol, and recognizes a fusion torus.

Sadly, the game ended before I could introduce the dinosaurs...

[shadowcat1313]

cute.. although I would have made it a beatup old wagon or something

a Ford torus

[radioKAOS]

I put a nuclear-powered car in an adventure I ran once. It was a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and the PCs come across a car in a ditch, covered with vegetation. It's beaten up, but not as badly as you'd expect given the far future date of the adventure. Clearing away the brush, everyone can see it's a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. Opening the hood, the PC is startled to discover that most of the engine block appears to be missing - in its place is a huge pie-shaped metal torus, with three massive raised flanges painted in fading yellow paint. After a moment, the PC realizes it's a huge radiation symbol, and recognizes a fusion torus.

Sadly, the game ended before I could introduce the dinosaurs...

Totally reminds me of Fallout2.

[Susano]

there just isnt enough data on this silly thing to come up with stats for it, but I will take a shot at it later, it looks like a rear engine ranchero

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon

it probably would have been good for discouraging tailgaters

and the IAEA gave it glowing reviews I bet

Okay, I need to make this into a vehicle for the "Pictures That Could Be Superheroes" page. An alternate 50's era nuclear-powered car! Top speed of 200-300 milers per hour. Armored body. Has a range of 10,000 miles. Solid tires. Sealed passenger cabin with total comfort. (and so on).

Name?

Ford Fusion 2000.