Passenger door locked with the key, drivers side with the thumb twist. My guess is someone borrowed the key lock or it broke and was replaced with the non key handle. Today, reproductions are available for non-keyed handles only. I &I reproductions make them for cars, but not trucks. They probably were never worried about locking the truck in those days. I don’t remember locking anything before college in the 70s and I had a 57 Chevy car that didn’t even need a key for the ignition unless I locked it with the key. I certainly could be wrong, but I thought all of the early, early GMC pick ups were long beds 1/2 and 2/3 tons same with early Chevy 3/4 was long beds. Somebody will probably chime in on this.
Last edited by 37 GC; 07/25/2025 3:08 PM.
