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There were only a few cars in history the "Ignition System" started the car.

For Example: The Rolls Royce cars in the early 20 th century had a system that allowed you to quickly advance the ignition lever and the car would start.

In modern cars The ignition system starts to make a spark at exactly the right moment when the starter rolls the engine over.

The terminoligy we use for how we start cars is due to the use of the Ignition Switch to also control the starter.

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