door locks

[forestb]

When the door is locked is the key slot supposed to run horizontal or vertical?

[oliver63]

horizontal when you lock it from the outside of the truck with the key...

[jbgroby]

Also, depending on your year(60-61 -62?), ONLY the passenger side had the lock, IF you are going back OEM authentic.

I still added the lock to the drivers door.........

[vetnat]

Seriously? Only the passenger side? What were you supposed to do when you didn't have a passenger, crawl across the seat to unlock the driver's door??

[aerotruk63]

Drivers door came with the keyed lock, the passenger side did not. It was optional to have a passenger side keyed lock. And yes, if you wanted to unlock the passenger door that did not have a keyed lock on the exterior, you had to lean across and use the interior door handle to let them in.
There was a promotional Rain Bonnet offered by the salesmen to prospective clients wives. lol

[jbgroby]

Originally Posted by vetnat

Seriously? Only the passenger side? What were you supposed to do when you didn't have a passenger, crawl across the seat to unlock the driver's door??

Yes, it was a law that you could not enter from the street side (safety issue) many old movies show this happening.

Google it.

[oliver63]

I remember the leather key case...a lot of people used them back in the day...

Originally Posted by aerotruk63

Drivers door came with the keyed lock, the passenger side did not. It was optional to have a passenger side keyed lock. And yes, if you wanted to unlock the passenger door that did not have a keyed lock on the exterior, you had to lean across and use the interior door handle to let them in.
There was a promotional Rain Bonnet offered by the salesmen to prospective clients wives. lol

[gmcbigbl]

My 1960 Apache C-10 Custom Short Step Had Door Locks On Both Doors.

1961 C-20 Apache Also Had Door Locks On Both doors.

1962 C-10 Long Fleet - Both Door Locks.

1956 3100 - Only One Door Lock On Passenger Side.

[vetnat]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Yes, it was a law that you could not enter from the street side (safety issue) many old movies show this happening.

Google it.

Having bucket seats would have been REALLY inconvenient...

[andyh1956]

We have two Chevys at work, an '11 & a '10. The '11 has locks on both sides, but not electric. The '10 only has it on driver's side! What moron at GM decides that a modern pickup only gets one lock???

[racecougar]

Originally Posted by andyh1956

We have two Chevys at work, an '11 & a '10. The '11 has locks on both sides, but not electric. The '10 only has it on driver's side! What moron at GM decides that a modern pickup only gets one lock???

A lot of cars built in the last fifteen years or so only have one door lock cylinder.

[phraza]

My 64 c10 has one door lock on the drivers side

[Marv D]

Originally Posted by phraza

My 64 c10 has one door lock on the drivers side

Same with my 66 C-10. Drivers side only (and was original doors to the cab, no signs of ever being repaired or replaced)

BUT, JB is absolutely correct. My 50 5window 3/4 ton only had passengers key lock. but the 58 has NO keyed handle either side,,, but the 59 had Dirvers side only. So I'd suspect the practice of Passengers side only key lock must have ended some time in the 50's.

Unless I'm mistaken,, starting in ~about 2012ish GM puts only Drivers side key lock,, and a key fob that unlocks everything with the press of a magical button.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by vetnat

Having bucket seats would have been REALLY inconvenient...

Most everything was bench seats.

[andyh1956]

Originally Posted by racecougar

A lot of cars built in the last fifteen years or so only have one door lock cylinder.

Next thing you know they will start putting prop rods back on hoods like my old '60 Falcon I had in high school...Wait a minute! My wife's Equinox has a prop rod! GM snuck up on me while I wasn't looking again!