Patrick,
My RHD 100-6 57 Longbridge (produced in May that year) had a driver's side lock.
My understanding is that they were fited to the driver's side door as
appropriate. I have no idea, however, why the locks were only fitted to the
driver's side.
Peter
On 11/05/2018 00:42, Patrick & Caroline Quinn wrote:
> Hello
>
> ?
>
> The fitting of the lockable door handle to the early 100/6s is one of the
> mysteries of life.
>
> ?
>
> While they were on the driver?s door on LHD cars they were also fitted to the
> RHD cars, but only on the passenger door, meaning that the driver?s side
> didn?t
> have one. Why the passenger would want a door lock and not the driver is
> beyond me.
>
> ?
>
> Apart from the idea of why you would fit a door lock to an open car in the
> 1950s
> in the first place, we can only assume that when the body/chassis assemblies
> were made at Jensen Motors there was no thought given whether an individual
> car
> would end up in either left or right hand drive. So when the mechanicals were
> installed at Longbridge the locks were already in place.
>
> ?
>
> Incidentally the same door locks were also fitted to the Jowett Javelin, but
> on
> the driver?s side on RHD cars. That compounds the mystery. Only the British
> would do that.
>
> ?
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> ?
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
> ?
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
> *Richard Pratt
> *Sent:* Friday, 11 May 2018 1:09 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] FW: Door lock 58 100-6
>
> ?
>
> Healey List,
>
> Has anyone seen this door lock arrangement. Any information would be
> appreciated.
>
> Richard
>
> ?
>
> ?
>
>
>
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