I've been thinking of power locks with a remote to preserve the outside
look, but give me lockable doors.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne" <wroworth@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "oletrucks list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:57 AM
Subject: Fw: [oletrucks] Door Handle Lock
Speaking of door handles and locks, I have the key lock on the passenger
side as well and no key lock on the driver's side. However I have no
interior way of locking any door. I have taken off the interior side panels
and moved the handle lever but no action gives me a locked position
therefore my driver's side is "unlockable". Is this normal? I was thinking
of getting a key lock for the drivers side. That would give me three keys to
lock my truck! I now have two, one for the barn doors and one for the
passenger side. Is there a site referencing these old locks?
Wayne - '47 Chev 1 Ton Panel
----- Original Message -----
From: "PeeWee" <PWeee@earthlink.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Door Handle Lock
> I've heard 2 stories on this subject...The first is while you got out of
> the truck, your lady would lean over and lock the driver's door while
> you ran around to her side to open the door up for her and then you
> would use the key to lock it. The 2nd was back then there weren't a lot
> of streets that were paved like now days and it got really muddy. So the
> driver would pull as far as he could to the curb or side walk and get
> out on the passenger's side so he won't get his shoes muddy. Heck I
> don't know, this is what I've always heard.
> Pee-Wee.
>
> Bill Bailey wrote:
>
> >Yes, that's how they did it. The prevailing theory was that it was safer
to
> >exit from the passenger side but I don't know if that's the rationale or
> >not. If that was true then trucks they sent to the UK should have the
lock
> >on the left hand side.
> >I changed mine around to make it more convenient or you could buy a pair
of
> >locks from a vendor and put on in each side.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Martin Smith
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2:06 PM
> >To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [oletrucks] Door Handle Lock
> >
> >
> >I have a '55TF (mostly original) and I found that the keyed door
> >handle is on the passenger side. I thought someone must have
> >flipped and switched handles and was about to consider switching
> >them back. But, looking at both the user manual and the factory
> >body manual, it looks like this was the stock configuration. Can
> >others confirm? I find it hard to believe that Chevy did it this
> >way since it doesn't seem natural for a driver to lock the
> >driver's door, slid over and out the passenger door, and then
> >lock up.
> >Martin
> >
> >
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