Boing Boing has a scanned in postcard of Frank E. Fithen, a man who lost his arms in a railroad accident as a boy. The postcard is from the early 1900s.

Quoting: “Mr. Fithen since that time has accomplished many difficult feats, such as writing, dressing and undressing himself, swimming, bicycle and unicycle trick riding, and above all he operates, drives and controls his own 6 cylinder 60 horse power ‘Oakland’ car. Fithen’s best time to date is 58 miles an hour.”

Wow! (Really, I’m serious! This is pretty cool!) Here is the link.