Yes it's a Mangusta or -1 rear cover. When it's flipped for a GT40 the plug acts as fill/level port, fill until the oil drips out, alleviating not having to drain and then fill with the correct quantity of oil each time.
That rear cover also incorporates machining to oil the main shaft support bearings when the ZF is run inverted.
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