from what I was told at the tour in December, the AMT used by Elio is a much better unit than the brand used in the Smart Car .... it is said to be smoother in operation and performance
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So do I and they were common at the time
NSTG8R
Elio Addict
I'm with you on the brights button left of the brake pedal, but you got me on the starter on the floor. [Oldest/1st car a '63 Chevy II]
RUCRAYZE
Elio Addict
not sure of the year,think it was my dad's Willys
My Dad's '51 Studebaker had a starter button
on the driver side floorboard. I know cause I
stepped on it & the sucker jumped forward
a couple of feet. I was lucky that it didn't
run into anything, scared the bej**us out
of me though..........
skygazer6033
Elio Addict
Lots of cars and trucks had a starter pedal prior to early 50's. I remember helping my Dad change a starter on an old Dodge truck when I was a kid. Had a big steel pedal mounted on the starter motor and stuck up through a hole in the floor alongside the throttle pedal. Having a manual choke and start pedal you needed to be a tap dancer to get it started. Dad hauled pulpwood with it for years.
NSTG8R
Elio Addict
My Dad's '51 Studebaker had a starter button
on the driver side floorboard. I know cause I
stepped on it & the sucker jumped forward
a couple of feet. I was lucky that it didn't
run into anything, scared the bej**us out
of me though..........
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That's hilarious!! When my son was like 10 yrs old, I had a '90 Jeep Wrangler (miss it!), and my wife drove it to our Bank. Mom left the radio on for the boy, and he "accidentally" turned the key. Wranglers DON'T have a clutch safety switch...it comes in handy if you're four-wheelin'. It started, jumped over the sidewalk and slammed into the building [one foot to the right, and it would've been nothing but glass...hit the brick part...Whew!.] Wrecked the front bumper (I wanted a chrome one with lightening holes anyway
! Now I have an excuse!) Anyway, he's 27 now, and remembers it like it was yesterday! Stuff like that sticks with you. 
I had a 51 Chevy PU, 6 banger and a 4 spd. Starter pedal on the floor, manuel choke. It is an art to start one on a cold day. To give it credit, it DID start every time, did very well on the snow and would climb a wall if you gave it traction.
To give it credit, it DID start every time, did very well on the snow and would climb a wall if you gave it traction. 
That's hilarious!! When my son was like 10 yrs old, I had a '90 Jeep Wrangler (miss it!), and my wife drove it to our Bank. Mom left the radio on for the boy, and he "accidentally" turned the key. Wranglers DON'T have a clutch safety switch...it comes in handy if you're four-wheelin'. It started, jumped over the sidewalk and slammed into the building [one foot to the right, and it would've been nothing but glass...hit the brick part...Whew!.] Wrecked the front bumper (I wanted a chrome one with lightening holes anyway
It sure does!