The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The Electrical Bay The "R" Terminal

I'm going to guess there's ig-1 and ign-2 on the back of ignition switch on a 56 Bel Air. One wired to the resistor and the other wired direct to the + on the coil. So the R terminal would not be used on a 56 Bel Air. Or you could wire it like Wrenchbender Ret. said.