Definitely paleolithic. It appears that this linkage arrangement is meant to have the throttle plate opened by the foot pedal......with a mechanical governor to over-rule that action when RPM exceeds the setting of the governor mechanism.
It may be that the linkage parts are somehow transposed from their intended positions or that a specific "set up and adjustment" procedure has not been done.
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