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Old 01-23-2012, 04:21 AM   #10
johnsimion
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster View Post
Hi,

Earlier than that. My very 1st car was a 1939 Ford Coupe. It had a starter button on the floor. Switch on the ignition with the key, depress the clutch, and then press the starter button with your foot to engage the starter motor...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Even older than that ... my 1930 Ford Model A that I restored while in high school had a floor-mounted starter button. Some Model T's also were fitted with starters in the 1920s and they too had the starter button on the floor.
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