Wanted: Folding Hood Stay for a 1937 Oldsmobile

[Ray Garcia]

Want to get started on a resto of my 37 Olds F touring sedan. I've had it since 1989 and it is time.  I am missing one part, the drivers side folding hood stay. Fortunately for me  these are I believe a one year only part on only Olds. They connect to the back of the hoods at one end and to the firewall on the other. The other GM's used a different part. Prefer to buy just the one, but will buy a pair if I must. The stock number for these parts are as follows: 

 

Folding Hood Stays

L: 404483
R:404482

 

Also, if anyone knows in far SE Delaware if there are any prewar parts cars or a junk yard around, I'd be most interested in seeing if a parts car is there. Although I am from the Ambler PA area, we recently purchased a small house down there and I am not that familiar with the area.

 

I will post a picture of the part, this one is on a restored 8 cyl coupe that showed up in drivers class at Hershey last fall.

 

Get me through the forum or via e-mail: rgarcia@dynacellsciences.com

 

Any and all help appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Ray

[Ray Garcia]

Here is a picture of the part I need on a car that was at Hershey last fall. This one is a silver color, but most I have seen are black.