TAKerry Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I was at a show yesterday and there was what looked like a late 40's Buick 2 door sedan. The hood opened on the driverside. It looked pretty neat that way but working on the passenger side looked impossible. I assume that it could be opened from either side? Does not look very convenient for overall working in the engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, TAKerry said: I was at a show yesterday and there was what looked like a late 40's Buick 2 door sedan. The hood opened on the driverside. It looked pretty neat that way but working on the passenger side looked impossible. I assume that it could be opened from either side? Does not look very convenient for overall working in the engine bay. The hood can open either way to work on either side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The entire hood can be removed if necessary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 release the latches on both sides and the hood can be lfted off 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Didn't Buicks have that feature thru the end of the Straight Eight years? Or did they switch to alligator hood before then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I believe 1952 was the last year for the Buick side opening hoods. They all opened from the rear like the other GM cars after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, The 55er said: I believe 1952 was the last year for the Buick side opening hoods. They all opened from the rear like the other GM cars after that. Correct. 1941 through 1952. Ben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Makes sense as all series were straight eight powered thru 1952. Wouldn't have made sense for the 1953 Special to have a side opening hood when the V8 cars had adopted the alligator style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Do you have a link to the campaign bulletin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Both sides can be opened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelj Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 10:43 AM, TAKerry said: I was at a show yesterday and there was what looked like a late 40's Buick 2 door sedan. The hood opened on the driverside. It looked pretty neat that way but working on the passenger side looked impossible. I assume that it could be opened from either side? Does not look very convenient for overall working in the engine bay. It's really not too bad once you get familiar with the layout of the engine compartment. Most of the time, the hood needs to be opened from the passenger side. Oil level indicator, battery, oil filter, distributor, plugs and wires are all on the passenger side. Since they open from both sides, access is just a matter of closing and opening from the opposite side. Complete removal and reinstllation is surprisingly easy, you just need two people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Packard was the same 1941 to 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Opening from either side , and easily removing the hood entirely with assistance from your spouse or assistant - is a major benefit - especially if working near the rear of the engine or at the firewall. It is really simple once you are accustomed to the idea. PS: Packard also used this approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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