Hand control Model A

[mshmodela]

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?

 

[California Travieso]

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

 

[Art Newland]

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

 

[barnstuf]

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.

 

[SeaSlugs]

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

looks like a hand lever so yea no hands shifting.

 

[Big hammer]

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.

Hope that worked better than vacuum wipers!