Last car with a starting handle?

[MoggieMinor]

That most useful of tools. Handy for turning the engine to set tappets, points etc and I've often started Morris Minors with one when the dynamo has been a bit weak. What was the last car sold with one though? Series 3 Land Rover I expect. Anything later?

[plasticpig]

Think it was probably the 2CV.

[marshalla]

Don't think it'll have changed much since last year : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=140...

[ZiggyNiva]

My Niva had one

[slomax]

plasticpig said:

Think it was probably the 2CV.

I think this

My Lomax is based on a 1981 CV and that has a starting handle.

[Kinkell]

Renault 4 had em

[RichB]

marshalla said:

Don't think it'll have changed much since last year : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=140...

[Mellow Yellow]

Lada Niva definitely had one and is still in production

[Track Rod]

IIRC, all Ladas had them, until the Riva came along (1985?)

[Perseverant]

I think 2CV as well. I had one for years and it was handy for really cold mornings, the only drawback being that you need the bonnet open to use the handle. I also had a Rover P4 110, and the handle was virtually useless as once I'd overhauled the cylinder head there was so much compression I could hardly turn it let alone swing it sharply enough to start!

[TA14]

Perseverant said:

I think 2CV as well.

Why do you think that as opposed to the Lada Niva? Doesn't the 2CV lose out by over 20 years?