Hood latch and vehicle mounting

A hood latch and vehicle in combination, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab engaged to said chassis;
• an engine compartment enclosed by a forward pivoting hood engaged to said chassis;
• a latch on each side of said hood, engaged to a rearward inner underside of said hood and protruding out from under said hood, thereby providing an overlap of said hood over an upper portion of said latch;
• each said latch for engaging an associated latch catch on a vehicle mounting component to engage said hood in a closed position when said latch is engaged to said latch catch;
• each said latch only exposed where it latches to said latch catch on said vehicle-mounting component;
• each said latch being comprised of two parts, a strap and a handle latch;
• a portion of the handle latch fits within forward prongs of said strap and said handle latch is engaged to said strap through a hinge;
• each said handle latch having an engagement lip for engagement to said associated latch catch when said latch is made up between said hood and said vehicle-mounting component;
• said strap being engaged to said underside area of said hood through a fastener plate;
• and
• said latch catch being mounted in a channel formed in said vehicle mounting-component, said latch not being visible in a side view due to relative depth of said channel when said latch is engaged.

A hood latch and vehicle in combination, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab engaged to said chassis;
• an engine compartment enclosed by a forward pivoting hood engaged to said chassis;
• a latch on each side of said hood, engaged to a rearward inner underside of said hood and protruding out from under said hood, thereby providing an overlap of said hood over an upper portion of said latch;
• each said latch for engaging an associated latch catch on a fender extender to engage said hood in a closed position when said latch is engaged to said latch catch;
• each said latch only exposed where it latches to said latch catch on said vehicle-mounting component;
• each said latch being comprised of two parts, a strap engaged to a handle latch;
• each said handle latch having an engagement surface for engagement to said associated latch catch when said latch is made up between said hood and said fender extender;
• and
• each said latch is at a downward angle in a direction rearward relative to said vehicle when said latch is engaged to said latch catch.