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RE: under-bonnet brace

To: "flinters" <flinters@picarefy.com>, "Gary Hutton" <hutton@evansville.net>
Subject: RE: under-bonnet brace
From: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:26:08 -0400
Later than '76 at least.  The parts car doesn't have them.

        David A. Templeton
        Open Text Corp.
        Waterloo, ON
        Canada
        WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com

'74 Triumph SpitSix '66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)'66 Ford Mustang GT  '59
Triumph TR3a (Project) '99 GMC Safari '95 GMC K2500 Sierra

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> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of flinters
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 1:42 PM
> To: Gary Hutton
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: under-bonnet brace
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> On some later models the braces near the battery or shelf are there only
> on Federal cars as a safety measure.  They prevent the hood from popping
> up and going through the windshield in case of a front end collision by
> using these braces to 'hook' into the shelf area.  They are on later model
> cars but not on Mk III's and earlier for example.  They may only be on
> 1500's, but I'm not sure on that.
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