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From:David McNeely
Date:Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:47:14 -0700

I am sure that Professor Hawkings van is equipped to lock the chair in
place securely.  I am sure you so equipped yours, also.  How?

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 7:59 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I bought my 1990 Carat brand new off the lot, the dealer passed along
> a $1000 discount if I could prove that the car would be used to transport a
> wheelchair-bound person, which it did. It came with a video showing all the
> built-in adaptations. At the time I bought the car it was the only one
> available to me that did not have a step inside the slider. Since the floor
> was flat, I didn't need a ramp. I just rocked the chair back, put the front
> wheels on the floor, lifted that back and pushed it in. The seats of course
> just clipped in and out on the carat.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 9:36 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > How interesting!  Such a brilliant person and he preferred a vW vanagon
> > for his ride!
> >
> >         In college I got my first bay window.  I removed the middle seat
> > both for a bed but also to fit several friends who used wheelchairs.
> Later
> > a student using a electric chair purchased a twin to my bus and used a
> ramp
> > to drive up into it.  Frankly not the most likely of vans for
> Accessability
> > but it worked.
> >
> > Today I still have a friend that uses a vanagon and a wheelchair.  No
> lift
> > in any of these vans but I’ve heard of lift equipped vanagons.
> >
> > I’m pretty sure this particular van is out of my reach.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Aug 7, 2022, at 8:52 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > https://apple.news/AiGCwilHJT6SI5WbMeKKiSw
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
>

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