No power to coil, engine turns over.

Thus definately isn't the same distributor that was in the car when me and my father restored it... i think the guy who worked on it converted it to electronic.

I went out and bought a two post and four post ballast resistor, they were $6 each why not... and an inline spark tester.
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That would explain why the orange box and the electrical tape looks newer.