David's Quote;"I do not think you can put a hood on misaligned that it would not open,unless it is raised at the back and it catches."

Ah, yes you can! LOL I bought a 68 that the hood wouldn't open. Good price! Bad thing. I ended up using small vise grips to turn the threaded ends of the bolts that hold the latch mechanism in place. I got them just lose enough that the latch could move just enough to take the 'bind' out of it. Both my arms looked like I got in a fight with a cat when I was finished.