

| Subject: | =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_You_can_own_Steven_Hawking=E2=80=99s_Vanagon?= |
| 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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