A colleague of mine got hammered with some old frat buddies this summer and bought a 1982 Mercury Cougar that they saw in a Thriifty Nickel ad; the car cost a whopping $150.
They tried to drive it, but the hood popped up when they reach 40mph. My colleague had to stick his head out of the passenger window to guide the driver to a parking lot so that they could stop and examine the hood latch.
LOL
I know a guy who bought an old MG. Same thing happened, but he was going a lot faster and had a heck of a time getting the car over to the side of the road. I was with em. GADS!