Has a lot of old school hot rodding been lost?

I actually saved an old distributor machine from my grandads shop. It is rusted to **** now and I don't know how to work it but I refuse to give it up because someday I may fix it and learn how to properly set up distributors.
Make "SOMEDAY" today!!!! If you just say someday, it will never happen. Curving a distributor works Great (mine are curved). Most people never heard of it. The guy who did mine is long gone. We need someone like you, that has the potential to make it happen. If not, sell it to someone who will.