BM 69 Camaro Hood

[enio45]

On E-Bay

BM Camaro Hood (http://www.ebay.com/itm/321460572131?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p398 4.m1423.l2648)

anyone know of this hood - or the seller?

does the hood look legit??

who would authenticate this - Joel Rose with a receipt??

thanks for your thoughts

[enio45]

really - no BM experts out here??

[Charley Lillard]

Where is JoeC ?

[COPO]

To me, the hood looks correct for the period, but no way to authenticate it was used or sold by Motion as these were available to anyone through a number of retail outlets. The price doesn't seem bad and looks to be negotiable. I've seen people asking two and three times that amount and nothing but a story to back up the history, so if it is something you need, doesn't seem to be much risk.

Agree Joe C. would be the go to guy to give his thoughts on the hood.

[enio45]

Calling Joe C...........can you help :-)

[JoeC]

looks like it could be a Fastglass hood but hard to say as I have seen a bunch of these hoods and they look similar but not the same on the underside

a few companies made them in the 70s using similar construction

I have one that I bought at a swap meet years ago and looks the same as this one

does anyone have good pics of the hood underside of the green 69 Mexican BM Camaro or the 68 Corvette bronze BM Camaro? they are said to have original BM L88 hoods (the 68 BM Camaro had one added day2 by original owner)

[Charley Lillard]

I think he had Joel add it as soon as they came out.

[enio45]

hmmm, I can ask Wayne for a pic of his hood underside on the C-Bronze BM Camaro - good thought Joe, thanks

[cook_dw]

I have pics of a hood similar to this one on my home pc. Ill post them tonight if I dont forget. I was told it was not a BM hood..

[enio45]

that would be helpful - thank you

[cook_dw]

As promised.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02468_zps53498d64.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02468_zps53498d64.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02463_zpsd63a1ef9.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02463_zpsd63a1ef9.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02464_zps0d9773ce.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02464_zps0d9773ce.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02465_zps75005810.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02465_zps75005810.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02466_zps83dce48f.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02466_zps83dce48f.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/DSC02467_zps10dec80e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/DSC02467_zps10dec80e.jpg.html)

[cook_dw]

Lets try this again.

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02468_zps55bb0447.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02468_zps55bb0447.jpg.html)

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02463_zps14d09653.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02463_zps14d09653.jpg.html)

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02465_zps5b061b53.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02465_zps5b061b53.jpg.html)

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02464_zpsd1073d2b.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02464_zpsd1073d2b.jpg.html)

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02467_zps346a2798.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02467_zps346a2798.jpg.html)

http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s649/cook_dw/DSC02466_zps22efe31c.jpg (http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/cook_dw/media/DSC02466_zps22efe31c.jpg.html)

[enio45]

Darrell - that sure looks consistent with the one on ebay - what is that white sticker (or is it tape) on the last pic?

Do you believe or feel your is an orig hood as well?

Was yours as pricey as the one on ebay?

Thank you for the pics .....

[enio45]

PS...that looks like a nice subframe bottom cradle in the pic....looks perfect!

[cook_dw]

My father got this hood back in the 80's. It was part of a purchase and trade. The sticker is unreadable. As far as originality I am uncertain at this point. I can see slight differences between my hood and the one on ebay.


As for the subframe there are actually more than just one there. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif Also a few sets of take off sheetmetal under the awning too. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif

[JoeC]

the under hood supports are different
the ebay one has smaller radius edges where the other is larger radius
the hood hinge bosses are different

those types of details are also different on the hoods I have seen over the years

hard to say if it was from hood makers copying each other or if Fastglass made them different over time.

would need to compare them to the known originals

[cook_dw]

Heres another for comparison.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/07/full-1263-13881-433510_hood.jpg


http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/07/full-1263-13882-433511_bottom2.jpg

[JoeC]

that hood looks to have the molded bottom piece design

I have a 1967 A&amp;A Fiberglass hood catalog and they were using that design In 1967 but the lower cost hood mfg like Fastglass didn't use that design in 60s and early 70s but some did start to copy A&amp;A with the molded bottom later.

More details to make it hard to ID a hood.

A&amp;A and others did have a part number on some hoods and some companies would put a card on the bottom and glass over it. Most old glass hoods I've seen have no ID.
I have a fiberglass trunk lid that has a card dated 1969 glassed in and you can still read it today

[Plowman]

That's cool Joe.

[enio45]

very interesting reviews and pics.....it seems, unless you have an authentic, documented with pics from an orig car, these hoods are hard to determine as orig hoods. Even with that, there seems to be various manufactures copying each other.

Neat hood, but a big risk at 1500. Looks like it is relisted .