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Here is a recent post with some good links about how low in priority damage to vehicles really is. Letter Re: Motor Vehicles and the EMP Threat - SurvivalBlog.com As pointed out before, When the main power grid goes down, Getting fuel will be the main problem, Among others......

Remember the gasoline trucks in the olden days dragging a chain on the ground bolted to the center or rear of the truck frame to prevent static discharge? They have not done that for years now. I have heard modern day tires contain lots more carbon or something and the chain is no longer...

Quote: "So, what I suggested would be theft, but syphoning fuel from a gas station's underground tank isn't? That's why I have 300+ gallons of free fuel in my garage. I know you didn't recommend the gas station thing, but that's what I was responding to. As for the gunfire thing, in a scenario...

Um, That would be what I call THEFT, And under such conditions I would expect you could be greeted by gunfire. NOT a good plan.

Quote: "Doest this kind of get back go the issue of, "your vehicle may run but there's no power grid to pump gas"? If the power grid is down then equipment that shoots the optics (technical term?) down the fiber lines isn't functioning, power for internet modems and computers and charging cell...

A direct quote from one of the links provided: " The most difficult part of operating a car after an EMP event (or even a solar superstorm) is likely to be obtaining gasoline. It is very foolish to ever let the level of gasoline in your tank get below half full. In a wide range of emergencies...

I think most everyone can agree that the diesel CUCV and similar vehicles are very unlikely to be damaged by an EMP. IF they are, I expect you would have much larger problems than just the truck not running. However as already pointed out by ZRacer and others, The U.S. power grid most likely...