One of the "What is that?" questions I get when folks look over the '48 is a question about that little pedal in the middle of the firewall with the spring wrapped around it.

I tell people you need five feet to drive an old Jeep; one for the dimmer, one for the clutch, one for the brake, another for the accelerator and then one for the starter.

Then comes that "You're kidding me, right" look .....