65droptop

i saw this on marketplace and thought i would share with those who might need it. not my hood, contacting me will not do either of us any good. just sharing with the group.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...e-2f7e5afe901d

joe_padavano

One that's actually priced fairly. Given that every 70-72 Cutlass has a repro W25 hood these days, there must be thousands of these sitting in garages.

no1oldsfan

I thought it was priced very fair also.

joe_padavano

Of course, that is a 1972 Cutlass S/442 with A/C only application. OK, technically it's not originally from a 442, since it doesn't have the holes for the Oldsmobile script on the left front.

no1oldsfan

School me a little please Joe. What makes it an AC only hood?

Loaded68W34

lack of slat openings in the back over the cowl just in front of the windshield.

joe_padavano

^^^This. The 1972 cars had four different metal hoods. With and without the fake chrome louvers and with and without the fresh air vents at the base of the windshield.

no1oldsfan

Cool. Thanks for the info. I did not know that. Was there a reason for that?

70W-32

The vents in the hood allowed fresh air to be drawn in thru the cowl and down to the vents in the kick panels

joe_padavano

Yeah, but the question is, why bother to blank them off on A/C cars only in the 1972 model year? The 64-71 cars with A/C all came with the vents, and the A/C worked fine. Given the problems GM already had with the A-bodies in the 1972 model year, this need for different stampings and additional inventory didn't make any sense.