"Robert Swinney" writes:

When "restoring" a vintage car how does one handle the ignition system? It seems a more faithful
restoration would leave the original ignition components intact. But, OTOH, switching to modern
solid state would be the best plan. Please advise.

Depends on what you've got and what you want. If the goal is a faithful
restoration, restore the original. If the goal is a good driver, go
modern.

My '78 Newport came with one of the first spark control computers in the
world. But, sensors failed that I couldn't fins replacements for,
so... it's got the Mopar Performance ignition system. A lot of my
friends in the old-car world refer to this as "restifying" -- basically
restoring, but a little bit of modification and modernization here and
there since we're keeping drivers on the road, not entering concours
competitions.
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