Kurt wrote --

> I always wondered about running unleaded gasoline in a pre-1974 engine.

  I inherited a 1970 Chrysler Newport sedan from my mother in 1983.  
  At the time there was a mixture you could buy for older cars that used
leaded gas.  It did a fairly good job.  Just add a can at every fill up.
  I gave it away in 1987 (no cars since then).  
  A great road car but in town not so much.  And I couldn't pass a gas
station without fighting the wheel with it wanting to pull up to a pump.

> One of my dreams was to buy an old 1970s or earlier car - want a car with a  carburetor, points, and simple electrics that I could work on. Want a car with chrome, leather and wood and minimal plastic.

  I know what you speak of.
  The best car I ever had was a '65 Falcon.  Everything was right there
when the hood was opened and lots of open space.
  Today you nearly have to pull the engine to change a belt.
  And so many of today's cars when they are in even a fender bender
literally fall apart from all the plastic.
  Joe