[AT] OT I'm getting older are you?

[CEE VILL]

"47 Studebaker.  Press the clutch to the floor, then stiff leg it a little with more pressure and Walla!  It engaged the starter.  The starter switch was similar in shape to a floor dimmer switch and was placed in the floor panel just higher than the clutch pedal.  A metal piece extended from the top side of the clutch pedal and lined up to the starter button when clutch was depressed.  Once accustomed to the set up, pushing the clutch to start, then letting it out to start moving in first gear was a very easy motion.  Pretty handy.  The bad news was that the Studebaker Champion I owned had 116,000 Miles on it and used more oil than it used gasoline.

Charlie V.

> From: charliehill at embarqmail.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:41:31 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT I'm getting older are you?
> 
> Hi Ernie,  I liked the foot starters almost as much as the foot dimmer.  In 
> the situation you describe all you needed to do was put the truck in 
> Neutral, hold the brake with your left foot and start it with your right toe 
> on the starter button and right heel on the accelerator.  If a Chevy is 
> tuned right you don't need to press the accelerator anyway.   Besides, if 
> you're on a hill you don't need the starter to begin with.  Put it in gear, 
> let it roll and pop the clutch.
> 
> I saw an old Chevy truck the other day, a 57 I think and was looking at the 
> foot starter and remembering my grandfathers truck.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ernie" <cchopper at centurytel.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT I'm getting older are you?
> 
> 
> > What about the 'button' you had to put your foot on to engage the starter,
> > while trying to start the truck on a hill.  Your right foot had to hold 
> > the
> > brake, engage the starter and sorta flex the accelerator all at the same
> > time.  I don't miss this feature either.  But I keep in practice as my '47
> > Chevy 3/4 T has this feature.
> >
> > Ernie
> > Collector of Samson Model M tractors
> >
> > 'In God We Trust'
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sloane
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:46 AM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] OT I'm getting older are you?
> >
> > I remember most of those nostalgic items, some fondly, some not so much.
> >
> > The dimmer switch on the floor was not one of the auto industry's better
> > ideas - it was exposed to all the (mud/snow/ice/manure/etc.) on the
> > floor, and if you were in the middle of shifting gears and had to dim
> > the headlights because of an oncoming vehicle it was a real dance. I was
> > not sorry to see that "feature" become part of history.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > pga2 at basicisp.net wrote:
> >> I'm older than dirt too! I remember all 15.
> >> Here's another one: 4 digit phone numbers.
> >> And another: Ignition switches on the dashboard,
> >> right next to the starter button you pressed to engage the starter.
> >> (my 1953 Mercury had this "feature)
> >> I still have a pickup with the dimmer switch on the floor.
> >>
> >> Phil in Durango, TX
> >>
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