Ignition

Ignition · Basis NZ

Classic car ignition parts, 1920s to 1980s

Every old car stops the same way: a tired distributor cap, a worn rotor arm, burnt contact points or a failed condenser. Basis now stocks ignition parts for cars from the 1920s right through to the 1980s, so whether you are getting a pre-war tourer to fire for the first time in years or keeping a Sixties runner sweet, start here.

Pick the part above, then search by make and model, or by the distributor or part number if you have it. If you are not sure what you need, the usual tune-up set is cap, rotor arm, points and condenser together — and if you want a hand matching them to your car, get in touch and we will help.

Stocked for 1920s to 1980s

  • 1920s

    Coil-and-distributor and magneto ignition side by side.

    Austin Seven · Morris Cowley · Ford Model T & A

  • 1930s

    Coil ignition becomes the norm on family cars.

    MG · Riley · Austin Ten · Ford Model Y

  • 1940s

    Post-war production restarts on pre-war ignition designs.

    Morris Minor · Austin A40 · Standard Vanguard

  • 1950s

    Centrifugal and vacuum advance distributors are standard.

    Ford Zephyr · MGA · Hillman Minx · Austin A35

  • 1960s

    Contact-breaker ignition in every volume car as 12-volt systems take over from 6-volt.

    Mini · MGB · Triumph Herald · Ford Cortina

  • 1970s–80s

    Last decade of points as standard, then electronic ignition takes over.

    Triumph Spitfire · Land Rover Series III · Mini

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