Chevrolet 1956 Truck Operator's Manual page 16

Double acting hood springs assist in the opening operation.
To close the hood, lower
it to the safety latch position
and then push down on nose
of hood to lock it. When the
truck is in motion the cam-
type lock permits only down-
ward movement of the hood
with a wedging action that
provides positive locking
from the intermediate to the
completely closed positions.
Fig. 21-Hoocl Loclclng Plale and
Pop-up Spring
Onlow cab-forward models, a similar cam-type lock mecha-
nism is located at each front corner, with only one having a
safety latch.
% TON FORWARD CONTROL UNITS
The Forward Control model shown in Figure 22 is repre-
sentative of units built by different body manufacturers.
Operation of all instruments, gauges and control knobs are the
same as outlined for the conventional truck models with
ignition key starter control.
Fig. 22- 3 /4 Ton Forward Control
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