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If you didn't have 'bad' luck...you wouldn't have ANY luck at all! Your story illustrates EXACTLY why I insist on test-driving my customer's engines for several 100 miles prior to delivery!
Brett makes an excellent point about the resistor, it could be cracked. Also, the distributor could have backed-out of the oil pump housing.
With the ignition switch 'off' disconnect the (-) terminal from the coil and attach a ~12" section of wire. Remove the high-tension lead that goes to the distributor (from the distributor - leave the other end attached to the coil). Jury-rig a spare spark-plug to the free end of high-tension lead and lay it on the intake manifold.
With the ignition switch 'on', touch the free end of the ~12" section of wire to ground repeatedly. Each time you touch the lead to ground, you should see a spark from the plug. This is what the 'points' are doing in a standard distributor.
If it sparks: The problem is in the distributor
Good luck!