honestly i believe both of you are right on mounting the hood pins
i think it actually depended on who was putting them together on
any particular day and what their personal preference was as i have seen
so called survivor cars with the pins both ways.

this one is supposed to be completely original except the carpet
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/di...2&location=STL
as you can see they are the way RareTa has his mounted

if i can find an unmolested with the pins the other way i will update