Hand control Model A
 

I saw a few photos of FDR behind the wheel of his Model A. Kind of wondering how they made the clutch hand controlled and how they shifted.... One hand on stick, one hand on hand controlled clutch ??? No hands on wheel?:eek:

Re: Hand control Model A
 

Maybe they had dual controls (clutch, brake and gas) pedals for the passenger like the Diver's Ed. cars had. I think it was more of a photo op. than an actual opportunity for FDR to drive the car. They always tried to minimize his disability.

David Serrano

Re: Hand control Model A
 

Here's a picture of the control of his 36.

Re: Hand control Model A
 

I had a friend, a polio victim now deceased, who had a hand controlled 1928 Phaeton. The key to his hand controls was the clutch was vacuum operated which simplified operating it by hand.

Re: Hand control Model A
 

looks like a hand lever so yea no hands shifting.

Re: Hand control Model A
 

Hope that worked better than vacuum wipers!