Ike to help amputee get car!

[Pooter]

Reposted from another forum, just because its a cool story.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ostcount=55649
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ostcount=55651

My Dad landed at Normandy on June 12, was in the 117th, 30th Div. in the Battle of St. Lo. Got hit with a mortar on July 31st and eventually lost his leg. He kept it quiet from his family for a few weeks, and then sent the following letter Sept 19, 1944. When his brother found out, the wheels started turning and he invented the following prosthetic for his bro and all the others in the same situation. The Greatest Generation for sure, and THANKS to all who served...

Here's a quick one: When he was released from Percy Jones Hospital, he was to receive $1,600 credit towards a car, but he wasn't allowed to add to that number. So basically he could buy a new car if he could find one that was less than $1,600. But no dealer was willing to sell him a car, probably because the check was to come directly from the government. By 1947, he was fed up and contacted the newspapers. Ike was in town and here's the rest of the story:

[Pro88LX]

Thats fucking cool!

[crapstang]

I bet that cost n arm and a leg to build! Ha.....h...um.

That's a pretty awesome story. Bottom pic is total badassery