speaking of wire coat hangers. I remember jump/boosting a car back in the day with but a single wire coat hanger, and some time.
bumper to bumper ( yeah.. cars had real metal bumpers back then ). then a wire coat hanger opened up enough to get from hot to hot, then run one car to charge the other up a bit. after 10 minutes, the other guy keyed it over and it struggled for a second then started. a line of smoke came off the coat hanger as the varnish on it vaporized instantly.
them were the days...