[weeder]

I had a 1953 Nash that had one of those Under the clutch pedal. It was the starter. You had to smash the clutch down to start the engine, thus avoiding starting with the car in gear.

[JimC214]

The M 151 Jeep from the 70’s was set up like that. They also had a tendency to try and flip at any thing over 40 MPH.