HOTWIRING STRAIGHT TO THE COIL WILL DESTROY THE POINTS!
Hotwiring to the line side of the resistor will eliminate the ignition switch from the circuit. I had an Ignition switch go bad on my first 59 gmc. It would cut out as described. I hotwired directly from the battery to the coil and drove 25 miles to work. I had to file the points and reinstall to drive 25 miles back home. After that I hotwired to the line side of the resistor. I then replaced the ignition switch and everything was good.
If you want to eliminate the ignition resistor, change over to a pertronics ignition. Going the pertronics route will eliminate the points, condensor, and the ignition reducer. A new coil will likely be needed to match the new system. You could also invest in a Mini HEI distributor. Bottom line... points are troublesome... espeacially when poor quality import points have flooded the Market.
