Special L78 Nova Code Under the Heater Core Cover?

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I'm inclined to agree with Sully on the VT28, very rare to have the engine code of L78 written on the f/wall - this space was primarily reserved for body/interior specific stuff, not drivetrain. I know the Camaro's are different, but the W.Run Novas are pretty consistent.

I have wet sanded the f/wall of my '69 and what I thought might be a sloppy L 78 appears to really be a larger 'A' and a '79' instead. This makes sense since the car has a black interior and a paint code of '79'.