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Fri 8 Jan 2010 09:10
Another starter button question - L'escargot
When were starter buttons (the first time around) phased out? The first car I drove that didn't have a starter button was in 1961, so I guess they were phased out in the late 1950s.

What goes around comes around.
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 09:12
Another starter button question - Pugugly
My 1967 Moggie 1000 had one
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 10:35
Another starter button question - Dynamic Dave
Motorbikes still have them, AFAIAA.
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 10:55
Another starter button question - Spospe
My 1963 Mini Traveller had one.
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 11:13
Another starter button question - drbe
Are we talking press or pull?
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 15:03
Another starter button question - L'escargot
Are we talking press or pull?


Press (button).

Edited by L'escargot on 08/01/2010 at 15:04

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Fri 8 Jan 2010 15:07
Another starter button question - Pugugly
Moggie was a pull. My memory may be flawed the 1960 one I had had a pull to start, I'm sure that the 67 version fired from the key...
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 20:06
Another starter button question - drbe
My 1960 moggie has a pull to start,
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 20:15
Another starter button question - Altea Ego
why this morbid fascination with starter buttons? This is the second starter button thread you have morphed.

My nose is twitching, there must be a story or reason behind this.

Did Aston Martin actually ever phase them out?
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Sat 9 Jan 2010 08:01
Another starter button question - L'escargot
why this morbid fascination with starter buttons?


:-D
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Fri 8 Jan 2010 22:07
Another starter button question - Steve Pearce
My 1956 moggie did too...until I "upgraded" it to an ignition key.

Edited by Steve Pearce on 08/01/2010 at 22:07

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Fri 8 Jan 2010 22:14
Another starter button question - 1400ted
My Jowett has a push button...only active when the ignition is on.
My 1937 Jowett 8HP had a dashboard push button which worked directly on the battery live cable...no solenoid.

Ted
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Sat 9 Jan 2010 08:22
Another starter button question - NARU
Motorbikes still have them AFAIAA.

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Yep. Mine does. Bikes also have an engine kill switch which catches everyone out at some point!
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Sat 9 Jan 2010 14:40
Another starter button question - Dynamic Dave
Bikes also have an engine kill switch which catches everyone out at some point!


None of the bikes I've ever owned had one. When I was more into bikes, the only ones I saw with kill switches were trail bikes and bikes with large engines.
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