Franklin D.
Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

FDR's Ford

Thumbnail of Ford wheelFDR's 1936 Ford Phaeton, equipped with special hand controls. The hand levels enabled Franklin Roosevelt to drive the car himself.

The odometer shows 19,143 original miles.

License plate: NY 3 1945.

Purchase price: $737.50.

The car was disassembled to bring into the building, then reassembled.

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