Scored another '73 roadrunner hood

[Lt Shaffer]

Found on Facebook marketplace for $400. No rot

 

[DeltaV]

Is that a good price?

 

[Lt Shaffer]

Is that a good price?

I believe so. It’s very solid and no dents or dings.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

I noticed it has cowl vents. My 74 doesn’t have those. I learned something today. I thought 73 and 74 were the same.

 

[Charles Cook]

Both of mine have them.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

I dunno. Maybe I do. It’s been so long since I’ve seen my car I can’t remember. I only had it for a week before it went into the shop last October. I didn’t remember it having them so I was looking at pictures and it doesn’t look like they are there. I know I have the screens on the cowl.

 

[Charles Cook]

My friends has them too.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Maybe they are there and I just can’t see them in the pictures.

 

[gdrill]

That is a difference in those two years.

 

[Charles Cook]

That is a difference in those two years.

74 must not have them. The 2 year’s are so similar to each other. I’ve always wondered what the difference in the 2 was. Like Dan said, we learn something every day. Thanks

 

[RR Fan Dan]

74 must not have them. The 2 year’s are so similar to each other. I’ve always wondered what the difference in the 2 was. Like Dan said, we learn something every day. Thanks

Not so fast. I just looked at the 74 sales brochure and it has them. My car either has them and you can’t see them in the pictures or they were filled. I’ll know in a couple of weeks when I get my car back. Like I said earlier, I’ve only seen the car for a couple of weeks before it went to the shop where it has been for 8 months. I visit it every now and again but I didn’t recall seeing the vents on the hood. That’s why I questioned it to begin with.

 

[DeltaV]

Past thread discussion:

Thread '73-74 RoadRunner hoods' 73-74 RoadRunner hoods

 

[QuickBpBp]

Not so fast. I just looked at the 74 sales brochure and it has them. My car either has them and you can’t see them in the pictures or they were filled. I’ll know in a couple of weeks when I get my car back. Like I said earlier, I’ve only seen the car for a couple of weeks before it went to the shop where it has been for 8 months. I visit it every now and again but I didn’t recall seeing the vents on the hood. That’s why I questioned it to begin with.

Some early models had early parts on them that is why it's shown.. But typically, '73 had rear vents '74 didn't.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Past thread discussion:

Thread '73-74 RoadRunner hoods' 73-74 RoadRunner hoods

So reading that thread 74 does not have them but they are clear as day in the 74 sales brochure, yet my car doesn’t have them.

 

[QuickBpBp]

So reading that thread 74 does not have them but they are clear as day in the 74 sales brochure, yet my car doesn’t have them.

The early dealership parts book shows a 73 as still having a 71-2 Road Runner hood with the boomerangs...

 

[DeltaV]

So, they moved the windshield washers because they planned on not having the vents for the 1974 model year. I wonder how long it took them to use up the '73 vented hoods on the '74 models.

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What's New for 1974

New windshield-washer jets mounted on wiper-blade arms are standard on all models. Each jet sprays four streams of windshield washer fluid for faster cleaning.

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1974/74_Satellite_2.jpg

 

[RR Fan Dan]

So, they moved the windshield washers because they planned on not having the vents for the 1974 model year. I wonder how long it took them to use up the '73 vented hoods on the '74 models.

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What's New for 1974

New windshield-washer jets mounted on wiper-blade arms are standard on all models. Each jet sprays four streams of windshield washer fluid for faster cleaning.

View attachment 1877067

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1974/74_Satellite_2.jpg

Check. I got those and they work.

 

[autoxcuda]

Dealer brochure’s constantly have incorrect pictures items. Lot of stuff is airbrushed in.