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The pedal was the pump, it was not electric, your foot provided the motive force.

I remember driving cars like that but I don't remember the models.

Volkswagens had a water tank with a tire valve on it. After you refilled the washer fluid you pressurized the tank with air. You could use a small bicycle pump (my dad kept one in his VW van) but mostly you used the handy water and air hoses that every gas station kept next to the pumps. You didn't have to drive to the corner of the lot and put a quarter in some machine to get air or water; machines that are often out of order.

Ha, ha. I've turned into my grandpa. Thankfully I didn't have to start my first car by turning a crank on the front, but I did have to push start my cars occasionally which is no longer an option with modern cars.