So my daughter has a new boyfriend, a 12th grader who seems nice enough. But his car has no hood over the engine. Apparently it got messed up in a fender-bender. He’s working on saving the money to get it fixed, but in the meantime he’s driving around with the engine with full-frontal exposure. I…

Before assuming it’s safe, perhaps a look at the attached technical document is in order. Today’s cars are typically designed with the hoos as a critical energy absorption path. Removing the hood substantially reduces the passenger protection. http://tijil.org/Scion_Docs/Scion_06_misc_docs/2007scio…

@mountainbike : That’s what I thought just based on common sense. Good to have this substantiated. Thanks.

You’re very welcome. Be safe, everyone.

Yes, this is very helpful. I’ll see if I can help the boy get a replacement hood soon.

I came here about my own car’s hood that got crunches halfway through a road trip yesterday, but I MUST KNOW! What ever made of this guy? Was he honest? Did he get the hood? Did he marry your daughter & give you grandbabies? DETAILS!

[image] Hannah_Jacole_Powell-Yost: What ever made of this guy? I imagine that he was made from various cells and protoplasm. What else could he possibly be made of?

I would rather a car have no hood than have a hood that isn’t securely attached. My dad and I were in our 1954 Buick back in November of 1958. The hood came off the car ahead of us. Apparently, the owner of that car had done some engine work and not bolted the hood to the hinges. It was only bei…

It’s now 2021, almost 10 years later, and I too am dying to know haha

Put tarps in the front of a corvair, hood did not latch, blew off on the highway, drove on no problem after throwing it along side of the road for later retrieval, had to put the tarps in the back seat though!

Is it safe to drive a car with no hood?

Maintenance/Repairs

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Well another poster in the wind. We’ll never know, but check the papers anyway.

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Is it safe to drive a car with no hood?

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