It's there in case your truck has an Electrical malfunction.

 

In 56, if you got the Custom Cab option it came with driver and passenger lock. Heard a story a while back about a women that coundnt get into her car because the remote door locks battery ran down, she called a locksmith out and when he got there he asked for her key and reached down and unlocked her door, she said I didnt know you could unlock it that way, as she paid her 65.00 service call bill. Spike

 

Thats interesting. I never wondered why they did that until I read the post. Ha. Damn Interesting.

 

They're moving away from keys all the time. I vacationed in San Diego this spring and I rented a 2010 Chrysler 300. The key fob itself actually fits into the dash, you just stick it in there and turn it and the car starts. The fob battery ran out and I couldn't get into the car because they didn't give me a real metal key (or so I thought) they told me over the phone how to slide a lever on the fob and out pops a hidden key.

 

LOL My 09 Dodge Ram and the wifes Challenger is like that! Little metal key hidden inside that plastic fob. Dealership said if we went somewhere that had valet parking to pull the key and give them the fob and then they couldn't get into the glove box. I just looked at him funny, why would they want to steal the owners manual! LOL thats all I keep in there anyway!

 

I thought my 1953 was a deluxe cab. It has door locks on both doors and stainless steel trim around the drip rail. Plus interior panel board on doors and roof. Now I know. Thanks.

 

Now I can't re-find where I found this because they had the descriptions for all the years, but this is the description for the F1's

"A new deluxe Five Star Extra package added foam rubber padding on the bench seat, headlining backed by a 11/2-inch glass wool pad, additional sound deadener on the doors, chrome "wings" added to the hoodside spear, bright metal windshield and vent window trim, argent grille finish (in early models only), two-tone seat upholstery, twin sun visors and armrests, a cigar lighter, locks on each door and the glove box, a dome light, and dual horns. When the Five Star Extra appointments were applied to the F-1 panel truck, Ford sold it as the Deluxe Panel."