Do you remember push button ignitions? I do?

Question

But I can't remember what kind of car it was. Does anyone know?

No, I'm not talking about new cars. I guess it was back in the sixty's.

People always look at me like I have to two heads when I mention it. Surely someone remembers which car this was. Possibly the Edsul(sp?)

I'm sorry, I think I stated my question wrong, it should have been push button transmission. These buttons, 1 for Park, 1 for neutral, 1 for reverse and 1 fot drive:~) That would be for the transmission right?

Answer 1

1958 the "Edsel" An ill fated vehicle in large part because of the recession we were in at that time.

One of the most talked about feature was the "teletouch" shifter, which controlled the automatic transmission selection electronically from push buttons in the center of the steering wheel hub.

1970 VW Bug button ignition. I think there were several cars that tried this route.

Actually though almost all cars had a "push starter" in the beginning, and the key was invented to prevent theft. They then went to a system where you turned the key and then pressed the starter.

The pickup truck I learned to drive in had this, you turned the key, stepped on the starter and away you went --

Answer 2

I remember cars that, after the key was turned on, a button needed to be pushed, by thumb if one so desired to use that part of his/her body, then the starter would turn the engine over and then - vroom, vroom, vroom - hopefully would happen. That was the starter button, though/however, not the ignition. The ignition was still activated by the key. Some cars had starter "pedals" on the floor that needed to be pushed by foot. This type of situation seemed to be in cars of the thirties and early forties - definitely in an old 1939 Plymouth that my dad had. It was found, by certain little kids, that the starter could be turned over, and if the car was in gear, that the car could be made to move forward by use of the starter motor - even without the key in the ignition, for as long as the battery held out that is. Now, would you like to hear the story about how my five year old cousin, along with the help of his five year old cousin (well, ...me) managed to move my father's car several yards and smuck it into the side of our house?

Answer 3

My dad had a '62 Rambler Classic 4-door which had a key that you put in a switch in the lower dash and turned it to ignition,(right for ignition, left for accessories), and then pushed an ignition button on the far left side of the dash which also had the transmission buttons. Six cylinder, easy on gas..

Answer 4

Their have been many. maximum have been in the forties and older. My Brother had a 1948 Pontiac Silver-Streak (i think of that it) and it had the frenzy button. the main basically turn on the ignition and the button could artwork no count if the ignition grew to become into off/on. I had a 1946 Ford F-a hundred this had a great rubber foot button on the floor board.

Answer 5

There was a time when all cars had push buttons to start them..my first car (1957) was a 1941 Ford Coupe...had a push button on the dash. But push bottons to start US cars disappeared, I think, in the early 50's.

Answer 6

There making a lot of cars like that again.
Bentley and Rolls never changed but the Nissan and a few other modern cars have push button.

Answer 7

I once had a 1950 Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe. It had a push-button starter, which, according to my parents, wasn t anything new. They said such starters were quite common in the 1930 s. Young people today, of course, will think it to be an innovation.

Answer 8

Mini Austin.

(Featured in the movie) The Italian Job.

Theme song -'On Days Like These' - Matt Monro

Questi giorni quando vieni il belle sole
la la la la la-la-la-la la la la la

On days like these when skies are blue and fields are green
I look around and think about what might have been
and then I hear sweet music float around my head
as I recall the many things we left unsaid
its on days like these that I remember
singing songs and drinking wine
while your eyes played games with mine

on days like these I wonder what became of you
maybe today you are singing songs with someone new
I'd like to think you're walking by those willow trees
remembering the love we knew on days like these
its on days like these that I remember
singing songs and drinking wine
while your eyes played games with mine

on days like these I wonder what became of you
maybe today you are singing songs with someone new

Questi giorni quando vieni il belle sole
la la la la la-la-la-la

Answer 9

If I am not mistaken, I think my aunt had an Electra 225 which was push button.....

Answer 10

Oh yes, I do. The powerful red button