MarkAubuchon Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Title says it all, why is the key lock only on the passenger side door on the Dodge Trucks? Quote
Young Ed Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 It was illegal(and still is lots of places) to enter from the street. So between that and probably as a cost savings they only had one. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 It was illegal(and still is lots of places) to enter from the street. So between that and probably as a cost savings they only had one. actually there is a movie reel/video out there advocating the safety of entering and leaving by the passenger side. I think it's an old Plymouth video, might be Dodge. Quote
TodFitch Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 actually there is a movie reel/video out there advocating the safety of entering and leaving by the passenger side. I think it's an old Plymouth video, might be Dodge. Do you have a link? I'd like to watch that. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Do you have a link? I'd like to watch that. it was linked on here about a year or more ago...I'll waste some time cruising youtube tonight if no one has the link. Quote
wayfarer Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Title says it all, why is the key lock only on the passenger side door on the Dodge Trucks? At some point there was also a small light behind the right front wheel where the little gold Pentastar ended up on in the 60'-70's... Don't know about the legal aspects as I had always heard it was just easier to get to the sidewalk than stepping into the muddy ruts outside of the driver side. More info lost to history.... the youtube video would be interesting. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 It was illegal(and still is lots of places) to enter from the street. So between that and probably as a cost savings they only had one. Try entering any modern car from the passenger side and just slide over to the drivers side! Quote
Young Ed Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Try entering any modern car from the passenger side and just slide over to the drivers side! I didn't say it was still enforced. Only time I see it enforced now is if you get your door taken off by another car. Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 On my wifes car it is impossible to use a key for entry from the passanger side. They did not install a keyhole in the passanger door. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) I think in these videos you can see them always entering/leaving the vehicle on the passenger side. I can't find the video directly I was looking for, but along these lines. Edited January 4, 2013 by ggdad1951 Quote
MBF Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 My '36 Plymouth is like that, and so is my Dad's '35 Chrysler. I think way back when, the seats were so narrow and the doors so wide that it was just as easy to get in and slide across. It was safer in a city environment to enter from the street side, and having just one keyed lock on the passenger side encouraged that. Just my 2 cents Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 I didn't say it was still enforced. Only time I see it enforced now is if you get your door taken off by another car. I didn't say or mean you did ED. Quote
Desotodav Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 They carried on the tradition for passenger-side door lock positioning with our right-hand drive Australian trucks - our door locks are installed on your driver's side! Desotodav Quote
greg g Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 Henry Ford introduced the pass side only lock in the mid 30's claiming it was for safety when most parking was parallel style. Kept you from hanging your butt out in traffic and opening the door into traffic. But we all remember hoe frugal Ford was so was it for safety or was it because he could save a buck or two on a million or so cars??? My guess is the latter was primary and the safety aspect was pure marketing. By the way my 56 Studebaker only had the pass side keyed for entry, so the moneysaving idea obvioulsy spread across the industry. Or was it safety???? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 I have always heard it was for safety...also parking in towns and such you had to always curb on the passengers side, exit from the passenger door..(be sure you had the tire turned to the curb in regard to street elevation....guess exiting on drivers side fell under jaywalking laws... this was also why some of the early rear lens had the glass ball cast into it as it served as a reflector and was only mounted on the drivers side for benefit of cars approaching from the rear..the passenger lens did not have the bubble..my wife's family is from Chaicago..one of them being a cop arrested a certain public figure of the day just to make a point...charge..jaywalking...that night he got a similar message as his back porch was rendered to splinters in the blast.. Quote
Andydodge Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Gidday Dav..........Dav's right, the idea would be to be able to get a supply of both RHD & LHD drivers doors so you guys can get the RHD drivers door with the hole for the door lock and us Aussies get the LHD drivers door to do the opposite..........my 41 Plymouth Coupe has the lock on the US drivers side.......andyd. Edited January 5, 2013 by Andydodge added some text Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 my wife's family is from Chaicago..one of them being a cop arrested a certain public figure of the day just to make a point...charge..jaywalking...that night he got a similar message as his back porch was rendered to splinters in the blast.. Capone? O'Banion? Dillinger? Accardo? Buggs Moran? Inquiring minds want to know? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 5, 2013 Report Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) big Al...they did a lot of tit-for-tat back in them days it seems just a way of say they were watching each other at all times..it was quite amazing that the messages were sent in a "we can do this" style without harming or endangering fmaily members..it was a rough time but could have been a whole lot worse..just look south of the border at the cartels for an expample.. Edited January 5, 2013 by Tim Adams Quote
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