jbkeir

Last night while driving home my headlights and dash lights began to dim. My tach went into the redline, then back to zero, then into the redline and then went dead. I was not far from home so I tried to speed up to get there. My car began to miss, lose power and then began to die on me. I pulled into a grocery store parking lot as my car died completely.
Living in Dallas and not having any cool weather and rain for a while I wondered if it was related somehow, not to mention the full moon last night.
I opened the trunk and checked the battery. the lights inside and the radio still worked so I knew I wasn't completely out of juice.
I noticed my spark plug remover and oil filter remover were up next to the battery. I took them away, shut the trunk and called my wife to come get me.
5 minutes goes by and while sitting there waiting, looking at the moon I tried turning her over(not my wife, the car) and it started right up! Lights came on full, everything was working. I was happy that it started right up, but a lot perplexed. I drove home a couple of miles without incident. I have had this car for 8 months and have never experienced anything like this.
The car is a 1980 SC with 58k original miles and a 1 year old battery that is to spec. What gives? Anyone ever experienced something like this? Was it the full moon?
I am a novice at fixing things and would appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks, John