Any lift off hood dislikes

[Jerry Hall]

I don't own an A12, but do have a 68 Dart with a real LO23 hood. At 77, I now need help getting it on and off. I haven't weighed it, but have never considered it particularly light. I know it's probably about half the weight of it's counterpart in steel.

 

[440beep]

AMEN to that one !!

On the other hand if a "street" guys car is dead he's like "don't let those jumper cables touch the fenders" !!!

 

[dvw]

AMEN to that one !!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say racers are a little less caring about their stuff than the "street" guys. A racer's objective is to go fast and win - if it means the hood blows over while he's checking valve lash, so be it. On the other hand if a "street" guys car is dead he's like "don't let those jumper cables touch the fenders" !!!

Bet me. My stuff has 12 years and 1100 passes on it. You can count the scratches on one hand.
Doug

 

[gkent]

My stuff has 12 years and 1100 passes on it. You can count the scratches on one hand.

There's always "that guy" !! ;-)

 

[moparedtn]

I don't think I've ever felt compelled to open the hood on any car in my life when someone
simply asked "what's it got?"
It's an easy question to just answer verbally, right?
Open hoods are for car shows or when the critter needs serviced....

That said, the couple of Six Pack cars I've owned with lift-offs were just that - lift-off hoods.
A simple matter to do by yourself if it's a well-made one - and it really needs to be a well-made one.
I always carried a quilt in the trunk for those times I needed to remove the hood and I'd put it up
on the roof. Never had a problem with that.

Of course, I was considerably younger then - old guy me might have a different opinion these days.