Suspect
Information provided here is provided solely to aid a potential owner in determining the heritage of their L78. An example 'suspect' car would be an L78 with proper paperwork but the history of the car shows it was a 'barn find' and the engine was long gone when the car was found. However, suddenly the car appears on the market with a restamped engine and is being sold as a 'matching numbers' car. The term 'matching numbers' means different things to different people but here it's used to mean the engine build date stamping and the partial VIN stamping on the block are original and have not been altered. A 'barn find' L78 with a missing engine has a 1-in-xxx chance of finding its original block depending on the year. You be the judge.
1966
138676K1836xx - Trim tag shows "M" in group 2 for Powerglide
automatic transmission; the L78 could not be ordered with the
Powerglide.
138676K1874xx - Trim tag shows "M" in group 2 for Powerglide
automatic transmission; the L78 could not be ordered with the
Powerglide. A second tag was made and swapped to show "L" in group 2
for 4-speed manual transmission.
1967
1968
1969
1970
136370A174278 - Car being sold on eBay
(05/20/2009) with...
