IN THE HOOD OF THE 1939 - 40 FORD
Remember the days when you easily removed the hood from your car? Those hinged four pieces of steel could be lifted right off, instantly turning a classic into a hot rod and you into the wild teenager of the neighbor-HOOD! I don’t know how this fad started. It may have begun when we built our first engines. We were so excited to drive that car around the block that we’d leave the hood on the garage floor. In that moment, we were cool… showing off all our hard work on that bright red flathead engine with the latest aluminum intake manifold and carbs.
Ford’s post 1936 designs, however, largely prevent the reflexive leave-the-hood-behind look. Call it a hood or even a bonnet… this new
