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".....um, only if they are broken. you should have inside release handles. if none are there, some previous owner removed them[and the connecting mechanism ?]for whatever reason......"


Yup. The inside handle/latch mechanism also acts as your door lock. Pushing forward on the handle opens the door and pulling back locks it.

Like many trucks of this era (and clear into the early 50s) you will notice that there is no key hole or cylinder on the outside of the drivers door but there is on the passengers door. You cannot exit the drivers door, set the lock and close the door as it will unlock the door again. To lock the truck up you must set the the drivers door lock, slide across the seat and exit the passenger door then lock that door with the key. This was actually done as a safety feature to force the driver to exit the truck on the curb side. At least that was the factory propaganda at the time.......I think they were just too cheap to spring for the second lock. Of course back then hardly anybody lock their doors anyway.

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Thank you I always wondered how this worked!