AE Chummy Hood

[Ian Williams]

I am working on a newly purchased AE Chummy there are some issues with the hood frame and rests, This is a model I am not completely familiar with. Firstly the rests do not appear entirely correct for an AE I have seen some which are quite different This is early 1930, perhaps later cars changed? Second the hood frame does not fold and sit nicely in the rests, it is obvious some of the frame is bent, but I have no reference to check it against, and the wooden front rail appears that it could be slightly too narrow forcing the bows inward too far? The rear hood bow has a shaped pressing attached, it this correct for an early AE, the very original car in Mills appears different, but I don't have a clear picture, the leather securing straps are also missing 
Has anyone got an AE they could photograph and measure for me?


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