Mercury Car Specially Fitted for Disabled Drivers, February 1946
THF270619 / Mercury Car Specially Fitted for Disabled Drivers, February 1946
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Artifact Overview
More than 670,000 American service members were wounded in World War II. Many of them returned home with lasting injuries. Ford Motor Company's Mercury Division adapted this car for use by drivers without hands. Control-mounted rings and a special steering wheel spinner made it possible to operate the car with prosthetic hooks.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
26 February 1946
Subject Date
26 February 1946
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.82515.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 11 in
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