Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1929 Ford Model ‘A’ Cabriolet Question

Franklin D. Roosevelt Driving a 1929 Ford Model ‘A’ Cabriolet

Franklin D. Roosevelt, born into a wealthy family, could afford the best luxury automobiles. But it was a part of his “everyman” appeal that, when at home, he drove humble cars like this 1929 Ford Model A. Many of his cars were equipped with special controls that allowed the partially paralyzed Roosevelt to oper-ate the foot pedals with his hands.