Curious, as my 54 Chevy truck has the exterior (keyed) lock on the driver's
side; though both doors lock from the inside. Now if I could just figure
out who lost the key...Ah, well, taking out the lock core should be fun.
Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> >It appears to me (in pictures and in my own experience that
> 1951 Chevy
> >trucks (and perhaps other years as well) have a door lock on
> the exterior of
> >the passenger door, but not on the driver side. Is that
> correct? And if
> >so, why?
> >
>
> Two theories that have merit have been mentioned on this
> topic previously.
> First, and the one that makes the most sense to me, is that
> once upon a time, it
> was more common to get out on the passenger side. Watch
> older movies and you'll
> see this happen often. The reason I have been told, is that
> when our trucks
> were new, more streets were dirt (or mud) than paved, and
> this allowed you to
> exit onto a sidewalk directly, instead of stepping into mud.
>
> The second theory, mindful of the fact that in the old days
> you rarely felt the
> need to lock out thieves, was that maybe it was a forerunner
> to a child
> restraint device, ie. you could lock the door from the
> outside, and that would
> prevent a child from accidently opening the door from the inside.
>
> Rob
> >Andy Johns
> >1951 Chevy 3100 4 window (in process)
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