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Can I use the:

distributor
starter
carburetor
fuel pump
generator
oil pump

Believe the carb would be the only thing you would need to be careful with as they are manifold dependent -- different manifolds 2 vs 4 barrel and I think also a change or two between early and later years. If your new engines comes with something different your old manifold and carb should fit and bolt onto a new engine block in the same family -- 288/327/359 -- but there might be some other minor things to work around in that transfer.

If the model of carb or manifold changes from the original you may also need different pieces of linkage between the carb and the upper pivot point on the firewall where upper pieces meet the rod coming from pedal. Having said that everything else will bolt up but there may be minor differences in specs between what the new engine would originally have had spec'd and what your original items provide but none would be signifiant enough to prevent running.

As Howard said, any of those would physically interchange except for the carburetor but whether they would be appropriate for your engine is another matter. These things were always being re-engineered for good reason and tweaks to the engine to go along with the changes. Any complete 1951-1954 engine would physically fit your car as they were all identical in size, shape and mounting.