I managed a British car dealership in the seventies and I can categorically
tell you that this tale is false. No British cars csme to this country with a
crank after 1950.
Bob Denton
"Waldron, James" wrote:
> Up until the mid 70's (I think) Triumph (British Leyland) cars came
> with a crank in the trunk. The US salesmen immediately removed them
> as you could not sell a car to an American buyer and explain that the
> crank 'was for starting you car on cold or wet mornings when the
> electrics would not work'. You could usually find a pile of rusty
> cranks somewhere behind the dealership.
>
> Jim W.
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