If you just can't manage to open it, reach up in there and take one of the grille sections out. That will allow you good access to the latch. That latch is easily tripped if you can get to it. Please quote this message in your reply. Otherwise I will be unable to reply to your message. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: A. Lance Espinosa To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 6:05 PM Subject: Re: IML: opening hood by hand If no one tells you a good way I'll look at my 77 NYB in the morning and give you some ideas. As you know the NYBs are 75 imps w/o the name, so they're close. Off the top of my head I'd say depends where it broke. It would be nice if it was in a place where you could pull it some how. Any way I wish you good luck and will get back to you if no one else dose. Lance 77 NYB, 63 New Yorker ----- Original Message ----- From: Dirk Bekker To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 5:53 PM Subject: IML: opening hood by hand Hello all, Is it possible to open the hood by hand of a 74 Imperial when the hood is closed and the cable is broke?? Thanks, Dirk ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm