It was the law back in the day - in the cities you had to enter/exit your car from the passenger side. That way you couldn't throw your door open into traffic, or get run over by a horse and carriage. So a lock on the drivers side didn't make sense, and leaving it off saved money.

-Boyo


'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)