RE:MALLORY
Back in the 60's, we could not get the Mallory dual point distributor to work correctly. So, we went to Mallory's home office and factory in Dearborn, Michigan.
 We drove to the back of the warehouse where there were three bays to work on cars. Two Mallory employees pulled the distributor out and put in a new set of points and 8 new Packard 440 spark plug wires. Put every thing back together and I hit the key, timing was set and the 1956 Ford Fairlane with a 312, tri-power and a finned aluminum Mallory Marine coil came to LIFE !!!!
Now for the good stuff ! How much $$$$$$ ? Not a dime, FREE !!
Then we were taken on a grand tour of the whole Mallory operation that included the presidents office and the assembly line where everyone had on a hairnet and wore gloves.
Been a Mallory customer ever since.
Tim in Cental Florida

I have never seen a Spalding/Grant flame thrower.  What a device!  Looks like a blender to me.  I'll bet if you had one back in the fifties, you were something. 

E Bay

Thanks for all who responded, you comments are appreciated.
Steve, 56 Sunliner

Near to impossible to find. I need a couple sets of plug wire plates and some of the rotors. Any ideas?

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I run a Spalding Flame Thrower in my bird for over 25 years, parts are hard to get.

I have several of the Spalding/Grant flame throwers. Very impressive for looks but costs about 20hp to run compared to a modern electronic. Parts are nearly impossible to find. I've been looking for the side plates and internal rotors for several years. Every place I find is closed down. I've heard rumors of some parts available in Cali. but no luck so far. I have a couple of scrub types and a Hemi. The neatest thing is the wires go to the sides and are separated on the distributor right and left side. Looks a lot like a mag to many people.




Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Phil,
I haven't used the Mallory for the last 10 years but I was able to always find what I needed. A quick look on the internet I see parts. As I recall points last for a long time.
Now parts for this Tach Drive Spalding might be a little harder to find. But it looks impressive on a Tbird spinning that original tach. I can remember rotating the cam to set the timing because of limited space with the Edelbrock 255 to rotate it and have the tach cable where I wanted it.

  Vic Correnti

I assume you can no longer buy these distributors new?  I have heard parts are hard to find and expensive.  Is this true?

Steve,
Here is a link to some information on the Mallory dual point distributor.
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/ignition/ig200.htm

  Vic Correnti