Re: Hoods & Latches

[walter@omni.sps.mot.com (Thomas Walter)]

Jim,

The '69 & '70 model year roadsters had the "safety latch" hoods.
As you discovered, you can not use an earlier hood without sheet
metal modifications.

Cheers,

Tom 

>Anyway- what year did they start putting the larger style hood device
>with hook safety release on the high windshield cars?  The hood fits
>nicely with the hood prop being where it's suppose to be.  It's just the
>hood has bolt holes closer together and takes a smaller spring loaded
>male end