Vehicle Application: Ideal for Model A and Model T Compatible with Ford doors and other vehicles with slim door shells and limited mounting space Rotary Latch Design: Single-position rotary latching action provides secure door closure for added safety and reliability Universal Installation: Works with rod or cable release systems and supports standard or suicide door configurations Durable Steel Construction: Zinc-plated steel body with all-steel internals designed for long service life Right-Hand Configuration: Sold individually as a right-side latch; striker pins and mounting hardware sold separately Mini size bear jaw latch works well for Model A and Model TCompatible with Ford vehicles. Adds safety and reliability to your car door. Works with both rod and cable release door handle mechanisms. Can be used for standard or suicide door style installations. Works with steel and fiberglass door shells. Installs directly into car door shell. Sold individually in left or ride side latch. Zinc plated for corrosion resistance. Works with shaved door handle systems. Mounting hardware not included (mounting holes take a ¼-20 fastener) Modern Safety for Your Hot Rod or Street Rod Most domestic pre-war vehicles utilized a car door latch mechanism very similar to what you would find on your bedroom door. A tapered spring-loaded car door latch bolt that when the door is closed, simply slips over a striker plate tongue and seats in a depression or groove. This design certainly works well for your bedroom door, but is not the best for a moving automobile, especially one that has been vastly updated decades later with better suspension, more horsepower, and so on that can really push the car to its limits. Occupants need to be secured (use those seatbelts!) and just as importantly, the doors need to stay closed during hard cornering or worst case a collision that involves a rollover. Enter the modern automobile "bear claw"car door latch that rotates and locks around a robust striker pin or "Nader pin."This style of modern door latch has been used in new vehicles since the early 1960s and hot rodders have been retrofitting them to early hot rods and street rods ever since. Today, Speedway Motors makes this process easier with its Universal Mini Bear Jaw car door latches. Strength and Security You Can Count On Our Universal Mini Bear Jaw latch is designed for vehicles with very slim doors, such as Model A and Model TCompatible with Fords and similar model cars and trucks with thin doors and limited mounting room