P.S. Side opening hood?


Yep, the early Buick hoods would open from either side and swing sideways. You could also release both latches (as I remember) and take the hood off. We had a '48 Roadmaster convertible that a trailer truck demolished in Ohio in a blinding rainstorm. I was just a kid at the time and asleep in the backseat. Next thing I knew I was sliding down the road on my side. If we had less metal around us we probably would have all been killed.

I remember my Dad being really upset because that jet black beauty was his baby.


Don