Special L78 Nova Code Under the Heater Core Cover?

[Nova Research Project]

If there was a stamping on the firewall under the heater box it was the partial part number / date code of the sheet metal. It has nothing to do with the engine or options.

The paint stick codes were generally applied to the firewall or top of the cowl. However many times were were not applied. Depended on the guys on the line. They could call out the options codes or something someone wanted note.

So neither would be a sure fire clue to engine installed in the car.

BTW there is a V78 box on the fisher body broadcast sheet. However I have never seen it checked.

Greg

[CDNL-78]

Have any of these codes been found on the 69's ?? Your discussion is about 70's, but though I'd check.

[WILMASBOYL78]

On the cowl of our 69 Cortez Silver L78 there was A69....this was a January 69 built vehicle. Perhaps it was for black interior with the silver paint(69) or for Jan/69...I am inclined to think it's the colors.

wilma

[m22mike]

Tom
Grady's Burgandy 69 Nova had "A67" on the fire wall.
#67 pnt code for Burgandy

[bkhpah]

Both Joe's DANA and my 69 Yenko Nova had LARGE VT in the center...Vinyl Top would be my thoughts...I never saw any special Sheetmetel codes, but I have a Canadian 69 375 on the rotisserie right now..I can give it a good look..BKH

[JRSully]

The marks that were on both my 70 L78 Fathom Blue Nova and Wilma's were probably VT28 (sloppily written, 2 may look a 7) instead of 78. This would indicate Fathom blue paint with vinyl top which his car and mine both have. Makes sense seeing that a few other cars here have indicated the paint code in those markings.

[ORIGLS6]

Since there's nothing to indicate what color vinyl covering the roof got, can we assume the VT just means "don't paint the roof"?

[WILMASBOYL78]

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The marks that were on both my 70 L78 Fathom Blue Nova and Wilma's were probably VT28 (sloppily written, 2 may look a 7) instead of 78. This would indicate Fathom blue paint with vinyl top which his car and mine both have. Makes sense seeing that a few other cars here have indicated the paint code in those markings.

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I don't agree with that theory...the lettering was very clear on the blue car. For this theory to be correct 2 of the letters/numbers would have to be wrong.

wilma