correct 1949 8N hood

[cfb]

hello everyone,
is there more than one "official" hood for a 1949 8N? My hood does not have the air filter little door on the right side (from the seat view). Should it?

on another in the family, I think a '50 or '51 has the door but no little canister fixed outside. Should it? Or was this an option

thank you, cfb

 

[Soundguy]

the canister is an add on seperator cleaner. normally an 8n will have a louvered door with screen behnd it to block the big chunks from entering the oil bath air cleaner.

a 9n / 2n hood will not have that door as the air cleaner top is vented in one way or another...

 

[cfb]

thanks Soundguy, that's what I was afraid of. I'll probably be hunting for a replacement down the road. I perhaps should have suspected as the hood is a very dark grey, which I've only seen on 2Ns I believe and no Ford Script, whereas the fenders are the lighter color.
cfb

 

[Soundguy]

unless you are going for originality.. you can simply ventilate it..