Previously the starter was operated by a separate button on the dash or by a button on the floor above the accelerator pedal.
Pic of car with starter button on the floor.
Chevrolet starter pedal pad rubber button for foot starter this is the rubber pad on the starter pedal on the floor.
The hydra matic truck has a solenoid starter.
Can anyone today even shift the old transmissions by old i mean the old straight cut non synchronized gearboxes.
That button on the floor is a haeck of a lot better than putting it on the turn signal lever.
Before chrysler s 1949 innovation of the key operated combination ignition starter switch 15 the starter was operated by the driver pressing a button that was mounted on the floor or dashboard.
It had two floor mounted switches.
Here is a 1954 early 1955 chevrolet truck wiring diagram that includes the hydra matic push button start wiring dashed lines diagram but you have to use a beefy switch wire for the 6 volt amperage.
In the old days it was a button in the general vicinity left of the brake pedal so even in an unfamiliar car all you had to do was tap around with your toe a few times to find it.
The dimmer switch as shown in the post but it also had a floor mounted starter switch that if my memory is correct was located to the right side of the gas pedal.
The first car i remember that my parents owned was a 1940 chevrolet.
That way you would not only power up the starter motor but also engage the starter to the flywheel manually.
Inserting a key and turning it beyond the on position started the car.
This is the ford starter button group in the starter section of the 32 56 car and truck classic ford parts list at cg ford parts.
It has a 2 inch diameter and a 1 1 4 inch total height.
Starter buttons were mounted on the instrument panel or floor depending on model until 1949 when chrysler replaced the starter button with a key starter switch.
The starter was a small round pedal to the right of the gas pedal not really a button.
Your left foot was on the brake pedal heel of your right foot on the accelerator and the toe of your right foot pushing on the starter.
On my 98 lincoln you pull the turn signal lever to turn on the bright lights and you push the lever away from you to get the low beams hoping that you don t turn on the windshield wipers in doing the push pull scenerio.