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Old 06-20-2017, 03:10 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Sure the accessibility issue was not a priority for the auto industry in the '40s and '50s, but at least Oldsmobile had advertised that automatics were easier for wounded WW2 veterans and the polio victims to get them fitted with hand controls, since it didn't require any clutch control.
I vaguely recall that GM-Olds advertising.
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