Carlos: I know this is a little old but the July '07 issue of Motor Trend
magazine had a section on 'promoting mobility'. Some companies were
highlighted that provide hand controls for vehicles -
www.vantagemobility.com (mostly conversion vans, I think), and
www.RediAutoSport.com (hand controls for manual transmission vehicles
including clutch control, accelerator, and brake lever) were a couple.
If you haven't found a solution yet, I suggest you check out RediAutoSport's
web site.
(The Other) Len
Vacaville, California, USA
1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Cruz" <healey3000bn7@yahoo.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:55 AM
Subject: Hand Controls
> Good afternoon fellow listers,
>
> It's been a while since my last post. I've got a question that might
> challenge some of the creative ones on the list. Have any of you
> installed temporary hand controls in a Healey that enabled the driver to
> control the gas and brake without the use of the right foot?
>
> Here's my dilemma... I broke my right foot thus placing me in full contact
> cast from the knee down, basically immobilizing any foot or ankle
> movement. While driving the Healey is the smallest of my issues, I hate
> the thought of not being able to drive my car for a year. The doc is
> estimating 6-9 months in a cast. I've researched and found some hand
> controls designed for automatics but have had no luck with manual shift
> controls.
>
> So I was wondering if any of you may have come up with a creative
> solution.
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos Cruz
> 1 nice ride + 1 bum leg = 1 nice lawn ornament
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