This low hood is for my latest project. You can see the original black paint under the red primer. What is not seen at first sight is the panel damage.
In the 1960's a large city Ford dealership liquidated old stocks of parts to get them off the books so taxes on stock were eliminated. They had to be destroyed to avoid potential re-use. The result was an axe cut through all the panels. Some were obviously saved. The beauty of these is there is no rust pitting and the hinge lines are perfect. I can afford to spend some tome on them, as a new Rootlieb item is around $1000 landed here now, without the current spate of price gouging on freight and the interminable delays.
Of particular interest is the second bend near the centre hinge. This is not made in the new repro, so the hinge sits higher in the receiver on the radiator shell, and this upsets the hood fit.
NOS low hood panels
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Allan
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Re: NOS low hood panels
No end to the idiocy from on high...
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Alan Long
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Re: NOS low hood panels
Six months before my Father started working at Ford’s Perth Western Australia’s Assembly Plant they did a similar thing with
Model T Parts. But, being on the Ocean front, every T Part was put on a Barge and taken 15 Miles out to see and dumped!
Being a Owner of 3 Model T’s he was heart broken. Good news was when it came to dumping the 1948 Prefect parts and being the delivery driver, they all came home. The system was changed in the 70’s and parts were destroyed with a sledge hammer on the plant before going to the scrap yard.
Alan in Western Australia
Model T Parts. But, being on the Ocean front, every T Part was put on a Barge and taken 15 Miles out to see and dumped!
Being a Owner of 3 Model T’s he was heart broken. Good news was when it came to dumping the 1948 Prefect parts and being the delivery driver, they all came home. The system was changed in the 70’s and parts were destroyed with a sledge hammer on the plant before going to the scrap yard.
Alan in Western Australia