Can anyone recommend an automobile to survive an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack?

ReveBM | 05/13/2002 | ReveBM

[ReveBM]

Can anyone here recommend a particular model of auto that should theoretically be able to survive an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack? I am assuming in this case that the car would be far away from the nuclear explosion to not be affected by direct blast damage. If you could mention a particular model and model year, and any other things you would note about why this car would run in the period following the attack. I prefer more modern cars that I can actually afford, as opposed to Model T's.

Also, does anyone know of body shops that can "harden" a car against EMP? I assume this would involve removing all of the computer chips from the car and replacing them with "hardened" chips if those exist.

Does anyone know of any outfits that sell "hardened against EMP" appliances available to a retail consumer?

I suppose I could just take the "hard" path and wait for an EMP attack and hope that it only effects a limited area of the United States (perferrably not near where I live). Then I would have to wait for remaining private industry to crank up and sell products shielded against EMP.

[OBAFGKM]

"I once heard Jimmy Carter use the same pronounciation. He should know better, he served on a nuclear vessel in the Navy"

Media criticism not withstanding, "nook-yoo-lar" appears as an accepted pronunciation in the Oxford English Dictionary.

[billbears]

What are you talking about? If all those cars break down, Dunn/Benson drag strip (even better, Rockingham!!) is going to wide open!! Who cares about a little radiation? LOL!! Do you think I like to race a bit too much?

[Constitution Day]

Who cares about a little radiation? LOL!! Do you think I like to race a bit too much?

Heh heh... I have this vision of you as some kinda "Mad Max" character going down a deserted I-440 at 140 mph!

[John Jamieson]

We have a lot of EMP now. It's call lightning. It isn't strong enough to stop cars or airplanes. You'd have to build something about a million times stronger. Not easy and probably impossible without nuclear weapons to start it. If they use nukes you won't care about about the EMP.

[Inge_CAV]

Well, yes, I can recommend something that is unaffected by (EMP)..........

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[kinsman redeemer]

[Inge_CAV]

LOL! At least that car dosen't require 10 oxen to pull it. : )

[Tennessee_Bob]

A 1967 Dodge Coronet 440. Not only will it withstand the EMP, but there's enough sheet steel and weight to withstand a 10 megaton blast at five kilometers and keep on cruising.

[billbears]

Well I'm driving back to work from lunch and the car makes this nasty squealing noise. Well the air pump had gone out. Called and was told I HAD to have it fixed for emissions regulations. Hehehehe. Called down to Garner and waalaa. Pulley rigged in place of air pump, no smog pump. Saved about $300 for parts and installation. Who cares if it's regulation, it works and was recommended by a speedshop that's done it before with no problems

[PatrioticAmerican]

Tell me that the picture was an old one, and not a whim, cause dood, if it is, we gotta talk! LOL!!!

[Born on the Storm King]

I'm not sure, but in the book War Day by Whitley Strieber, the only cars running after the nuclear attack were those without electronic ignitions, i.e., the surviving citizens who owned old junkers.

[Constitution Day]

Well I'm driving back to work from lunch and the car makes this nasty squealing noise. Well the air pump had gone out. Called and was told I HAD to have it fixed for emissions regulations. Hehehehe. Called down to Garner and waalaa. Pulley rigged in place of air pump, no smog pump. Saved about $300 for parts and installation. Who cares if it's regulation, it works and was recommended by a speedshop that's done it before with no problems

Citizen billbears,

Your noncompliance with environmental regulations has been noted.
You are in violation of §EPA-420³ of Al Gore's "Earth in the Balance" criminal code.

You are to report IMMEDIATELY to the nearest environmental re-education camp, where you must surrender your evil gas guzzler.

Upon your release on Earth Day, 2003, you will be issued:
(1) Honda Insight gas-electric hybrid (with "Think Globally - Act Locally" sticker)
(1) pair of Birkenstocks
(1) complete set of Grateful Dead recordings
(1) vegetarian cookbook.

Your compliance in this matter is appreciated!
PEACE!

[billbears]

LOL!! I have no idea what you're talking about. And as for that hybrid well, you better take it back to Chapel Hill. When emissions tests come, apparently you can tweak the mix so the car will run lean and then crank it back up after the test. It does work but I don't worry about it that much. I only go to those after I receive a couple of threatening letters every few years from the DMV.

[Constitution Day]

When emissions tests come, apparently you can tweak the mix so the car will run lean and then crank it back up after the test.
It does work but I don't worry about it that much.
I only go to those after I receive a couple of threatening letters every few years from the DMV.

Okay, I hope you have your tinfoil hat with you.

I don't really have the time to go into it, but be careful:
All 1996 and newer cars record data in what is called an "OBD II" or "On-Board Diagnostics II" systems.
I do not know exactly what data these record on YOUR car, but check out this article:

(Archived on Google:) Emissions transponders present legal morass

Scary.

[billbears]

Thanks, problem being is that I do have a post 85 Mustang. I was considering switching back to the carb system, but after running a few scenarios on my desktop dyno, the numbers were actually a little lower for carb vs. fuel injection(chip). Suprised the heck out of me. I've used this program before and it's always been accurate to real world builds within about 5 HP so I had no reason to doubt it.

[GingisK]

Therefore, a car should be fairly well protected already...

EMP generally punches through most containers. This is a high energy partical burst, not like lightning or even radio emission.

[GingisK]

We have a lot of EMP now. It's call lightning

EMP and lightning are not the same thing. Not even close.