I owned a 57 Ford in college and I remember that steering wheel. It did come
with a padded dash, padded visors and seat belts as standard equipment --
no extra charge. I bought the car from a close friend who bought it new so
remember it when it came out of the showroom before I bought it 18 months
later. Still like the design of that car and it would really move.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
http://www.healey6.com
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Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:06 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] safety
for you folks that were around at the time, i can remember the 57 ford's big
advertising push was for safety. they had the deep dish steering wheel,
double door locks, recessed knobs and guages, and other items i forget. i
believe it was kind of a bust, and car companies quit pushing safety as
much. it was only through government action that we got seat belts, padded
dashes, etc. correct me if i am wrong, but people generally did not want to
pay extra for safety options and it took a while to come around. hjim
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