Distributor ID

[DanTudor57]

I picked up three distributors this weekend at the  Pomona swap meet.

Two of these are holley, one has dual points, the other does not -- at least not installed. I haven't really looked at these closely and only been googling the numbers  found on them. Nothing conclusive out there about these, both are   model 1400, one also has serial 1936-s and ID 1A4, while the other is serial number 1935-s and ID 173.

My main interest is the Ford dizzy. The model number has been rubbed off (!?), and it looks rebuilt.  The only numbers is has left are 27, H 7b1 -- this is not the model number.. It is has the tach port and dual points. It doesn't look like a YBlock dizzy, but is is almost identically proportioned. The teeth count and size are identical to the yblock. Anyone have any idea what this for dizzy might be for?

[lowrider]

That's a 57 yblock dist. Has straight advance arm, aftermarket DynaFlite dual point, ball bearing replacement point plate. Had one of those in my yblock until I went to a Duraspark system. Worked good. I could definitely tell the difference over the single point set up. Make sure the plate still moves, the ball bearings sometimes seize up.

[hiball3985]

Too bad the numbers are missing. The only tach drives I know of were in Tbirds and large trucks, and it's not a Yblock type so I'm just guessing it may have been from an early FE or Y Lincoln type motor that were used in the large trucks? The dual points are on an aftermarket breaker plate, those were used by a lot of hot rodders and made for many different cars..

[lalessi1]

Almost certain it is an early FE distributor. Compare the pics.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Ford-FE-Industrial-Distributor-OEM-out-of-a-331-/271701411261?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f42aa85bd&vxp=mtr

[SkylinerRon]

7B1 is the date code  Feb 1, 1957.

Ron.

[DanTudor57]

Ron, based on that date code... sounds like this is not FE. Didn't the FE series start in '58?

The next option is a Lincoln Y block??

[lalessi1]

Maybe an FE prototype? Surely Ford would real world test a new design prior to production release. This is my FE distibutor. The Lincoln Y block had a canted rear distributor, hard to imagine these distributors would be so similar.