“Guess what they are all pre Chips. They will run if a EMP hit. Your new gadget car won’t.”
A buddy of mine bought a beautiful wooden inboard/outboard runabout (boat) for his lake house. Had a small Chevy V8 in it that mysteriously died after the run down from the marina after winterization. I thought about it for 5 minutes and asked, “points & condenser?” He smacked his forehead and we replaces those after a brief phone search. Started right up. Gotta remember that shade tree mechanic stuff from when I was a kid!
That's the main reason I keep my 89 Wagoneer. Stays in the driveway with nearly dead battery, but has the rock solid bulletproof 360 in it. Have more money in the tires than the Jeep is worth and it gets lousy mileage.