'68 F100 door lock Question

I had a '63 F100 Custom Cab, Short Bed with unibody construction, and I
think I could lock the door while it was open, then close it and it would
remain locked. The door handle operated in one direction to open the door,
and the other to lock it. I recall that a pull of the handle opened the
door, and a push activated the lock. I may be wrong on locking the door
while open, but I have no recollection of having to only lock the door with
the key.

I also had a '65 Mustang, and I know for certain that I could lock the doors
without the key.

Having said that, I find that locking the door with the key is useful
because it prevents locking the door while the key is laying on the seat.





"JRnNC" <chowrunner RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
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> On my '68 you lock door from outside w/key when leaving it. In later
> years they added feature where you could push down lock knob before
> closing door, then hold in the outside door button, close door, and it
> would be locked.
> Anybody know what year Ford added this feature to their trucks, and
> could I use those later parts in my '68 door to upgrade?
> Thanks, John
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On Feb 20, 12:57 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <cr....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
> I had a '63 F100 Custom Cab, Short Bed with unibody construction, and I
> think I could lock the door while it was open, then close it and it would
> remain locked. The door handle operated in one direction to open the door,
> and the other to lock it. I recall that a pull of the handle opened the
> door, and a push activated the lock. I may be wrong on locking the door
> while open, but I have no recollection of having to only lock the door with
> the key.
>
> I also had a '65 Mustang, and I know for certain that I could lock the doors
> without the key.
>
> Having said that, I find that locking the door with the key is useful
> because it prevents locking the door while the key is laying on the seat.
>
> "JRnNC" <chowrun....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message
>
> news:863ff0a1-b876-4c2a-bf2e-bebf24cf544f@v3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> I have a 71 f100 and My doors work like yours..I like it that way as its impossable to lock your self out you need a key to lock or open the doors..good luck..bill c..1971 f100 427 4spd 9inch ford with a spool..love my ford pickup,,,lol
>
> > On my '68 you lock door from outside w/key when leaving it. In later
> > years they added feature where you could push down lock knob before
> > closing door, then hold in the outside door button, close door, and it
> > would be locked.
> > Anybody know what year Ford added this feature to their trucks, and
> > could I use those later parts in my '68 door to upgrade?
> > Thanks, John- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions/tricks, but I've tried them
already. I can only lock the doors form the outside with a key. On my
'65 Galaxie convertible, I can push down lock knob, hold in outside
button then close and lock door.
I'm still wondering if someone else out there in Ford truck land may
have an answer to my original question, what year did Ford
incorporate ( on trucks) the feature of locking door from outside by
pushing down inside lock knob, holding in outside button and then
close and lock door. Then based upon that year, could I fit that
mechanism to my '68 F100?
thanks to all,
JRnNC
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