Of all things awful in this world of boat racing is an ignition system that refuses to work consistently to keep the power on! Ever hear of the term known to many of the British engine enthusiasts as "Lucas, That Prince of Darkness"? They most surely are referring to Lucas electronics of that era where simple was made complex and there was no guarantee after it was together your would even get a jolt! On the British Anzani its Funny how it looks like a Fairbanks Morse FM magnetos found on early Merc Mark 55s and Mark 30s! Even the FM discharge coil drops right in and bolts down too!! and improves the Lucas the first time you fire it! I am always on the search for Lucas magnetos, so from this picture of what I received it isn't any wonder why he gave up, put it away and only remembered something when some one spoke of some eccentric looking for something Lucas that didn't work. The picture is what I got...........and they put that on a race engine??? Give me an old USA built FM anytime!
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