The starter was on the floor looked about like the old headlight dimmer switch.
OK, I'd forgotten that the starter used to be on the floor on older cars. But that wasn't really a pedal, was it? It was basically a switch.
I figured it wasn't taking about the headlight dimmer because that was a button switch, not a pedal.
My first car, a 1977 Ford Maverick, had a floor mounted headlight dimmer switch.
I never had a car with points and condenser ignition. My Maverick had an early electronic ignition.
Dad had a 1972 International Harvester Scout II that had points and condenser. That's my only experience with one of those.