Comments on: 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Hood Latch Repair

By: wallace

wallace — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:25:27 +0000

I have a 1969 lincoln continental and the hood will not release when I pull the handle. I found that you had the same problem a while back. Did you get any useful information? thanks

By: donna

donna — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:40:39 +0000

i have a 1969 lincoln continental and the hood will not release when i pull the hood release handle…any information will help!

By: Ragtop Man

Ragtop Man — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:13:51 +0000

As the former owner of a Spoiler II (9H15M565839) the hood release cable was a standard Ford part, IIRC, the release cable for either a Thunderbird or a Mk III Lincoln Continental.

While restoring mine, I lost the ferrule/collar, got tired of messing with it, and tossed it in a box (!!!) substituting parts store hood pins instead.

… that was a long time before anyone knew what they were doing with these cars, especially me!

By: rfleener

rfleener — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:45:49 +0000

Paul, what do you need to know? The Talladega/Spoiler II latches are based on the regular Torino/Cyclone latches but are modified to work with a inside hood release. The inside release is required on these two models due to the extended front end sheet metal.

By: paul snyder

paul snyder — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:16:08 +0000

i need info about hood latch for 69 talladega m ine was lost during resto THANKS

By: rfleener

rfleener — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:00:15 +0000

David, if you liked that tip you might want to check this book review page out on our site. http://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/2009/07/24/book-review-ford-parts-interchange-manual-by-motorbooks/

By: David Nelsen

David Nelsen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:03:48 +0000

Great how to. I will get going on my Talladega cable next week. You’ve made it easy. After 40 years the cable is broken on my car. I can get rid of the ugly metal wire sticking out by the hood.

By: Alan Miller

Alan Miller — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:04 +0000

Thanks for this informative article.I was talking with Cyclone Lou Saturday to try and find out what type of cable to use.You have answered my question.