Check out the link that Mike Babb provided for the cover of the July '77 Car & Driver magazine. It clearly shows the struts. Want to bet that it came from the factory that way? http://www.babbtechnology.com/mags/CarDriver/car_and_driver.htm HOWEVER, the struts on my VIN 1387 are the opposite. Want to bet that they came from the factory that way? Mike Hirko