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Originally Posted by frnkeore
I'm really amazed at the price of the Vertex mag! That would be close to $1600 in today's money.
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Part of the reason for that price was due to Sisler's engine being a 1948 style block - which meant he had the front mount distributor setup. So, in addition to the mag itself, they would also have to supply an 90 degree angle drive - which was a fairly big addition to the standard mag cost. In today's world, to try to find an angle drive, then have the proper magneto base setup and then buy the mag, would be well over $2000 - if you can find the angle drive.
The Vertex would have been a much better setup for road-racing and the street in general as it has a mechanical advance system, while the Harman Collins magneto is locked down (with no advance in the mag).
I run a Vertex with an angle drive in my 32 Cabriolet - love the way a mag runs with a flathead.
