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Re: FO HOODS


On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:36:36 -0700 fred smith <smitty@pcrealm.net>
writes:
>I believe that all forward opening hoods have hooks that face the 
>front
>of the car   <fwd  PIN>O______]<hook so that if the hood moves 
>rearward 
>in a collision the pin that is fastened to the hood catches on the 
>hook 
>and does not rise,into the windshield (screen). My WMB M6 has this at 
>any 
>rate. Seems like a good feature to me.
>
>Smitty
>
Not true.  Witness my 78 Fiat 124 Spider.  Of course, being a small
convertible,
I'm pretty much dead in a serious wreck anyway, decapitation or
otherwise.

Paul Anderson, Cheyenne, WY  87 5000SQ, 85 5000S, 84 5000CST,
                                                         82 VW Quantum,
78 Fiat Spider