I do a West Virgina start. My house and garage is on the side of a hill and the driveway has a slight down grade. So, I first roll the car out of the garage by hand, set the hand brake and do a walk around: tire inflation, no dust or bugs on paint, cats on engine . . . a general look see.
Now for the moment . . . jump in, buckle up and check mirrors. The engine is topped with carburetors, so I push the pedal to the metal once and wait a minute or so to let the fuel vaporize.
Release the hand brake, roll backwards out of the driveway into the road and steer the car so it will be aimed downhill as it rolls backwards. As the car begins rolling forward at 10 mph or so and
oil pressure registers, flip on the ignition, shift into fourth and let clutch out slowly. After the 427 rolls over a few times it rumbles to life without wear and tear on the starter pinion and ring gear.
I've had to replace the starter motor and ring gear once too many times, so this procedure eliminates the stress of waking up the beast after the Winter's hibernation.
