1948 Packard Custom Eight on 2040-cars
Marcola, Oregon, United States
Transmission:Manual
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Vehicle Title:Clean
Engine:356 Straight Eight
Mileage: 83000
Interior Color: Brown
Previously Registered Overseas: No
Number of Seats: 3
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Packard
Drive Type: 2WD
Engine Number: G605574
Drive Side: Left-Hand Drive
Independent Vehicle Inspection: No
Engine Size: 356 cu in
Model: Custom Eight
Exterior Color: Black
Car Type: Classic Cars
Number of Doors: 4
Features: Edmunds Dual Carburetors
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Packard Custom Eight for Sale
- 1948 packard custom eight(US $8,900.00)
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Nuclear-powered concept cars from the Atomic Age
Thu, 17 Jul 2014In the 1950s and early 60s, the dawn of nuclear power was supposed to lead to a limitless consumer culture, a world of flying cars and autonomous kitchens all powered by clean energy. In Europe, it offered the then-limping continent a cheap, inexhaustible supply of power after years of rationing and infrastructure damage brought on by two World Wars.
The development of nuclear-powered submarines and ships during the 1940s and 50s led car designers to begin conceptualizing atomic vehicles. Fueled by a consistent reaction, these cars would theoretically produce no harmful byproducts and rarely need to refuel. Combining these vehicles with the new interstate system presented amazing potential for American mobility.
But the fantasy soon faded. There were just too many problems with the realities of nuclear power. For starters, the powerplant would be too small to attain a reaction unless the car contained weapons-grade atomic materials. Doing so would mean every fender-bender could result in a minor nuclear holocaust. Additionally, many of the designers assumed a lightweight shielding material or even forcefields would eventually be invented (they still haven't) to protect passengers from harmful radiation. Analyses of the atomic car concept at the time determined that a 50-ton lead barrier would be necessary to prevent exposure.