41 Mercury hood latch

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CallmeBob

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Did Ford and Mercury use different size hood latches? I'm needing a upper hood latch for my 41 Mercury coupe, that's the part mounted on the hood. All the ones I have found is 14 inches across on the long end, 10 inches on the short end, but my hood measures 13 inches long end and 9 inches short end. Anyone know what years would fit?
 
If the latch mechanism is the same in the center, get the longer one and trim the edges to fit your hood.
 
On a Mercury things look the same as a Ford , but next to nothing is. It's bigger then a Ford but not a Lincoln. Tim
 
I thought about getting the Ford one but the bolt holes are too different to cut to fit. The Ford latch on the front is 8 1/4 inches apart, the rear is 12 1/2 inches apart. The Mercury front is 8 inches and the rear is 11 inches. If I cut the Ford latch and drill new holes it will throw the shape off to much for it to fit right.
 
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