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It appears you have a 28 or 29 roadster looking at the stiffening ribs in the rear fender wells. I think Steve is on to something in the panel below the lid. Measure the height of the panel and make sure you have a 9" panel. I agree with the barners that say you need to get a set of original rumble hinges and the hinge parts that bolt to the body bracket and rain gutter. Repro parts, as described above are a hit and miss proposition -mostly a miss! BTW, I have gone through what you are now trying to install the trunk lid on my 28 special coupe. I tried repro parts, as I thought I would never find decent original parts. The original lid and the repro panel below the lid had a large gap in the middle and looked like crap. I found an original panel below the lid from Bert's and everthing fit perfect. The main problem was the very thin and poorly made horizontal brace inside the lower panel. Original lower panel braces are much thicker and the correct shape. Good luck on your project.