So my glass body from LoneStar came with doors and trunk lid, all with inner panels already glued in.

Well I want to ride the Grandkids and so I am putting in a rumble seat. But there was no rumble lid latch installed in the lid before they glued it up. My plan was to cut out a hole and install the latch and then make an attractive SS plate to cover it back up and support it. Well I don't like what I got.

Question. Did the old cars always have a rumble lid latch? That one Bob showed below (original Steel Ebay item) did not have a latch at all. If you have a latch in a glass lid are you not supposed to modify the lid before gluing the inner panel in? Duh?!

Thanks, Kitz