Door & window interior handle

[sp15cspecial]

Hi i was just wondering :confused:what year these handles are from in the states as seeing all the pics of yours for the p 15s have a square drive theese have a splined shaft with a spring retainer i have been looking on ebay but have not seen anything simalar from about 1938 - 1960 in Chrysler products. All the handles i have are cracked & damaged from 60 + years:( Cheers Gareth

[sp15cspecial]

Still no luck finding a simalar handles or finding any American cars that had this internal splined system do any of the Aussie guys know if this type of handle conections were used on other models here prewar or post war cheers Gareth:)

[Andydodge]

Gareth......welcome to the world of mongrel Oz parts.........lol...............these internal spline handles were used on Oz mopars from about 1938/9 to the late 40's, Oz Fords from 1940 to the mid 50's I have been told also used them and the spline is normally recognised here in Oz as FX/FJ Holden as they also used it...........My 1940 Oz Dodge Sedan had the mongrels, but I replaced them with a good clean set off an FX Holden. FX's used white internal knobs on the winders, FJ's used a black knob with a chrome button in the centre....apartf from that FX/FJ usedc the same door and winder. I have found the name "Linard" stamped into one of my Dodge door locks, this company apparently was in Melbourne, Victoria and was mentioned in an article a few years ago in Oz Restored Cars Magazine. They went out of business in the 50's I believe...............As far as I know NO USA based car used these bastard handles...........I personally hate the things, but....the FX/FJ ones are the best bet for a decent set......lol..........from what I have seen the 3/8" square drive setup was used here in Oz on Oz mopars from the early 50's....have attached a pic of the FX ones on my car.......and that chrome piece between the handle and the door upholstery is a piece from the local plumbing supply co..........it goes behind a tap...........lol.....and finally I have had my car since 1971 and have yet to see anything better than the Holden ones but am open to suggestions......lol......luckily the 41 Plymouth I have was US sourced so had the square drive handles........lol......regards, andyd

[sp15cspecial]

Thanks Andy il start looking for a good set of fx/fj as i have had 4 cars all with the plastic cracked and brittle cheers Gareth

[Andydodge]

Gareth, only real downside to the FX/FJ handles is that they tend to be pimply due to the diecast, also a good FX set with the white knobs are hard to find, the FJ ones are more common now, I don't think they have been repo'd either so its all original..........swap meets are the best place to find them now........andyd

[Desotodav]

Gareth, I'll check with a mate of mine that has a heap of NOS FJ/FX stuff in his possession. I wasn't aware that the handles were for the old Holden's - good job Andy.

Desotodav

[sp15cspecial]

Thanks guys i have a mate with a 50 ford single spinner ute and he reckons that what he has is simalar so we will have a look when i get round . Its going to have electrics as its going to be a hotrod.