The hood was one piece. It had four rather hefty pins, one at each corner. They fit into four rather normal-looking latches. Each side had a pull knob in the car that opened both latches and I think a spring pushed the hood up. You'd go out and lift the hood the rest of the way and put up the prop rod. The latches on the other side were hinged with the hinge pin longitudinal, that is, pointed down the road. That way when you lift the hood the latches on the other side are free to rotate with the hood. The scary part on all of this is that the hood is mondo heavy and could take a finger off if the hood drops on it. One learns to be really careful.

I believe this started maybe even before the War and lasted until probably at least 1953, so there are several years to choose from.

R.