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My very first car (which I still own) was a 1976 Trans Am with a 455 and a 4 speed. I've had it for 32 years (it's a bit ratty, I haven't driven it for a few years). It had the interlock which I ASSUMED at the time was standard on all manual transmission cars.
The next car I bought was 1977 VW Scirocco with a 4 speed which I parked behind the Trans Am but (thankfully) angled into the backyard. During a discussion with my Father, we got into an argument about interlocks. I assured him that all cars MUST have them. He assured they did not. To prove that I was correct, we got into my Scirocco and I proceeded to prove I was right by putting the car in gear and turning the key WITHOUT depressing the clutch. I guaranteed my father the engine would not turn over.
Needless to say, the Scirocco took off like a bat out of heck and headed for a large tree...which I managed to miss.
Since then, I have habitually depressed the clutch when starting. I might add that my TR250 spends much of the year parked in my open car port. As an extra layer of security, I park it in gear so that no pranking teenagers can roll it into the lane during the night (unless they push REALLY hard). That's another incentive for me to depress the clutch when starting (and, unlike the Scirocco, if the TR starts in gear, it's very short trip into a concrete foundation).
The next car I bought was 1977 VW Scirocco with a 4 speed which I parked behind the Trans Am but (thankfully) angled into the backyard. During a discussion with my Father, we got into an argument about interlocks. I assured him that all cars MUST have them. He assured they did not. To prove that I was correct, we got into my Scirocco and I proceeded to prove I was right by putting the car in gear and turning the key WITHOUT depressing the clutch. I guaranteed my father the engine would not turn over.
Needless to say, the Scirocco took off like a bat out of heck and headed for a large tree...which I managed to miss.
Since then, I have habitually depressed the clutch when starting. I might add that my TR250 spends much of the year parked in my open car port. As an extra layer of security, I park it in gear so that no pranking teenagers can roll it into the lane during the night (unless they push REALLY hard). That's another incentive for me to depress the clutch when starting (and, unlike the Scirocco, if the TR starts in gear, it's very short trip into a concrete foundation).
