Talk:Hobcart

An older version
As far back as the summer of 1947 I rode a four wheeled toy similar to the hobcart. Peter Horn User talk 00:27, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Effectually a four wheeled, handpowered draisine similar to a four wheeled, hand powered handcar. Peter Horn User talk 01:40, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

The inventor?
The source cited for the inventor names a different person. It reads: "As far back as the late 1960s Mike Parry-Evans, an apprentice at the Wolverhampton plant, designed a "Hob Cart" for three year old David Smith, who is almost totally immobilised with spina bifida." There is no mention of "Dr. Steven Perry of Albrighton, Shropshire, UK".

Mike Cooley (engineer) writes in connection with the Lucas Plan: "Before we even started the Corporate Plan, our members at the Wolverhampton plant visited a centre for children wit spina bifida and were horrified to see that the only way the children could propel themselves about was by crawling on the floor, so they designed a vehicl ewhich subsequentlybecame known as hobcart. It was highly successful, and the Spina Bifida Association of Australia wanted to order 2000. Lucas would not agree to manufacture it because, they said, it was incompatible with their product range. At that time the Corporate Plan was not developed and so we were unable to press for the manufacture of hobcart. However, the design and development of this product were significant in another sense. Mike Parry Evans, its designer, said that it was one of the most enriching experiences of his life when he delivered the hobcart to a child and saw the pleasure on the child's face."

Cooley continues: "He was working in a multi-disciplinary team together with a medical doctor, a physiotherapist and a health visitor . But there is no mention of the doctor's name. It may be speculated that this doctor was in fact "Dr. Steven Perry of Albrighton, Shropshire, UK", but an internet search did not provide any clues to that apart from some mentions that seem to be based on the present Wikipedia article.

Martinvie (talk) 09:26, 12 March 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinvie (talk • contribs) 08:57, 12 March 2023 (UTC)