Nor-Cal Wheelchair Vans Manufacturer
Nor-Cal is one of the mobility van experts in the industry. It offers a wide variety of vehicles dedicated to service people with a disability who utilizes wheelchairs or scooters as a form of mobility. Their products include: Full-sized and minivan wheelchair accessible vans; commercial, paratransit and attendant vehicles; pre-owned wheelchair accessible vans and wheelchair accessible vans with special prices.
Full-sized Handicap Van
In general, Nor-Cal converts Ford’s vehicles under the full-sized van category. Nor-Cal takes an advance step to ensure that their vehicles are the most dependable and safest among all the wheelchair accessible vans produced. They are indeed a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier, a program to improve the reliability and value in the process of modification done on vehicles. The company is as well a NMEDA (National Mobility Equipment Dealer Association) member. All Nor-Cal lowered floor vans not just simply meet but surpassed the standards of FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards).
Ford Econoline Conversions (E 150 and E 250) may have 6″ to 9″ of lowered floor, 53.5″ to 61″ of headroom on the driver’s area, 48.5″ to 56.5″ door clearance and more. What is interesting about Nor-Cal’s conversion for full-sized vehicles is their Shasta Interior Package. This package includes: Raised Roof and Doors, Walnut Dash or Graphite Applique, Leather Interior and Sofa Bed, Standard or Conventional Tire Kit, Aluminum or Fiberglass Running Boards, Rubber Transit Flooring and more.
On the other hand, Nor-Cal minivan include these vehicles: 2010 Ford Transit Connect (2.0 liter I-4, 136 HP engine), 2005-2011 Toyota Sienna (3.5 liter / 266 HP engine), 2007-2010 Honda Odyssey (3.5 liter / 244 HP engine), 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, 2008-2010 Chrysler Town and Country, 2010 Volkawagen Routan (3.8L/197 HP Engine), 2005-2010 General Motors Buick Terraza and Chevy Uplander. And in order to offer a variety of minivans on sale, Nor-Cal partnered with other car conversion companies like BraunAbility, VMI, Viewpoint and Eldorado.
Handicap Minivan
Nor-Cal recognizes the diverse personal need of customers that is why different seating options are offered. In general, minivans accommodate up to five passengers “one driver, one front passenger and three rear passengers. To permit a wheelchair user to drive or sit at the front passenger area, the driver’s seat or front passenger seat is removed, respectively. The driver’s seat and the front passenger seat can also be removed providing space for up to three wheelchair users. In addition, rear bench can be removed to accommodate more cargo.
Furthermore, Nor-Cal offers magnificent rear-entry minivans as it could accommodate a maximum of six able passengers or four able passengers and two wheelchair users, with the provision of additional after-market bench seat and factory original or after-market bucket seats.
Nor-Cal has a lot more products to offer. To know more about them and test drive their vehicles on sale, please visit http://www.norcalmobility.com or visit personally in Chico, Sacramento, Burlingame and Fresno, California.