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old yelr · 11-10-2012, 05:01 PM

I have a '40 Chevy 1/2 ton and the brakes are hydraulic and the starter is battery powered with a foot switch that you manually operate but you can also crank them by hand. Pretty sure they were like that at least back to 1937 maybe earlier.

11-10-2012, 05:01 PM	#4
old yelr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 164	Re: 1930s Truck as a Daily Driver??? I have a '40 Chevy 1/2 ton and the brakes are hydraulic and the starter is battery powered with a foot switch that you manually operate but you can also crank them by hand. Pretty sure they were like that at least back to 1937 maybe earlier.