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Thread Number: 16080
Hoover Convertible Hood Type |
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| Post# 171509 3/1/2012 at 14:13 (4,439 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Hey guys, I have a question regarding the Hoover Convertibles. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how long Hoover used the hood type in the picture, and if possible the year that they started using them, and the year they stopped. Thanks! Daniel :-) 
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| Post# 171538 , Reply# 1 3/1/2012 at 17:40 (4,439 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I have to say that this is my least favourite Convertible hood. I don't what Hoover called it, but it is a very weird design. It's almost as if it was designed to have a "headlight" version, but I have never seen a headlight version. There were so many sleeker hoods that I really don't understand the design here. I really don't mean to offend any of you who love this line, but I don't like the hood design at all. It all seems so "much ado about nothing."
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| Post# 171565 , Reply# 3 3/1/2012 at 20:56 (4,438 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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1957 was the first year by the way. On the 31 special. It may have been called the "special hood" because it was the special model convertibles that had them first. | ||
| Post# 171567 , Reply# 4 3/1/2012 at 21:08 (4,438 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Thanks for the help! I actually like the hood :-) I don't know what it is about it, but I just like it! Hopefully I will get a Convertible, similar to the one in the picture, in my collection eventually :-) Daniel | ||
| Post# 171571 , Reply# 5 3/1/2012 at 21:26 (4,438 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 171582 , Reply# 7 3/1/2012 at 22:44 (4,438 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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You're absolutely correct
on everything. That excellent specimen of the HOOVER Convertible, (commercial)was the "alternative" to the convertible with the headlight. As you know, the 57 was the "debut" of the Convertible. Indeed, they warped like crazy, until HOOVER changed the formula for the hood. Every hood design had a no light option. With the exception to redesigning the base of the hood, (to fit the plastic base), you can find that hood on the last of the Convertibles, (ie: Runabout). Not the nicest design, but, that commercial is one of my few, remaining "must haves".
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| Post# 171608 , Reply# 8 3/2/2012 at 05:10 (4,438 days old) by joejoe83 () | ||
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I also like those shapes of hoods on the convertible. They also had a similar design in the 1980's. Love the colors too. Here is two pics of my convertibles with the rounded hood from the 80's 
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| Post# 171609 , Reply# 9 3/2/2012 at 05:12 (4,438 days old) by joejoe83 () | ||
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Another pic 
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