VEHICLE HAVING A HINGED ELONGATED TOP CLOSURE FOR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT

1354198 Vehicle bonnets FORD MOTOR CO Ltd 11 Oct 1972 [26 Oct 1971] 46826/72 Heading B7B A forwardly hinged bonnet 16 of a vehicle engine compartment is provided at each side with cam surfaces 23 which co-act with complementary surfaces 24 on the vehicle body to cause buckling of the bonnet during vehicle collision and thus prevent the bonnet from piercing the windscreen. The bonnet is held in the closed position by latches 19 at its rear end.