My Ford solenoid never let me down, that along with 2/0 welding cable to make my battery connections. I used a copper buss to connect the solenoid to the hot cable.
Always started with a flick of the key no matter the weather, used a stock recurved points distributor and a stock coil too.
This was my daily driver for 5 years and 30k miles, a 455 with 8.2:1 compression with the 068 cam. It was as reliable in daily use as a stock Pontiac, because it was.
Never even so much as lifted a valve cover, how it should be.