My 6 volt 47 Ford had a resistor at the coil, but Ford used a very low primary coil resistance and dual points. Point life was short if the resistor was eliminated on that one, and also the 47 Mercury I owned at the same time. I've never seen a GM 6 volt system that used a resistor, however.
Jerry


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