Why is there a door lock on the passenger side door and not on drivers
side?

Ken

 

these trucks were built when parallel parking was common. The reason there is no lock on the driver's door is because they wanted you to exit on the passenger side so you wouldn't be stepping into traffic.

Not sure if this is true, but I have been told this several times...

 

Dood is spot on. You do know that the driver's door locks from the inside, right?

 

Sorry I don't get it. why lock a door if you can walk around the truck
and open the drivers door?

ken

 

Fortyniner just said it. The driver had to lock the driver's side door from inside the truck using the handle, then slide across and exit the passenger door, then lock that door from the outside with the key.

 

If you pull up on the driver's inside handle, the door is locked on the outside. Try it.

 

Well all be damn!! Man I've got a lot to learn.

Thanks fortyniner

 

But if you paid more for your truck and bought a Deluxe Cab (53,54) or a Custom Cab (55, 56) you then got a lock on the driver's side... so I guess Ford didn't care about the lives of the wealthy farmers and construction workers????

I think the whole reason was to save a few bucks on the cheaper models... not door locking safety.

 

Same applies to the 51-52 models. The Extra cab equipped models had a lock on the driver's side door.