Hood Reinforcement Holes - HELP

[Tomnistuff]

My body restorer just asked me what the two holes are for in the hood reinforcement.  I've only owned the car for 24 years, so obviously I didn't know.  The holes seem to be cut, not stamped in, and there are no fasteners in the cavity.  They are about one inch diameter.  They are near the safety hook but seem to be unrelated.  Does anyone know what these two holes are for or why they might be there?  They are in the upper left corner of the photo.
Tom Kizer  (1967 Italian 230SL)

[pagoden]

One of them makes for an awfully handy place to hang a stout 'S' hook for retaining the torsion bar/hood support rod when hood is removed.  And must be more to it (them) than that; deferring to more experienced heads.

Cheers,
Denny

[waltklatt]

Hi Tom,
Pagoden is thinking of the hole on the side of the left frame.
Those two holes on your hood are not factory holes. 
Looks like someone added those holes for some device under the hood near brake booster area.
Happy Holidays to all!
Walter

[Tomnistuff]

Thanks, Pagoden and Waltklatt,
When I recently took off the hood to start the restoration, I found only three of the hinge captured nuts were captured.  The other was loose somewhere in the hood frame.  I got it out, but apparently it had been there for years.
I suspect the holes were someone else's attempt to get the nut out.  A little like using dynamite to kill mosquitos, because it apparently didn't work.  I got the nut out through a gap between the frame and the hood skin by shaking the hood in various positions, then using a skinny magnet.
I'll ask the body guy to fill the holes and make it look original.
Tom Kizer