the 55-59 hood sizes are identical, including length and width - the hinge difference is on the firewall and the fact that the 58/9 hinges also bolt to the inner fender - length difference is in the frame to accomodate the splash pan below the grill

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics