[paul2748]

As far as the flooding issue, the needle in the carb may be hanging up. The 94's are noted for this. The flooding would cause the gas smell out the tailpipe

Cars that are in a collection and are not used for a long time have their own set of problems, and carb problems are one. If the carb has not been looked at, it may need rebuilding, at least a good clean up.

The flooding has nothing to do with the distributor problems.