He must not have latched it all the way and while driving it blew up and folded on him. Way beyond repair. So i'm just trying to help a brother out. He said 49 and 50 would work as well. Once again it's a 51 ford tudor. I told him to drive it without the hood. might look cool.

 

'51 has a different hood than 49 - 50. Check Shoeboxford.com
left to right, 49 - 50 - 51

 

Weird, i replied to the thread last night and it didnt show up. Anyways, to correct what i said, His car IS a 49 and he had a 51 hood with a 51 grille. There's a guy who makes an insert to fill the round front in the older hoods but it kinda looks chinsy. I guess everything else is the same on those hoods except the round part. but i'm no expert on 49-51 cars..

 

Go to www.shoeboxford.com. They'll fix you up. They also have a very active forum, but you have to register to even look at it.

Edit: Sorry Ross, I didn't see where you mentioned their website.