There's no doubt that plenty of racers feel the ignition system is the area of the engine that gives them the most trouble. Is the timing right? Am I getting enough spark to the combustion chambers at ...

It's been over three decades since a Ford vehicle rolled out of an assembly plant with a mechanical points ignition system and at least a decade since Ford last stuck a distributor in anything at all.

Geez, it's been way too long since I've made it out into the garage to work on my '57 Chevy pickup, but I finally got my butt out there yesterday. It'd been so long that honestly I wasn't quite sure ...