That's correct. The condenser (capacitor; modern terminology) inside the distributor connects to the (-) side of the coil. Connecting the external capacitor to the (-) side also, will cause ignition problems. As mentioned above, the external capacitor is the radio suppression capacitor.
Regards, George
p.s. somehow my post ended up ahead of Held-for-Ransom's instead of after it.
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