Morris Minor Owners Club

Which cars had door locks with key on the passenger door?Apart from LHD cars that is.
Mick

I'm not sure that many LHD cars had them.

Ah yes I remember reading somewhere about the LHD exports that drivers had to lock from the inside then exit through the RH door to use the key!

The external lock appeared on the passenger door of (RHD) 2 door, convertible and traveller models fairly early in the production of 1098cc models I think. Either at the same time as the later dashboard or slightly before so either 1963 or 1964. Never fitted to 4 door models (or commercials) as far as I know.

ManyMinors wrote:The external lock appeared on the passenger door of (RHD) 2 door, convertible and traveller models fairly early in the production of 1098cc models I think. Either at the same time as the later dashboard or slightly before so either 1963 or 1964. Never fitted to 4 door models (or commercials) as far as I know.

I the past I used to own a 1964 2 door and a 1963 Traveller (clap-hands, but one-piece screen) - the 2-door had external locks on both doors, the Traveller only had a lock on the driver's door.
It was a bit of a bind when I replaced the saloon passenger door, with the Traveller's (just before that one went to the local scrapyard) - took the front wings as well.
Both cars had the open glove-boxes.
George.