1940 Ford Hood Alignment

[Bigmac48]

I don't know ? I know I'm interested cause my sedan could sure be better but look at this old pic . Hood first ? Not back then!

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Originally Posted by Bigmac48

I don't know ? I know I'm interested cause my sedan could sure be better but look at this old pic . Hood first ? Not back then!

True - not back then. However, if you look at numerous factory and / or dealer photos of these cars, the alignment was typically poor at best.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by Bigmac48

I don't know ? I know I'm interested cause my sedan could sure be better but look at this old pic . Hood first ? Not back then!

If you have looked over as many factory photographs as I have, one thing (of many) that quickly becomes apparent is the numerous hoods that were poorly aligned with the body right from the assembly line.
Some of us are not happy with the "factory fit" when restoring our '40 Fords. thus, all of the extra effort to assure proper alignment.