1 st post / starter question. What is original

[Pauls52]

Well here goes, This truck has been sitting in my garage for about 15 years, before that I drove it for about a year then the starter quit, and life happens, so it just got pushed aside, My intentions when I got this truck was to do a total restore. The guy I got it from had not registered it or drove it since about 1980. So not a lot of miles on this old truck. Anyway the time is now and I want to restore to original, Its un cut and solid with no damage and very minimal rust. I plan on a frame off and replace worn parts from classicparts or lmc and such. Hoping I can do this for under 8 grand. and have it finished by summer. I may be putting in a large order soon and I have a question on what is the original starter set up. Mine has a solenoid attached to starter, and a push button on dash. Was this original for 52, or did it come with foot starter? I do have an extra starter with external solenoid but no linkage on truck . Anyway I will try to post some pics of my project and hope to continue with more,