Hot rods being a little more work to drive is part of the fun! No choke, three on the tree, maintaining drum brakes, big cams that have personality, muscling manual brakes and steering, all that kind of stuff is part of the danger excitement and manlyness of the old car hobby.

I do also have a 318/904 swinger with a manual choke- my wife loves to drive it and I do too but it's still not a camry!

There is no reason to say you "must" have a choke on a car