Points to electronic ignition for a 318

I guess that could be said for any part going south. Your analogy doesn't hold water.
But we are not talking about just any part... are we??? Pertronix is a clear winner when it comes to having a backup to get you home..
Even Ford managed to miniaturize their ignition unit and make it part of the distributor. The Mopar box is big enough to contain vacuum tubes by today's standards :) They should get with the times and offer a distributor that has all of the electronics contained inside it like a Bosch unit.