Ford Nucleon

The new biggest trend in the 1950's was nuclear power and remember this pre Chernobyl disaster. In a world of jumpsuits and sci-fi film nuclear power was the new space age thing. Nuclear power stations started to pop up everywhere and then along came Ford with the Nucleon. The Nucleon was a car powered by a nuclear reactor, I mean it would be safer to run a car on the Ebola virus. Ford didn't try to hide the fact that it was ultra modern and dressed it in a space-age body kit which would be right at home in Star Trek. Thank God they didn't put it into production thanks to some health and safety regulations. Having a nuclear reactor hanging over the rear axles might set alarm bells ringing nowadays but back then it was the height of cool. Even though it was super dangerous, Ford said The Nucleon could manage 5000 miles between fill ups (fuel was probably radioactive gunk) and had interchangeable reactors to suit your performance needs. Well a few years later the Chernobyl disaster happened and everyone took of their silver jumpsuits and realised Nuclear power Wasn't good after all.

That guy has now got radiation poisoning and is about to spark the next nuclear catastrophe.