Ignition parts (points, rotor, condenser) for this car are no longer available in the Pidi/Isloo area. Back in the 1970's I remember accompanying my dad to the auto stores to get the above parts. Today the shopkeepers look at the samples of the required parts in my hand and give me a strange look asking what are those?
Faced with this problem I ordered a new set of parts from a good but very expensive service dealing with all kinds of ignition systems for older English cars - Reconditioned Lucas distributors, rebuilt Lucas distributors, recurved Lucas distributors from Distributor Doctor
A few days ago my ordered parts arrived so now, in addition to the "presently" healthy point/rotor/condenser, I have another complete set as spare. I have also got myself a spare distributor cap as mine broke 38 years ago and was repaired with Araldite. Repaired one works fine but, still, better have a good one on hand. My plan is to have all these bits and pieces in my arsenal of spare parts and go forward to convert the car to electronic ignition. I was able to get the conversion kit from the same seller. Once the kit is installed one cannot tell that there is an electronic ignition fitted to the car. The beauty of this modification is that it is 100% reversible within half an hour. The other advantage of the electronic ignition is that it does not require any attention unlike the points which have to be cleaned and re-gapped every 1000 miles or so. Fiddling with the points also disturbs the ignition timing so that too needs to be reset in accordance to the points.
And now to the pictures:
Crack is visible on the distributor cap
A view inside the distributor showing the points, rotor and the condenser partly hidden by the rotor. The adjustment verneer on top of the distributor is for setting the timing. It is marked in degrees
Rotor removed for a better look inside
New parts - cap, rotor, points and condenser
Electronic ignition kit. Base plate with ignitor, magnet ring and some connectors
