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Hood differences over the years

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BeaterShark

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This started when I fairly blindly bought a used '75 hood. I still don't know what year it is, but I think I have a good idea. Now, I'm just curious as to what are all of the stock hoods for our cars. Here is what (I think) I know:
'68-'72 SB: short, low rise
'68-'72 BB/LT-1: short, low-medium rise
'68-'72 L88: short, 4"cowl
'73-'76(or '75??): long, medium rise, cowl induction
'77-'79: long, medium rise, cold air over radiator, new mounting
'80-'82: long, low rise, no cold air

I've made a few guesses above and my specific questions are:
Was the '76 hood cowl induction or cold air over rad?
Was the mounting hardware changed in '77?
Was the '73-'79 hood really higher rise than the '68-'72 BB/LT-1 hood?
 
The 82 has a cold air intake over the radiator that is actuated at WOT and is sealed to the top of the air cleaner. Not sure if it is the same for the 80 and 81 but it probably is.
 

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