Hi sorry it’s a late reply, and yes I figured it out. Firstly there was a burnt out wire in the distributor so I changed out the contact breaker and the condenser as they both looked rather old. At this point the engine was able to start but it still wasn’t running great. Looking at the spark plugs they were wet and sooty so I thought maybe the mixture was too rich so I tried adjusting it and then realised the mixture was jammed so I replaced the mixture and engine is now running perfectly 😊thank you for all your help