What the heck am I doing wrong with this '74 Valiant hood?

A couple of thoughts ..

There are 2 hinges for 67 up. one had adjustments in the hood the other has adjustments in the hinge. If you have the wrong hood mated to the wrong hinge things will not line up properly.

67 to 72 notice the front most "hole" and rear vertical slot
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73 to 76
notice both horizontal slots
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Also

The adjustment is counter intuitive, to lower the rear of the hood you raise it in relation to the hinge.
I suppose it's possible the hood has been swapped, but the original paint matches the original paint on the rest of the car, and the respray on the hood matches the respray on the rest of the car. I also think I'm seeing more evidence of bends in the hinges. I'll post new photos.