[DanEC]

It was a dumb mistake. I usually park the car in neutral - and always (almost) check that it's in neutral before starting. Since I had removed the carbs and drained them I had to prime the fuel bowls which meant a couple starts - so I did it standing beside the car.

Kind of reminds me of when I was a kid adjusting the idle mixture and speed in my 64 Plymouth while in neutral (auto trans) with the parking brake set per the shop manual. I had everything set about right and standing beside the front fender with a foot on either side of the front tire, I absent-mindedly reached for the throttle to blip it and clear the motor while it was still in gear. Quick, short yank of the throttle - engine speed jumped - car jumped - rolled over the top of my left foot - car stopped by parking brake. Fortunately the nose of the car rose with the throttle yank so I hardly even felt the tire roll over my foot. I immediately looked all around to see if anyone was around to witness my act of stupidity.