Echlin Voltage Reglator VR32

!!NO!! Well not exactly LOL

the ground side control you are referring to is the 70/ later unit, but that fact has nothing to do with poor ground.

The one he wants replaces the 69/ earlier unit

a poor ground at the regulator with EITHER system, as well as harness voltage drop.................causes overcharge

MOST early (69/ earlier) regulators you ask for in a parts store by application (Just tell them a 68 dart etc) will be an electronic regulator in a "mechanical looking" box
I'll go with that. I unscrewed my old regulator, screwed the new one on, hooked up the wires and started it up. I was pleased at how smooth it worked until in a week or two when it started overcharging and boiled the battery, blew out light bulbs and made a mess under the hood.. Those sheet metal screws that attach it to the firewall don't grip much after 50 years and being removed 3 or 4 times.