If you want an ignition system that will be reliable over the long run,
it makes sense to convert to a solid-state distributor of some sort.
There are some that look period correct such as the Mallory Unilite and
are of superior construction to the Ford ones. You could, of course,
rebuild the Ford distributor and install a Pertronix unit and that would
be better than the original. A long time ago, I had installed a Mallory
dual-point distributor so, when it came time to upgrade, I replaced the
points with a pertronix setup and the stock tach worked just fine,
although it was not very accurate. The solution is to install a modern
circuit board a la Tom Hall/Theo Smit. Then you can run just about any
distributor and/or ignition system.
Cheers,
Tod
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