MK1 Tailgater T-Handle lock?

[FrankMk1]

Hi, everyone..can anyone please enlighten me; did the Mk1 rear hatch have a locking T-handle or were these all blanked with no lock barrel for the outside? Also, would a handle with locking barrel off a Mk2 work? Currently have a non-locking T-handle on my Mk1 and would like to somehow change it so it to locks from the outside with a key.. Thanks , Frank

[Luke]

my mk1 firevan has the same, i think these were only fitted to the german fire vans, never seen one on a UK van
i suppose the reason was if they got to the fire and all the gear would be locked in then it's a big problem

[dumper]

We had a pair of mk1s at work with lift up tailgate and from memory the locking was a push in lock barrel in the centre of a lift handle the bottom been curved down that you pulled towards you and push the lock in

[DougT]

Here is the page from the parts manual (courtesy of Capri.pl) for the rear door. My 72 firevan has the push button with a lock. It looks to me as if you might be able to dismantle the T handle and replace the cap with a key barrel ?

Doug