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Originally Posted by George49Ford
My '48 Pontiac had a large pedal for the starter placed right above the gas pedal. You stepped on the pedal to push the starter gear onto the flywheel and get the electrical connection at the same time. You would use your heel to give it a little gas.
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Didn't some GMs (Buick maybe) from that era have the starter switch under the gas pedal? You basically floored the car to start it. I imagine there were a lot of flooded cars with that system.