Question of the Day - Saturday, March 8th, 2025

[BDutch]

Do you mean a crank handle like on an oldtimers from before the II WW ?
If so.., no I never used a crank handle to start a car.

 

[Sally PB]

Me, no. My uncle had an old crank start when he was young. This would have been in the early 1940s.

 

[Luckyhen006]

No.

 

[Gill-b]

I was thrown in the deep end with the Crankhandle Club. My first outing was in a 1911 Ford Model T, on an eight day adventure, starting with a tour of the Cape Peninsula (Cape Town), then straight into a two day drive to George, directly followed by a five day back road tour along the Garden Route and over passes into the Karoo. After that I was an expert at cranking that handle!

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View media item 7968429Driving through the Garden Route.

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View media item 7968432Driving through the Karoo.

View media item 7968433Going over an old mountain pass.

 

[casportpony]

I was thrown in the deep end with the Crankhandle Club. My first outing was in a 1911 Ford Model T, on an eight day adventure, starting with a tour of the Cape Peninsula (Cape Town), then straight into a two day drive to George, directly followed by a five day back road tour along the Garden Route and over passes into the Karoo. After that I was an expert at cranking that handle!

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View media item 7968429Driving through the Garden Route.

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View media item 7968432Driving through the Karoo.

View media item 7968433Going over an old mountain pass.

Color me impressed! Thanks for sharing that!

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Never, but my Great granddad did, taught me a whole bunch of colorful vocabulary that I applied to kick starting motorcycles.