Strange Door Lock setup
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Strange Door Lock setup
...so here I was, looking into the history of my truck, and the previous owner asked (back in 09/02) why the '60 has a covered door lock on the passenger side, and no lock on the driver's side....
"I believe the door lock was only present on the passenger door. It had something to do with laws that prohibited exiting a vehicle into traffic so you had to crawl out the passenger side when parked by the curb. That's way before my time so maybe someone more, um, vintage could answer your question better.
Kevin Kessler
1953 Ford F-100"
Is that right?
"I believe the door lock was only present on the passenger door. It had something to do with laws that prohibited exiting a vehicle into traffic so you had to crawl out the passenger side when parked by the curb. That's way before my time so maybe someone more, um, vintage could answer your question better.
Kevin Kessler
1953 Ford F-100"
Is that right?
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I dont know about it being a law but the logic was certainly for safety reasons.
The theory was if you had the lock on the passanger side of the vehicle people would enter and exit from there rather from the drivers side that was exposed to traffic on the road.
The theory was if you had the lock on the passanger side of the vehicle people would enter and exit from there rather from the drivers side that was exposed to traffic on the road.
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So that begs the question....is there a way to lock the driver's side door from the inside that has no lock? Or is this the same logic as locking your doors with the windows down?
(been there. Done that. Felt like an idiot)
(been there. Done that. Felt like an idiot)
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*lol* havent we all...i actually once locked myself out with the engine running.
I dont know about the '53 but on my '49 you raise the inside handles to the horizontal positon to lock them.
I dont know about the '53 but on my '49 you raise the inside handles to the horizontal positon to lock them.
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On the 57-60 with no outside lock on the drivers side, to lock the drivers side door, you grab the inside door handle and push forward. It will pop back to the original position but the door will be locked, assuming that all your inside door hardware is working properly!
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Strange Door Lock setup
My left hand door has a small round hole on the outer skin where i can slip a length of welding rod into the mechanism and lock and unlock the drivers door. Not a real secure but if you don't know about this hole things are safe, heck it took me 3 weeks before i put the piece of rod hanging on the turn signal lever into the hole in the door.
I have and another covered lock and mechanism.....some day i'll install it
I have and another covered lock and mechanism.....some day i'll install it
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Sweet! Well that's one more thing that's going to stay stock on my truck! That's like...I dunno...something like that, to me, demonstrates real life from then. It's not just "another old car/truck", but has some quirkiness to it that really anchors it to the times it's from.
Does that make sense? Now if I could only find the key....
Does that make sense? Now if I could only find the key....