276 stroker from 35 years of parts

[38 coupe]

I have seen an 8BA cast iron distributor adapted for Model T use with every other lobe on the points cam ground off and a manual advance lever made up that attaches to the vacuum diaphragm opening. It looked odd, but probably worked. I wouldn't replace the factory vacuum advance setup since it works very well if you haven't changed the vacuum characteristics of the engine. The manual setup would be entertaining for those that are familiar with such things, but would cause problems for anyone who isn't familiar with driving Model Ts, As, or the like (and some drivers don't get those right either).