[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Stefano;

The '66 L79 Nova is a hydraulic lifter engine.

Unless there is paperwork, or the original block, I don't think you can verify that the car was an L79 Nova. To my knowledge there is nothing in the VIN or Trim Tag that denotes RPO L79. The 12 bolt rear was also available with the 327/275hp engine, all were mono-leaf setups since the multi-leafs did not arrive until '68. The curved neck thermo housing is not a hard part to find, and may not be original to that particular car, same with the intake. If it's a hardtop, then it should be a SS and have the brackets on the tunnel for the console. I have not seen any SS L79 Novas without the console, although I'm sure some were made.

If you're thinking about buying it, make sure the back cove panel is super nice - because they are super expensive!