worst door latch ever ?

[mmurffy03]

whats the worst door latch you have ever had on any vheicle you ever owned mine was on my 1960 dodge panel delivery power wagon both doors had rollup plastic lexan replacing the glass windows and both doors had sliding bolt latches that were like the kind on a barn dutch door that slid into a square reciever to keep them closed thank god they had no state inspection in san degio back in the  earley 70s when i bought it it had a slant 6 engine that had a huge hole in the side of the motor that you dould reach in and remove # clyinder you locked it by latching both doors and exit thru the rear door and locking it

[Bighead]

HUH?

[bentwrench]

How about bungie cords going from door to door from inside on an old MGB,unhook it while parked at a slant and the other door swung open

[ricoman]

HUH?

+1
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computer broken too, no caps & no punctuation

[9Ball]

a little to heavy on the bottle maybe...funny stuff.

[Jess from VA]

'62 Austin Healey Sprite.... door release was a wire cable running across the door inside the door skin.  Just an open hole on the inside.  Windows bolted on top the door. No exterior door handle at all.

What fun for 17yo (until the clutch, center bearing and trans went all at the same time)

[bentwrench]

Hey Jess ,My buddy had a midget just like your sprite,it burst into flames one day as we were cruisen down road.Can't trust brit machinery

[Jess from VA]

Hey Bent, the only difference between the Austin Healey Sprite and MG Midget in those years (early 60s) was steel wheels on the Sprite and wire wheels on the Midget.

I paid $450 for the car, and a few months later it needed over a $K in repairs. I was about $950 short of cash, so I just signed over the title to the shop.  I had to get a Triumph Spitfire next, before I was entirely cured of my desire to drive Brit 2-seaters.  My dad looking at me saying...... I told you so.

Then I got one of these.  Great motor and truck.  Everybody (including me) liked it better.... except my girlfriend's dad (who told me to go home and get my dads car to take his daughter out)

[bentwrench]

A spitfire should 've cured me of brit roadster want, but I went on to mgbs and a tr6 before I wised up.

[ricoman]

A spitfire should 've cured me of brit roadster want, but I went on to mgbs and a tr6 before I wised up.

never had any of those
I learned my lesson on a Sunbeam Alpine
any time it rained, I walked -or waited for things to dry up
just damp weather resulted in hard (or no) starting
but it was fun

[reclaimerroger]

"60 TR3 with side curtains. 
Every time it was out during a snow storm I had to shovel the inside out to get in.
Living in NE Ohio at the time it was a frequent occurance.
Really loved it in the summer though.

[Farther]

I had a '76 Triumph TR6 in Triumph Magenta.  I must have had one of the only great runners.  But the understeer was so sever that it was dangerous.  My son totaled the car in '87 while we were racing; me in my CR-X Si and he in the TR6.  I now have a 2012 MX-5 Miata SE.  I guess I never got over the roadster thing.

[Bone]

My favorite was a used 65 Triumph GT6 Mark 3. Inline 6 with twin SU carbs, a tilt front end that stood vertical while open you could sit on the front tires while working. Also a new MG midget and a new Fiat Spider. I was hooked on those little cars.

[BigBad1]

I had a '76 Triumph TR6 in Triumph Magenta.  I must have had one of the only great runners.  But the understeer was so sever that it was dangerous.  My son totaled the car in '87 while we were racing; me in my CR-X Si and he in the TR6.  I now have a 2012 MX-5 Miata SE.  I guess I never got over the roadster thing.

I too had a 76 TR6 or as my Mom called it a "T damn R-6". I really enjoyed mine and it ran great. Lucas wiring not so great. It caught fire and burned up in the drive.

[Ken Tarver]

Jess

i drove one of those old Dodge vans for the phone co. for several years, back in the days of the army green color.
the good days.

Ken

[Jess from VA]

Ken, I bought my '67 Dodge slant-6 off a liquidation lot of used Sears service vans.  Drivers seat only and full of the wire baskets along both walls I had to tear out.  My brother the carpenter helped me insulate, wood panel, narrow bed and bench (with hinged storage underneath) over the wheel wells, one inch lime green shag carpet, a four inch drain sink that open beer and beer cans could be emergency ejected from, and added a junk passenger seat (the folding lawn chair I had been using was unsafe during breaking). Got a $50 Earl Shieb paint job in bright green to match the carpet. LOL

That thing ran great with great gas mileage, and I had more fun in it taking stag and coed road camping trips early in college than any other vehicle I ever owned.  Some of the greatest adventures and memories of my youth.  Plus, all the points I had collected driving hot rods magically disappeared; I still drove fast, but seemed to never get pulled over in it.  Like many colleges, they made us park way out at the edge of campus in a giant lot, and it was stolen and never recovered.  I spent the next several years in and around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor looking for it, but no joy. 

[bentwrench]

Those old straight axle vans were fun.You can leave the frt.shocks off and throttle/bounce them til they wheelie
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