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Another ditto for what 31 Tudor says.
If the guy had a new coil on the running board, he has probably tried to start it and found he had no spark. In that situation, the first place I would look is the points. They may have become corroded. A quick wipe with FINE emery cloth tape would fix that is a few seconds. If that didn't fix it, I check for an earth connection.
Work though things logically and do only one thing at a time. Who knows, he might not even know to turn on the fuel or that fuel spoils over time.