First time start - no go

Any chance that the old fuel was not pulled out?

Would you mind saying if you have been spark testing across a spark plug gap in open air? Or across a large gap in open air? Just trying to help you run this down.

No she was dry as a bone. The last time it was registered was 1985. I think it's been under restoration since then. I'm not sure how long ago the engine was rebuilt, but the carb was dry. It wasn't even installed when I bought the car, it was in a box in the back seat. It squirts pretty nicely when I hit the gas, so I pretty sure it's getting gas properly.

I haven't test spark in a large gap, only with the spark plug in open air.