Oldsmobile Special Driving Controls for Handicapped Persons and Driver Education Programs, 1965
THF627928 / Oldsmobile Special Driving Controls for Handicapped Persons and Driver Education Programs, 1965 / front
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Artifact Overview
This booklet features specialized automobile controls offered by Oldsmobile in the mid-1960s. Special adapters, used to operate accelerator and brake pedals by hand rather than by foot, made cars more accessible for drivers of differing abilities. Dual brake controls, with a second brake pedal mounted on the passenger side, were used in student-driver cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Booklet
Date Made
1965
Subject Date
1965
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by General Motors Corporation, Oldsmobile Division, United States
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.145.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in.
Width: 5.5 in.
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