Door Locks
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Door Locks
I have a 1951 F3 under restoration and I note that there is only a dock lock (key) on the passenger side and none on the driver side. What is the reason for this.
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That's just the way things were back in the old days. Presumably, people would lock the inside handle on the drivers side, slide over and exit the cab from the passenger side, then lock the door with the key, if they were concerned about such things. Just note that the inside handle lock and the key lock are separate systems and work independently. If you lock the door with the inside handle, you can't unlock it with the key. You'll be breaking a window to get in again.
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That's just the way things were back in the old days. Presumably, people would lock the inside handle on the drivers side, slide over and exit the cab from the passenger side, then lock the door with the key, if they were concerned about such things. Just note that the inside handle lock and the key lock are separate systems and work independently. If you lock the door with the inside handle, you can't unlock it with the key. You'll be breaking a window to get in again.
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Because Ford didn't want you getting run over on Main Street when you stepped out of your truck.
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I don't think the Ford Motor Company cared about driver's getting hit on Main Street. And if Ford cared about that, then they didn't care about owners of Deluxe and Custom Cabs getting hit as they locked their driver's door?
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I’ve always heard the reasoning was back in the day roads were much narrower, especially in towns. This makes some sense as you should remember that in the last 30 plus years almost any road in the US has been widened significantly. The roads were supposed to be so narrow that if you opened your door on the street side a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction would have to stop because they couldn’t pass by.
As far as deluxe and custom cabs, I’m thinking Money talks. Just like today, what possible reason would a street car need 1,000 plus HP but if you wanna pay they’re available.
As far as deluxe and custom cabs, I’m thinking Money talks. Just like today, what possible reason would a street car need 1,000 plus HP but if you wanna pay they’re available.
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