The president of the USA who designed his car for a special reason

Franklin Delano Roosevelt -or FDR, as it is widely known- was one of the most beloved and influential presidents in American history. At the helm of the country during the Great Depression and World War II, he is often referred to as the man who restored hope to a burning nation and boosted his self-confidence, while retaining his unique gifts of optimism and determination.

Although he had suffered from polio, a disease that caused him a disability largely invisible in the photos, but also in the news of the time regarding his politics and presidency, hope was always an element that characterized him.

However, there are many things about him Roosevelt which to this day remain unknown to the general public, and relate mainly to his personal life. The fact that he was a polio patient never stood in the way of any will or goal. In fact, many times he used his illness as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. One of them was the time when he had a brilliant inspiration for the design of a “tailor-made” car.

While recovering in Warm Springs Georgia, he had the brilliant idea of ​​designing a car that he could use himself. How could this be done, when from the waist down the paralysis had already appeared due to his illness? He would not have to use his feet.

So he developed a mechanism by which he could move around on his own – as far as this was possible for a US president – which enabled him to drive without using his feet. One of its most characteristic points car and an ashtray for his cigarettes, which was a real revolution for the time, as well as the mechanism of the car itself.