Ah yes, makes sense.
Probably also the latches at the time were for bonnets which had
spring hinges or latches, which may not have worked for the delicate
design of the boot lid. I imagine opening the boot on this car
requires two people, one to pull the cable and the other to lift the
boot lid.
On 11/24/11, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Most likely because you could lock the doors on the XKE, not so with the
> 100s. I believe that there were some locking pull cables madw but not
> certain they were available in 1952, plus cost may have been an issue.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Tadek -
>>
>> Donald Healey and Gerry Coker had experimented with cable latches on the
>> boot to preserve the lines of the vehicle. I don't know why they didn't
>> do
>> it, the E-types later had the cable latch. Probably because if the cable
>> broke you couldn't open the boot without damaging the lid.
>>
>> Actually, if you look at the picture of the inside of the boot lid, you
>> can
>> see the cable. The angle it bends to with the boot open would not be
>> ideal
>> for cable maintenance.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz <
>> tadeusz.malkiewicz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There is another surprize at Bonhams in December:
>> > http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19293/lot/452/#
>> >
>> > Anyone knows how to open the boot lid??
>> >
>> > Tadek
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