Big block vin stamping location

[Brownl78]

Hi, newbie here with my first post. Re my 69 Camaro L78. I have noticed most big blocks have the vehicles vin stamped on the Engine pad. Mine is stamped above the oil filter mount portion of the block. What dictated where the vin was stamped?

[BARRY]

dec-68 they went down buy the oil filter

[Brownl78]

Thanks for the reply

[Kurt S]

http://www.camaros.org/drivetrain.shtml#PartialVINs

[Spooky]

I have a 396 that is stamped by the oil filter with a stamp of T0924JB Vin 9L506xxx Sept of 68

Scott