...Let's see if I have this Right. You say you have spark AT The Distributor...But NOT FROM the Distributor, TO the PLugs. Inside the Distributor CAP, and Centered, you'll find the Center Contact is a Round Spring-Loaded Graphite PIN. This pin makes contact with, and transfers the Sparks to the Rotor, which then, must be 'Distributed' to the 8 Plugs.
...I have personally found these Graphite pins Broken-Off!! The broken pin is NOT easily seen, unless you are looking for it!
If the Contact is Not damaged when You Inspect it, Check the Cap (All 9 Contacts, Outside to Inside) and Rotor for Continuity, and Check the OHM's Resistance of Each. Also Plug and Coil, High Tension Wires! This will tell All of Us Something.
Good-Luck!
MJ
...OR, Maybe Your Pantera just doesn't want to be Sold!! Gremlins or a Spirit. LOL