1958 Ford Nucleon





Surname: Cherry Bomb

Class: Proto / Concept

Origin: US USA

Unplayable vehicle

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Contributor: Klumb3r

Contributor: Klumb3r


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US Deathblow photo_librarymode_comment

2022-04-16 21:18
i thought it was the rocket 69, cherry bomb sounds stupid.


SG Retr0_50s photo_librarymode_comment

2017-01-08 13:50
Reminds me of the 1954 ford fx atmos concept car too


SG Retr0_50s photo_librarymode_comment

2016-12-17 11:41
Was browsing around the internet when i saw a custom made car in the early 60s that look really familliar to the rocket 69 which may had took the inspiration from www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=The_Forcasta


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-08 15:53
Would be cool though....

I found the Billboard too, it seems that Turn10 chose the Rocket name by itself because it's obviously the same car.
CA car-dude44 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-04 21:25
The billboard says "Life is a race... Win! Cherry Bomb. The first car to break the sound barrier."

Seems pretty clear what the in-game name is based on that. Chryslus Rocket 69 should be its name in Forza, and it does sound more like a real car than Cherry Bomb. It's also very unlikely to break the sound barrier in Forza. While it mostly looks the same, they're different cars in different games. I also doubt the Forza one uses a joystick for controls instead of a steering wheel and pedals.


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 23:24
Or just part of a slogan


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 22:56
Looks like I'm always missing those :(
CA car-dude44 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 22:41
Oh yeah, that's right. I've also seen it on billboards in downtown Boston, like this one and the BMW, named "Zip" but with an illegible company name.


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 22:24
As far as i know Pick-r-up is written on the bed of the truck
CA car-dude44 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 22:18
The Pick-R-Up is so named based on billboards, so this would be Cherry Bomb from billboards. The BMW Isetta one also has a name from billboards, but the only one I've seen wasn't entirely legible.
TH PikesPeak photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 12:23
Well , let's just hoping that this car doesn't end in the same situation as Warthog in FM4 where you can't drive it sadly.


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 12:16
Theres a DLC with this car coming for FM6 saying it's called the rocked 69 and since Bethesda and Turn10 worked together on it I guess that makes the name confirmed. The name isn't mentioned in the game to my knowledge

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CA car-dude44 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-01-03 00:31
Where did the in-game name come from? I've seen this one advertised as the "Cherry Bomb" on billboards. Supposed to be the first car to break the sound barrier.


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2015-12-30 02:42
i think it looks a lot like the 1955 Ford La Tosca concept car
CA car-dude44 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-12-29 16:27
This thing is a single seater with no apparent steering wheel. Not based on anything I've seen, as it only looked a bit like the Nucleon when briefly seen in the early gameplay video.


EE krq9 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-12-07 14:23
Burn Rubber wrote
So the song from the game called Rocket 69 isn't just from the dirty mind of a developer.

The car is named after the song, not the opposite.


DE Zordid photo_librarymode_comment

2015-12-06 18:03
The overall shape is from the Nucleon though. But I would change it to the Firebird too

Edit: Thinking about it, the Chryslus now looks like a combination of Firebird II and III

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PL Tycek photo_librarymode_comment

2015-12-06 17:39
It's either MFG or Ford X2000 with GM Firebird II front. Definitely not Nucleon.


US Shinka Nibutani photo_librarymode_comment

2015-11-07 11:44
Identified as "Chryslus Rocket 69"


UK Tuppence870 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-16 00:54
A concept art shows a group of 1955 Ghia Gilda's, which have a similar shape to this. However, I believe the finished product has a lot in common with the Ford Nucleon.


PL vocal95 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 22:08
I noticed that the front wheel is quite far from the front (if you can't see it - it's near the lamp post), just like the Nucleon.
Here's the pic of an final model. It seems that Nucleon lost its fins during development and thus looks more like the car we are identifying:

I will still wait for the better screenshots, but at this moment it looks like it is Ford Nucleon with some hints of GM Firebird II (air intakes) and Ford X-2000/Cadillac Cyclone (bubbletop roof).


PL sajmon14 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 21:48
m4g


CZ JFK photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 21:26
speedfreak975 wrote
can anybody tell me how I can avoid the "missing parameters" .

I got this message sometimes, but after few tries, it disappear, so sadly I cant help you.


LB speedfreak975 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 21:23
it kinda looks a mix of the 4 cars the cabin is like the nucleon (at the front) and body shape like the ford and the shape of the cabin looks almost exactly like the cyclone. the front features of the GM Firebird ll . Also thx for putting the pictures can anybody tell me how I can avoid the "missing parameters" .

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CZ JFK photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 21:01
For me it reminds Ford Nucleon, with that cabin at nearly front of car
NO Mediocre Mike photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 20:53
As a reference:

1959 Cadillac Cyclone:


1956 GM Firebird II:


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LB speedfreak975 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 19:26
yes everytime I try to put a link or picture in the msgs "missing parameters" shows


CZ JFK photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 19:00
speedfreak975 wrote
it kinda looks like the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone or the 1955 General Motors Firebird ll . I would upload a pic but I have no idea how :p

you mean picture to message?


LB speedfreak975 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 18:40
it kinda looks like the 1959 Cadillac Cyclone or the 1955 General Motors Firebird ll . I would upload a pic but I have no idea how :p

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PL vocal95 photo_librarymode_comment

2015-06-03 17:59
Maybe MFG, but I'm no expert on 1950s concept cars.
To me it looks like Ford X2000 without the "jet engine" tail lights and with GM Firebird II front:

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