on a lighter note...

[jpr9954]

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[Same'Ol]

 

[Same'Ol]

 

[Same'Ol]

 

[Same'Ol]

 

[Joedad]

And if you don’t know what that button on the left is for…you are not Classical Trained.

I’m old enough to remember besides the the dimmer switch, Mom’s old car from the 1940’s had a floor starter switch.

 

[BeeMaa]

I’m old enough to remember besides the the dimmer switch, Mom’s old car from the 1940’s had a floor starter switch.

In the same vein…

Some of the old military Jeeps used the gas pedal as the starter. Pushing it to the floor engaged the starter. Had to make sure you pushed the clutch in too! LOL.

 

[Badjer]

Anyone willing to admit it?

 

[Badjer]

 

[Badjer]

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[Newboomer]

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Anyone willing to admit it?

Been there, done that---one time only.

 

[Sabattiboy]

Ooh!...That's right!....Now I remember. My '69 Chevy Impala, and up to the C-10's I owned as civilian vehicles had key ignitions and dimmer switches on the floor.

The classic I drove most often was a G.I. issue AMC "jeep" aka: Truck, 1/4 Ton, 4x4. It had the starter button switch on the floor and the "headlight dimmer switch" aka low beam, high beam, blk out drive, switch box on the lower left side of the gauge panel.

Yeah, it's hard to remember driving a true classic civilian vehicle, when one spent most of their youth in the military: walking, running, marching, riding in the rear with the gear in a transport: vehicle ("cattle car", bus, 2-1/2 or 5 ton truck), aircraft, or ship.

For the real classic trained drivers they will remember some general motors cars, and maybe other brands, had the starter switch under the gas pedal. That's right. Mash the gas pedal to the floor thus setting the carburetor choke and engaging the starter motor.
As a kid I wondered how one could floorboard the gas petal to pass and not engage the starter motor.
Of course in my later years realized it must have had a relay to keep that from happening after the engine was started.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]