Ford Actually Offered This Shifter-Mounted Driver's Work Table In The 1990s And It's Just Amazing
Nowadays, the pace of life is growing so fast that people try to do their things even behind the wheel, therefore car manufacturers equip their new models with a lot of helpful features to make their vehicles operate like a business office on the road. Believe it or not, back in the 1990s Ford came up with a remarkable solution named the Ford Mobile Office Pack (FMOP), which was intended for the Australian market.
In fact, it is a piece of plastic with a cup
holder intended for mounting on the top of the gear stick, and it has a rear
support that plugs into the cup holder. The main purpose of this remarkable
solution was to provide the driver with some working space in the area of the
gear stick if some urgent business matter catches you on the road.
1998 Ford Falcon
And its Shifter-Mounted work table
This product was introduced as an option for
the 1998 Ford Falcon in Australia. The full pack included the following
components: the horizontal working board, cellphone presenter, extra 12V power
outlet, aimable front seat reading lamps, reading and hand grips.
It should be noted that that Ford is not the
first car manufacturer to design some helpful device for on-the-road workers.
For instance, Nissan designed a similar solution, namely, a flat-folding passenger’s
seat to act as a table in some of its cars.
Nissan’s solution for busy people
Still, compared to a Nissan’s product, Ford’s solution seems more noteworthy. To use the FM OP, you have to engage the P gear, empty your cupholders, grab the big piece of plastic from the trunk, shove the table into the cupholders and place it on top of the shift lever.
