Skills Necessary To Own & Operate A Model "A"

[Bob Bidonde]

A few years ago, there was a young man who inherited a Model "A." It wasn't long before the car suffered from neglect of routine servicing. It took some painful / embarrassing breakdowns before the young man came to the conclusion that a Model "A" is not a jump-in drive away car like his modern one. He learned by pain that the Model "A" needs constant nurturing to make sure the radiator was full, the oil level was adequate, that there was air in the tires, the ignition stuff in the distributor was clean, gapped right & timed, that the brakes need occasional adjustment and so forth. In short, he had to develop the skills to diagnose, adjust & fix stuff on the car.

[Bruce of MN]

I wonder when the last US car with points ignition was? I see that a '74 Galaxie had electronic ignition.