[Healeys] Lockable door on BJ7

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My first car in the late 60’s was a 1958 MGA.  I installed a pushbutton switch in line with the ignition switch on the floor under the carpet by the clutch.  I was able to switch it on and off very conveniently with my foot without anybody noticing.

Bob

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of warthodson--- via Healeys
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2026 2:13 PM
To: Leonard Berkowitz <drberkowitz at hotmail.com>; HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lockable door on BJ7

 

My father purchased a used '62 Corvette in the late 60's. He worked in the insurance industry & he heard that 90% of all Corvettes were stollen sometime in their lives, in Chicago, where we lived. His solution was to install a manual shut off valve in the fuel line. The valve was hidden behind the drivers seat & operated by a "T" shaped handle which was removable. His theory was that if someone broke in thru the canvas top & hot wired the ignition, they would only get a block or 2 before the engine would die. The crook would panic & run away.

Gary H

 

 

On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 11:13:30 AM CST, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com <mailto:healeyrik at gmail.com> > wrote: 

 

 

Lockable doors don't seem to be much of a theft deterrent. Having lived in Boston for many years in the age of British sports cars, I saw plenty with broken vent windows or slashed convertible tops that defeated locked doors. Maybe putting a tracker in the car and an ignition cutoff might be more effective

 

On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM Leonard Berkowitz <drberkowitz at hotmail.com <mailto:drberkowitz at hotmail.com> > wrote:

My BJ7, which I have owned since 1984,  had lockable door handles with push buttons. When I restored the car in the early 1990’s I had the original door handles reinstalled. I was told that the push buttons were wrong and I wanted my car to be more original. If I remember correctly the conversion was not a major big deal. 

 

Len Berkowitz 

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