Redressing a controversial subject...

If a coil was a 4 terminal device with separate ground terminals for the primary and secondary AND there was enough standoff between primary and secondary to withstand 60kV/90kV then the primary driver could be referenced to chassis ground on all the coils and driving the primary would be much simpler.
Yep, the biggest issue is the fact that if the ground of the primary is floating then so is the ground of the secondary.

Wait till the op finds that magnetos exist and big sparks fly out of them!!!