This was the only way to start manual transmission vehicles when I was growing up, not out of necessity but because it could be done. Living at the top of a hil

This was the only way to start manual transmission vehicles when I was growing up, not out of necessity but because it could be done. Living at the top of a hill, I'd let the car start rolling and pop the clutch once I got going. Worked every time after, like you said, some practice.