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phil40_1

I have a business associate that is restoring a 1934 Ford Pick-up, the question that i have is, why does it only have a door lock cylinder on the passenger side of the truck?? There is no lock cylinder or apparently a place for one on the drivers side.

Any body know the reasoning behind this??

Thanks, Phil.

Oldcar_Mechanic

I believe that back in those days everyone exited on the curb side of the vehicle. You would lock the drivers door from inside the get out on the curb and lock the passenger door. Re-entry ws the opposite of course.

Ron

phil40_1

Thanks Ron, thats basically the exact thing that i said. Because the roads and streets were alot narrower back then, it was "unsafe" to exit from the drivers side, I've been told that it wasn't to unusual for vehicles to "click fenders" when they met each other on the road. I was just hoping that someone a little wiser than me could verify that thought.

Thanks, Phil.

Oldcar_Mechanic

Well, I'm not sure of the wiser part of that, but we are on the same page, ha,ha.

Lee ODell

I seem to recall, a long time ago, that getting out of the drivers side could result in a traffic ticket. I'm sure Barney Fife would know, but he is not with us anymore. Anybody have any knowledge of such a law from the past?

Lee

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