

| Subject: | Re: Anyone know of any Vanagon or Eurovan Handicap Accessible vans available? |
| From: | Kim Brennan |
| Date: | Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:17:05 -0400 |
I suspect my 91 non-GL was so equipped at one time, but the lift had been removed by a previous owned (the welded on supports were still there until I cut them off, as was the wiring, until I pulled it.) On Aug 8, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Richard Golen wrote: > Hi, > > > A good friend of mine is suffering from ALS and is now confined to a > wheel chair and communicates through a keyboard device. His ability > to be able to travel about is difficult, even though he and his wife > own an old Plymouth Voyager van. The van is not equipped so that he > can drive his wheel chair into the van, so he has to be manually > lifted into his seat in the van and then the chair (motorized with > joy stick control) has to be manually lifted into the Voyager. > > I seem to remember that in the late 80s and through the 90s VW sold > Vanagons and Eurovans which were able to lift the chair and its > occupant on board into the center area of the van. > > Does anyone know of one that might be available, preferably on the > East Coast or Northeast part of the US? My friend and his wife are > somewhat strapped for cash because of his condition, and so I'm > thinking that a VW van is something that I could work on, etc. to > help save them some $$$. > > Thanks in advance... > > Ric > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your vacation photos on your phone! > http://windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/photos/default.aspx?&OCID=0809TL-HM
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