318 with no spark

Alright well like the title says, a good friend has a 318 without spark. It died on him as he pulled out of the parking lot. I know this because I pulled out a spark plug and grounded it to a bold as he turned it over (nothin). We just replaced the coil (old one was beat up and dented) and there is still no spark. It looks like his distributor is brand new (summit billet). So what do you guys think?