Jason Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 On the Heritage Cert for my "new" 1969 PI it states, under "Details of Factory Fitted Equipment" - "Heater, Overdrive, Steering Column Lock, Driver's side wing mirror, Firestone tyres"Anyone ever seen a Mk1 Steering Column Lock? There's no sign of anything like a column lock and I've never seen one on a Mk1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB_Harvey Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 That would be a new one to me...has ANY body seen one....then again heritage certs are often not 100% accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Steering Column Lock by Trico-Folberth, part number 147868, Triumph 2000. That's from the March 1969 Stanpart Accessories list, though nothing shown for the PI.Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorbington Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 My 1969 mk2 has no steering column lock, but the '73 estate does.From my saddo book, there was a problem with some of the column locks on early mk2s and they were disabled.To be honest, they offer little defence against theft and you're just likely to end up with a wrecked steering column on the off chance that anyone does try to pinch your car........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 I couldn't immediately see how a factory fitted steering lock would work, I mean does it replace or act in conjunction with the normal ignition lock? I;m not bothered either way, conventional "security" on classics offers no security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Quote:how a factory fitted steering lock would workIt's a piece of string attached to the Steering wheel and a rotweliers testicles :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ahhh the old Canine String interface :-)I thought the answer would be "badly"You got the PI back together yet? Coming to the Isle of Wight or doing the HCR??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Err no, no & no. Soon, and taking it to Le Mans (or maybe the Stag if it ever gets finished) ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Regarding Pi MkIs: For my Swedish car the Heritage Certificate states 'steering column lock' as well, though it doesn't have one. I thought that someone might have removed it some time ago, because the key set is still the original. In a contemporary car test in the German magazine hobby the photo of the cockpit of a LHD PI shows a lock further down the steering column (and I believe column locks where mandatory here since the early 1960s). I can try to dig out this article again.RgdsThorsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Here's the picture I referred to - as it seems the ignition lock is not next to the choke handle where you'd expect it.RgdsThorsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nice one Thorsten, I've never seen that on a Mk1 before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Actually one of the car journalists criticisisms was that one is forced to take a deep bow to place the key in the lock...RgdsThorsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Typical Triumph design - ever tried to get the key into a Spit or late Herald steering lock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Jason wrote:ever tried to get the key into a Spit or late Herald steering lock?With Static seat belts on????? :-/Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB_Harvey Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Well well well ! that IS a new one to me ...well done for that photo showing that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Whilst on the subject of oddities, does anyone have any interest in "period" audio? The car has another weird "feature" that looks like a Philips dictating machine or maybe an 8 track? When I get it home I'll take some photos of it so we can try and identify it but it's a strange thing, unfortunately incomplete I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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