Mine is the same





54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

59FE....doesn't the 56 have a late model engine in it like the blu/wht 56 courier that comes there too?

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Yes and don't go putting the unit in a flogged out dissy or you will have trouble . Must be
full 12volts to it .. Go the Pertronix ignitor III its not that much more if you hunt around.



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

I will definitely check on the ballast resistor for the 1958 set up. I've matched the Pertronix II 91281 kit with the 45011 Flame Thrower II coil. I'll also check out the Pertronix III before ordering. I've seen a couple responses to not use an electronic conversion kit on a worn out distributor. Can this be checked, by seeing if there's slop in the distributors' points cam?
On Summit a question was asked if the 45011 coil being oil filled, could be mounted horizontally and Kenneth, from Mi. answered "no".  Is Kenneth from Mi. correct? The coil on my 58 is mounted horizontally from the factory.
Both the red 56 and the blue and white 56 wagon had their hoods closed the whole time, so I never got a look at their engine bays. I did take a couple of pics of the wagon. It's the blue and white original colors of my sedan, plus I like the way he did up his wheels.

Not that matters much but my blue and white 56 Victoria is usually the only one with the hood up; but I don't always. The Couriers owner and I are friends and I remember when the red 2door was there forsale and it was a very good buy. Most of the time the 3 56's are there and occasionally a black 56 Fairlane 2 dr sedan with a purple top shows up.

One of the nicest E-code 57 convertables I've ever seen shows too. Light green with a tan top. Factory AC and I think every box was checked when ordered; with full restoration. Recently a 58 flip top has been there but without a Y-block.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

On my Pertronix II with matching pertronix coil, I have it mounted horizontally and haven't had any problems.  been 4 or 5 years.




54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I agree same with my Pertronix ll; I used their recommended coil, it's mounted horizonal, and i still use my factory ballast resister. 5yrs for me,

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

It is best to mount oil filed coils vertically.  Epoxy filled coils can be mounted in any position.


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie; I have heard that before regarding the orientation of the coils and I do believe it. I don't know if these "Flamethrower" and MSD "Blaster" coils are oil filled or epoxy? Do you know? On a related topic, I also am running the Pertronix Ignitor II ignition and up until recently, the Flamethrower coil. However, Iwas also running a early (10 year old) MSD Blaster ignition box until it went bad recently. I replaced the box with a newer MSD Street Fire (CD) ignition (Model # 5520) for good idle but it also has a built in rev limiter. The Tech support at MSD said I had to use an MSD (Blaster) coil not the Pertronix Flamethrower coil to get the correct spark. I took his advice and things seem to be fine, but I was surprised that I needed to change coils.

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

It's usually stated in the product description if it is oil filled or epoxy.


Lawrenceville, GA