[Kurt S]

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From what I have read it is the last pace car built with a build date of 05D. It is registered with The Official Pace Car Registry and the VIN is documented in John R Hoopers book. The car is one of seven cars to be produced from the Van Nuys plant with a 396 and out of that seven and three were built with the 375 hp or L78 with 4 speed.

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Welcome! With that screen name, is this Sal?

I take it you mean Crispino's Pace Car book (I believe Hooper's name was only on early printings of it)?
Only 7 BB LA IPC's is an incorrect #. I know of 18, 4 (including yours) of those being L78's.
Yup, yours is the last one out of LA that I know of. I'd say it was a late order that got pushed thru. Do you know any early history on the car?