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Houchens Head said:

Ah! The good ol' choke! My missus used to pull the choke all the way out and hang her handbag off it! And does anyone remember the floor mounted dip switch? (see pic)View attachment 12287

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I remember that dip switch. There was one on my Morris Minor.

Houchens Head said:

Is it illegal now?

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Just seen as a bit dicey, I think. I used to hitch-hike to Wales from Cov every couple of weeks to go climbing. I reckon I still know every lay-by on the A5, it was rarely a fast journey!

Still see some of the car delivery drivers on trade plates trying for lifts on the motorway junctions, tough old job that.

skyblueindorset said:

I remember that dip switch. There was one on my Morris Minor.

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If you got the revs right you could use it instead of the clutch.

It was the first car I ever drove, slightly illlegally, when moving my old man's ex-GPO van round the entry.

Second (when I was about 15) was his Chrysler 2 Litre (a posh version of the 180, if anyone remembers them). I took it round the block when he was kipping on the sofa, half way round met the insurance man coming the other way, who waved cheerfully and let me through.

I had to race back to get to the door first, and then make sure after that I always answered first when he called. If he'd mentioned to my dad that he'd seen me driving I'd have been for it!

Happy days!

[QUOTE="Houchens Head, post: 1761910, member: 1833"And does anyone remember the floor mounted dip switch?[/QUOTE]

I had a Mk 1 Escort that had a switch to the left of the clutch. I am sure it was either to put water on the windscreen or to make the windscreen wipers go back and forth just once, it was a long time ago so I could be wrong?!

Apparently in Cuba, if you were lucky/rich enough to be able to buy a new car after they relaxed the import restrictions, it is the law that you HAVE to pick up a hitchhiker if you see one. Unless they're a foreign tourist, then you get thrown in jail!