TIL: The British Ministry of Pensions distributed Invacars free to disabled people from 1948 until the 1970s. The Invacar was that vehicle. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by buzz_uk t3_11vv2cn on March 19, 2023 at 7:31 PM in todayilearned 30 comments 76
PeeetUK t1_jcvalqk wrote on March 19, 2023 at 8:51 PM Reply to comment by buzz_uk in TIL: The British Ministry of Pensions distributed Invacars free to disabled people from 1948 until the 1970s. The Invacar was that vehicle. by buzz_uk Greaves? Blimey, I didn't know that, cool. Permalink Parent 4 buzz_uk OP t1_jcvcluw wrote on March 19, 2023 at 9:05 PM Whilst Greaves no longer make motor cycles the family still have an engineering works in the same building where the Invacars were made, and if you ask nicely they still have new old stock spare parts :) Permalink Parent 2 PeeetUK t1_jcvcyip wrote on March 19, 2023 at 9:07 PM Love it! Living history! Permalink Parent 3
buzz_uk OP t1_jcvcluw wrote on March 19, 2023 at 9:05 PM Whilst Greaves no longer make motor cycles the family still have an engineering works in the same building where the Invacars were made, and if you ask nicely they still have new old stock spare parts :) Permalink Parent 2 PeeetUK t1_jcvcyip wrote on March 19, 2023 at 9:07 PM Love it! Living history! Permalink Parent 3
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