Most 1950s-’70s cars have contact-breakers or ‘points’ to optimise the delivery of the spark on each cylinder’s combustion stroke. But points need regular adjustment to ensure that they close for the ...

Few systems on an old car offer more potential for persistent troubles than the ignition system. Points, rotor, condenser, cap, coil and wires can and do fail. More often than not, the points are the ...

An ignition coil takes voltage from the battery and multiplies it to create a spark at the spark plugs, which in turn ignites the engine. Cars have been using some form of the coil ignition system for ...

The ignition coil in C1, C2, and early C3 Corvettes is truly an amazing little device. An ignition coil is a type of pulse transformer that multiplies the low voltage received from the battery or ...