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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
>
>
>
>
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