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Hot Rods Model A Hood Interchangeability

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by goetzcr, Feb 29, 2016.

  1. goetzcr
    Joined: Jul 21, 2010
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    I have a nice 4 piece hood for a 29 A I'd like to sell. I've got a potential buyer, but he's building a 29 pickup. Did all of the 28-29 A's have the same hoods?

    Thanks in advance.
    Cory
     
  2. dudley32
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    The early '28 had different louvers...but even though, pick-up and car will interchange.
     
  3. spooler41
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    1930&1931 Mod. A hoods were different than , '28 & '29 hoods, just check the
    grill shape and you will see the difference.

    ................. Jack
     
  4. goetzcr
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    Thanks all.
     
  5. Bruce Lancaster
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    What is hood from? MOST '28-9 are the same except for minor resto details, but cabriolets and various four doors use a COMPLETELY different hood that won't fit the pickup or other cars.
     
  6. OLDSMAN
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    30-31 also has a wider cowl than 28-29 Model A's do
     
  7. woodiewagon46
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    from New York

    Unless you are restoring a Model A for fine point judging most of the changes that were made such as louver height, early '28 vs later hood handles and early '28 vs later hood hooks won't matter. The Briggs and Murray bodies used a different hood with side moldings similar to '30-'31 cars. All the rest were the same.
     
  8. alchemy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2002
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    The easy way to tell a 28/9 cabriolet or fordor hood from all other 28/9 hoods is the bead on the lower-ish edge of the hood top. The regular 28/9 hoods didn't have any bead on the hood top.
     

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