Many manufacturers began fitting hood prop rods to their vehicles in the 1970s. These spindly metal rods were used in conjunction with simple stamped-steel hood hinges to replace the bulky compound ...

Even when cleaned up, painted, or finished in concours-ready phosphate and oil, vintage Mustang hood hinges are not pretty to look at. Made from stamped steel and counter-balanced with large springs, ...

Eddie Motorsports may be a new name in the customizing end of things, but they have been around for almost 20 years. Instead of hot rods parts, they machined parts for boats and entered the ...

Since 1974, Mustangs have always gone the cheap-Charlie route when it comes to how the hood is held up. No springs or struts on the hinges means that a prop rod is used to hold up the hood while ...