Re: 36 Packard

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2018/10/18 11:23:59

I find it odd that the passenger door handle has the key lock.

Not odd at all, in fact that was very much the industry standard or norm for many of the early years, it just seems odd to you as you tend to think more on later cars. It was considered potentially hazardous to get in and out of a car any more than necessary on the driver's (left side) due to traffic on narrow roads, common behavior was to enter and exit the front seat from the passenger side and hence that's the side that had the lock. Take note when watching old B&W movies from the era, often the driver enters on the right and slides across, or exits on the right side.