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If I remember the story correctly and that's a big if, originally Buick wanted the 87 GNX to be different then it's Grand National cousins. So instead of black, white was looked at. But it was rejected and black remained the color.

Someone decided to build one in white. Risky, IMO, as who would want it?

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The 1958 Ford Nucleon.

In 1957 the US built its first nuclear powered electricity generating plant. 3 years prior (1954) the US Navy launched the USS Nautilus. The worlds first nuclear powered submarine.

So Nuclear as a fuel was brand new. Prior to 54 it was only used in weapons of mass destruction: Hydrogen Bombs.

Ford envisioned a future where gas stations would be replaced with full service recharging stations, and that the vehicle would get 5,000 miles (8,000 km) before the reactor would have to be exchanged for a new one. These would be scaled-down versions of the nuclear reactors that military submarines used at the time, utilizing uranium as the fissile material. Because the entire reactor would be replaced, Ford hypothesized that the owner would have multiple choices for reactors, such as a fuel-efficient model or a high-performance model, at each reactor change. Ultimately, the reactor would use heat to convert water into steam and the power train would be steam-driven

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In a rare move, Ford also created the concept as a convertible:

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2001 Ford Forty-Nine concept

https://images2.imgbox.com/03/5d/znsx85NR_o.jpg

The inspiration for the concept - 1949 Ford.

https://images2.imgbox.com/ab/e7/D1AlcLeG_o.jpg

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The 1962 Ford Cougar 406 is a concept car for the Ford Thunderbird built by Dean Jeffries for Ford. The Cougar featured Mercedes 300 SL-type gullwing doors, and was originally painted in Candy Apple Red. The car was unveiled at the 1962 Chicago Auto Show

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One-Off Factory Fastback: The 1964 Comet Super Cyclone

https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/...super-cyclone/

----Lee,,,Great pics that I have neve seen before. Proves that Ford does have some talent in their design department!....Bill S