<VV> hand controls and stick shift

[Ian Harding]

Post WWII and Korea there must have been enough amputees for
Oldsmobile to offer their Valiant controls as an option.

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- Ian
On 7/6/07, Kinzelman, Andy <akinzelm at greatnortherncorp.com> wrote:
> Guys,
> A Corvair friend uses hand controls.  They are a two axis device; push straight down toward the floor to apply throttle (actually parallel to the face of the steering wheel), push forward toward the pedals to apply brakes (self energizing; sort of).  Actually easy to powerbrake - if you want to.
> He has had two manual transmission cars set-up with hand controls.  Upon initial application of the 'brake' direction the clutch is depressed, further application  applies the brakes.  Of course, when shifting he had no hands on the wheel.
> Andy K.
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