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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Ford Once Tried To Replace The Steering Wheel With A âWrist Twistâ System
Description: Today in 1863, the birthday of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. The automaker has had a huge impact on the auto industry, but not all of its ideas worked out. Like the time it tried to reinvent the (steering) wheel. Plus: starting tomorrow in Brownstown, Indiana, itâs the Jackson County Watermelon Festival. Mercury âWrist-Twistâ Steering Tried a Tesla Model SâStyle Yoke in 1965 (Motor Trend)Jackson County Watermelon Festival Drive on over to our Patreon page where you can support this show