Historic Sport Sedans

[John McKechnie]

These are the troublesome hood pins.
Top pics show how they should be at road speed.
Bottom two show problems of using reproduction stuff.
Bottom right pic- the pin that goes through came out in the first race allowing drivers bonnet to lift.
Bottom right - third race,outer ring gave way coming out of bottom sweeper in last lap causing pass side of bonnet to lift.
Bottom right again-fourth race, bottom sweeper, head tore off pin, causing drivers side of bonnet to lift
Have now effected permenant repair.