Hi, i know a guy who has a 68 400 hood he wants to sell. He says it original. Is there any way to tell if its really an original and not a repo? Also any idea what a good price to spend would be? I just have no idea what they go for. Thanks for the help
Look around the catch area. Many of the repops have unwelded seams and poorly rolled (and sharp) edges in that area.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
The best and easiest way to tell is all original hoods had a number stamp on the rear most underhood brace, driver side of center. Hard to see sometimes especially after multiple paint jobs but if you get the light sideways you should be able to see it if it's there. Might just look like a dented in spot on the flat brace.
goodmark hoods have a stamp on the front latch area to the left or right of the latch hole. this can be filled in. if possible you can scratch it to see if there is some filler. rust is a good indicator for a original. check inside the braces for it.
Ok, thanks for the help guys, and thanks for the pic Amervo. just picked it up today. great shape with some little dings here and there. he asked 500 i got it for 450.
Some free advice...if it looks pretty good now just fix the little areas that have issues, don't strip the whole thing down. I've done 3 or 4 now that didn't look too bad until I took it all the way down to bare metal. I was surprised to find it looked like someone had a tap dance party on them. I was beginning to wonder if all hoods came with a plastic skin from the factory.
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