66 tbird ignition wiring issue no spark

[Steelebird]

Hi guys:

hopefully u can help me figure this out .... other than the obvious of a dead coil dooooooh
i got a " parts car " in the package and found out it has a 351 windsor motor that guy obviously replaced the original with ...... and was trying to get it started but no spark .... other than the obvious ( dead coil dooooooh :) i assumed both cars would have same wiring, go figure huh lol ..... but for some reason it has only 1 wire coming out of the distributor to the coil whereas the other 66 tbird with the 390 has the standard distributor with 2 wires and runs fine ..... i'm stumped ...any ideas .....
AND i dont see any " spare/unused wires hanging around ... especially since my good one has 2 wire distributor runs fine ..... any ideas

thanks

Scott

[Royce Richmond]

Does the engine turn over?

[stubbie]

Is there 12v at the coil?