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This was supposed to be a valentine pic but i got lazy and slow so...yeah.

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View of two illustrations for an advertisement of a 1932 Hudson car. One drawing depicts a hand turning a key to start the car; the second drawing depicts a woman's foot reaching for the starter on the vehicle floor. Handwritten on back: "Jan. 7/32. Copy negative of line drawings showing hand about to turn Startix key and foot reaching for old style starter."

Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

[automotiveamerican]

The Startix automatic engine starting mechanism

The Startix automatic engine starting mechanism was a relay in a small box added to the vehicle’s electrical system. It automatically started an engine from cold or if stalled. It was supplied to vehicle manufacturers in the mid 1930s and later as an aftermarket accessory — in the USA by Bendix Aviation Corporation[1] Eclipse Machine Division and in UK by Joseph Lucas & Son both of which…

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