A-Body console Information needed

Is there a noticeable difference between AC and Non-AC, one that you can tell easy enough by just eyeballing it?

Yes. The AC consoles were just cut off at the front.

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If the AC was added by a dealer sometimes even more was cut off, as in, the entire front of the console. It depended on what they installed for an under dash vent. Like this...

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