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1971 International Harvester 1210 pick up ...points and condenser everything manual. Never forget the KISS rule. This truck is my daily driver ....every car after ‘72 or ‘74 has a computer of some sort....not my truck.even the fuel pump with the glass bowl and a cartridge filter is a simple diaphragm / vacuum design going to a naturally aspirated carb. Nice wagon you got that is a full frame right?

Nice wagon you got that is a full frame right?

It is. The last full size wagon GM made, and it has the LT-1 350. I used to have a '65 Chrysler 300. the brakes were awful and the 4 barrel carb (on the base 383 big block) was a bit finicky. That led to me becoming a fuel injection wimp. I still miss my '66 Dodge Dart with the Slant 6. Points were easy to get at (due to the cylinders only being on one side) and the car didn't have any gizmos to go wrong, not even power steering (although it was A/T).

I've seen a number of well-maintained International Harvesters of your vintage and older here in Georgia. I'm not a truck guy, but the IH's are very cool.

every car after ‘72 or ‘74 has a computer of some sort

They had catalytic converters, and "electronic brains" were starting to come in (easily undone, as the first generation was awful, so my '79 Dodge Diplomat had its undone). Far from universal. My 1976 Dodge Dart had the cat converter, but no computers.