The 54 GMC I drove hauling hay for a neighbor back during high school had the starter button located as I described. It's possible it had been relocated, I suppose, although I sort of remember that location on a few others. 50-something years can play tricks on an old geezer's memory, however!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!