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Flashback: Ford’s ‘Wrist Twist’ Steering

September 17, 2015 By Nadeem

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Ford Mercury Wrist Twist Steering Control

In 1965, an ex-missile engineer working for Ford Motor Company reinvented the steering wheel to allow drivers to navigate their vehicles using a pair of twist dials. The gizmo, appropriately named the "Wrist Twist" steering control, offered some advantages, but never caught on. It also went down in automotive history as one of the strangest re-engineering efforts of all time. … [Read more...] about Flashback: Ford’s ‘Wrist Twist’ Steering

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