Originally Posted by genejockey

And there were always lots of helpful former owners. My 66 had the issue where the starter drive gets jammed on the flywheel. The Book says, 'Take the cap off the other end of the starter and use a wrench to turn the square end of the armature backwards till it disengages'. So one night I stopped at my bank to hit up the ATM for some money. And I get back in the car and I hear the unmistakeable sound of the starter drive locking onto the flywheel. I get out my crescent wrench and open the bonnet.

The guy parked next to me says, "Wait - this is a pre-67? Here's what you do. Put it in 4th, but leave the handbrake on" So I do, and he starts pushing on the bonnet, rocking the car forward and back, and then, *SPROING!!!*, and it starts right up.