No spark

OK, I took your advice and took out the distributer to check the clearance between the pickup coil and the reluctor. The bad news is that 3 of the fins touch the pickup and 5 are way to wide. I'm guessing that sometime during the past 20 years this car has sat someone dropped the distributer and bent the rod....is this possibble? If so I guess our only option is to get a new distributer.....would you buy one from Advanced Auto or go to one of the online specialty sites. Advanced has the rebuilt model for 70 and change. Thanx, Kevin