A good electronic ignition system is way better than points and the mechanical limitations of a distributor.
Altitude compensation and knock sensors come immediately to mind.
My concern is staying with original parts to keep the value of an antique up there. This car had original wheel covers, upholstery, paint and trim.
The electronic conversion kits for antiques are essentially a magnetic kit within the distributor similar to what was OEM in the 70’s before each car had its own computer and gobs of sensors that determined the best timing. All this kit does is make it a pointless ignition, nothing else.
I now wish I’d have bought the car, probably could have eventually found an original distributor. The guy just ticked me off.
I swapped in an electronic distributor in my 65 CJ5.
A real difference.
In 1991, I introduced the J&S SafeGuard Individual Cylinder Knock Controller to the aftermarket. About twenty years before MoTeC had it.
Shirley died from cancer three months ago, but I’m still at it, working on an ion sensing version now. I had to set it aside the last three years while I cared for her.
I was going through the photos on her phone after she died and found a video she made in 2016, before she got sick. She was recording my first bench test of the ion system. Her voice is a little hard to hear over the ignition noise, but if you listen closely at the end, you can hear her say “What a man, what a man.”
https://youtu.be/u0b3mFWPIqI
I later incorporated all that clutter into an Ignition Test board. You can see it here where I test the new J&S Vampire:
https://youtu.be/u0b3mFWPIqI