[urq] Fw: Engine Start button?

[Kneale Brownson]

The "start pedal" on most cars was a part of the clutch.  You had to
depress the clutch to engage the starter.

At 07:25 PM 4/24/2005 -0300, cobram at juno.com wrote:
>"Scott DeWitt" <sdewitt at stx.rr.com> writes:
>
>> wheels!). The modification he was especially proud of was the push 
>> button starter, that worked 33 percent of the time.
>
>IMHO the retro start button is a fad which won't last long.
>
>If you want reliability you have to go back further, lets see who goes
>really retro and puts a mechanical start pedal in their cars first.  For
>those who might not know what I'm talking about, in the good ole days the
>start pedal was linked directly to the starter mechanically, no pesky
>electronics or wires.  Positive contact.
>
>If the retro trend continues, start looking for the crank lever
>sprocket...hmmm...maybe that's why Audi has gone to the ugly horse collar
>front ends...
>
>My all time favorite was the starter engagement method of the ole
>pre-60's Mercedes Automatics, I'm guessing 99.9% couldn't figure out how
>to engage the starter on one of those.  Much nicer than any rustic start
>button and lots of fun watching even well seasoned tech scratching their
>heads and giving up.  Won't spoil the fun by posting it here. ;-)
>
>BCNU,
>http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
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