I've had 2 4/4s with traditional vinyl hoods and I found all the fasteners an absolute pain especially if it was wet or cold, my wife never had the strength in her fingers to undo the fasteners, The vinyl hoods can be very difficult to fit when cold or in winter. ,
I 've had a 70th Anniversary with trad front fasteners and easy up rear, a half way house, the flexibility of being able to lift the rear hood section for shopping etc was very useful feature. . With the added benefit you have the easy access to the rear of the seats making life much easier than trying to negotiate bags into the back with seat headrests etc forming a very effective barrier to the area back of the seats,(if the hood is up).......Now I have a full easy up hood and although it may not be as aesthetically pleasing as the traditional hood I prefer it for its relative ease, so much so my wife can do the hood herself .
regards
John
