[Shotimes] Plastic Hood Poll

[Ron Porter]

I see the point that Scott was making, which I believe is basically that the
hood was not made purely as something that was to go on the Plus cars, but
it ended up being used on the Plus cars (in addition to many others, many
well before the Plus models were produced). When some '90s came with the
hood, those were cars that were built almost a year before the Plus cars
rolled off the line (well, 9-10 months, anyway).

Another question: As we know, the Plus cars were built near the end of the
'91 model run. Were there non-Plus cars built in that same model run that
came with the steel hood, or do all late-year production SHOs have the
plastic?

With regard to brochures and such. Yes, they are often made very early in
the model run (or before the model run), but they will many times have a
published date in fine print somewhere on them. In the case of the Plus
brochure on the SHO Club page, it is dated March 1991, which is a couple of
months ahead of the Plus build date, but the dealers probably didn't get the
brochure until May 1st, or whenever the model started shipping. FWIW, it
didn't mention the body-color lettering and moldings, either (although they
are in the picture), and as someone mentioned it listed the Keyless Entry
and the photo car doesn't have it. Pretty sloppy ad work!!

Ron Porter

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[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 11:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Plastic Hood Poll


That is why I wrote the plus information page.  Every true
plus I have seen has had the hood.

We have already documented that there are non-plus cars in
both 1990 and 1991 that got the plus hood.  Probably a case
of line workers grabbing what was available if the steel
hood was in low supply.  This is old news.

The literature quoted on the plus page is like ALL
automotive literature, it is written and produced months if
not years before actual production.  That something like the
hood is missing from it is not unusual or surprising.  What
we have seen with our eyes is the proof.  And we have not
seen a true plus without the hood.  Some were replaced due
to delamination or accidents.  We also have proven that
quite a few Plus SHO's did NOT get the spoiler, this we also
know as a temporary out-of stock situation, the cars were
built with what was available, but apparently the plastic
hoods were in good supply for the entire run.

Don Mallinson
SHO Club



Scott G Littlefield wrote:
> I personally am not convinced the plastic hood is a part of the Plus
> package.  I have had this discussion with Don and haven't been able to
> convince him even though none of the Plus literature I have read
> mentions the hood.  My Non-Plus car has the plastic hood and a build
> date of 2/91.  I would like to find out if mine was an oddity or an
> early installation.  If you have a 91 SHO, please respond with build
> date or prodution number and w/ or w/o plastic hood.  I would like to
> find out if the hood was a running change like the rod shifter.
> Thanks, Scott.
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