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Looking closer again I can say that we definately have a CO8 on the upper cowl for the vinyl top, The only unidentified marks are the 34 and the "V" 37 or 437? Any suggestions on having the original valve covers restored? I can send them out and replate them but I would like a OE appearing finish, More of a flash chrome finish, ??

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I realize that most of the markings on the firewall were under the black out paint. Why do people put them on over the paint?
Other than they think it looks good? And makes onlookers go wow that is detailed.

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Some of the marking on my JL8 car were still visible so they were not under any paint. In fact the dealer wrote the delivery date on the underside of the hood when the car arrived and that was still there. So a lot of these markings were pretty common, it just depends on who did them and when. My car also had the sequence number written on the firewall on the driver's side and it was hidden by the fender. That sequence number matches the sequence number on the broadcast sheet found on the gas tank. If the markings were painted over before delivery, then it should be restored with the markings painted over as well. It would be incorrect to show the markings. They just help document the car during restoration.

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Hi Firstgen, I don't think it's common pratice to put all of these marks over the black paint, I think it's more of a reserch and documentation interest than anything, There are a few markings that will be over the paint though.. B T P stamps and the color callout T U R.

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Jeff. I agree, We will put all the marks on the firewall as we found them and then apply the black paint as it was at the plant.

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This might sound ridiculous but here it goes.....is there any chance that some unexplained numbers/letters could be an employees initials or ID number? I got to thinking about this at work today because we all carry stamps for our paperwork and many of the parts we work on have stamps/initials on them. Just a thought. Go Sox

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Not very strange at all! There are reports from line workers who claim to have written cryptic notes on specific areas of the cars to their buddies down the line.

I have some initials on my block as well, JH was very clear on the one side of my block, also written in Yellow except right-side-up. So, it's very possible that the codes don't really indicate anything about the car itself.

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Speaking of line workers writing stuff on cars, I went through the Van Nuys plant a couple of times and on one of my trips ('92 I believe) there was a message painted on the side of a car which said "Lunch at Sizzler, Psycho buys". Obviously this was before the body color went on.

My thought on the V37 is it could be "437" which could correlate to the build sequence or it might be "V32" for rear bumper guards. Does your car have the rear guards?

-Jon

1967 Z28 original survivor
1967 Z28 Trans Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry

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"Lunch at Sizzler, Psycho buys".

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Classic! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

Even funnier might be "This car was built on Monday"

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Exactly! The story I was referring to was a message from one line worker to another regarding where to meet at breaktime!