1942 Distributor 21A-12127
Ford reengineered the distributor in 1942 and it has become the favorite for hot rodders due to it’s simple design, and reliability. If you’re lucky enough to have one, you may wish to rebuild it for your hot rod project.
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1942-44 & 1946-48 Car & Pickup
1942 Car & 1942-44 Pickup ROTOR Made to exact original specs. 21A-12200 $12.00 each
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DISTRIBUTOR CAP CLIP SET
DISTRIBUTOR CAP, “CRAB STYLE” Distributor Cap Flathead Ford V8. No raised rim, can be used with Harman Collins rotor without damage. 21A-12106 $25.00 each
Includes cotter-pin style hinge rivets. 21A-12144 $8.00 set
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Bolts to terminal stud on housing base
1937-48 Car & 1937-47 Pickup DISTRIBUTOR POINTS SET Superior quality in exact original design. Engineered for long life. 78-12107 $24.00 set
1942-48 V8 & 1941-47 6 cyl “G” CONDENSER Perfect copy made of the highest quality materials for great
Attaches to housing base (ground)
performance and long life. 1GA-12300-B $10.00 each
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1946-48 Distributor 59A-12127 This distributor can be converted to the one above. Read how!
Here’s a distributor that you can find for a reasonable price at swap meets. Go ahead and buy it as a donor. You can use the parts listed below to make it the same as the 21A above. To complete the rebuild, you should probably replace the points 4 and condenser 5 , shown above, as well.
1942-44 & 1946-48 Car & Pickup DISTRIBUTOR CAP CLIP SET 21A-12144 $8.00 set
DISTRIBUTOR CAP, “CRAB STYLE” 21A-12106 $25.00 each
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Remove: Outer and Inner Caps Cap Bail and Clips Rotor Replace with: 1 Cap 2 Clips 3 Rotor
1942 Car & 1942-44 Pickup ROTOR 21A-12200 $12.00 each
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