1950 hood question

[Cal78]

Friend up in Oregon has a 1950 Fleetwood, car is mostly complete, the problem is when he had the hood off his car, minus the hood ornament, which thank goodness was in the house, the hood was stolen out from in front of his house, now i have a Repalcement hood i'm fixing up for him, it's a secret, my question is, I wan't to make the hood original as possible, what was underneath the hood, insulation and waht kind and where there any decals on the underside for that year?

[Russ Hobden]

Hood insulation was not used and there were no decals or writing on the underside.  You're a good friend to do this for him.  Russ Hobden #1235

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

My 49 hood was completely undercoated.

[Johnny F #662]

Friend up in Oregon has a 1950 Fleetwood, car is mostly complete, the problem is when he had the hood off his car, minus the hood ornament, which thank goodness was in the house, the hood was stolen out from in front of his house,

Why in the world would someone want to steal a 58 year old Cadillac hood?  Could it be that just by chance, someone was riding by that also needed a 1950 Cadillac hood, and just got out and took it?

[David #19063]

There are scrap metal theives all over the country.

I suggest that you call some scrap recycling places in his area and see if you can recover the hood.

[John Morris #23947]

I'm in Oregon, I think I have a flawless 50 hood.

[TommyO]

  i HAD A FIFTY LIMO WAY BACK IN COLLEGE DAYS, AND PULLE DTHE HOOD RELEASE ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING INSTEAD OF THE AIR VENT KNOB.  CRASH BANG!  WHAT A MESS.  AS I REMEMBER WE HAD QUITE A TIME REPLACING THE HOOD SPRINGS.  DON'T PULL THEM OFF, UNLESS YOU ARE READY FOR A WORK OUT!

[jimgovoni 20546]

1950 Cadillacs had an inside hood release?

[Gary McKinney]

1950 Cadillacs had an inside hood release?

Yes, they did.