So I finally looked up what this button did in my 1963 Ford Thunderbird user manual. It turns out the white button was placed in the parking brake bulb location. I had purchased the electronics needed to make a button operational from the brake light location. The intent was to have a button that would manually turn on the electric fans pulling air through the radiator. After some consideration I decided I don’t want to take the risk of the fans not being on during higher temperatures and just have it on all the time.
Josie didn’t come with a spare wheel or jacking tools.
This evening I had a locksmith (Mike) come over and try to make a door key. The standard ignition key is supposed to open both doors. Somewhere during the lifetime of Josie one of the owners must have replaced the ignition switch because it no longer opened the doors.
After trying for over an hour Mike was able to get the passenger door working with a key that he made. Curiously enough it also worked on the ignition which probably means the drivers door has a problem. I more than likely be taking off the drivers door this weekend.
EDIT: 20160423
Mike the locksmith came back over to try and solve the driver door problem. He spent at least another 2 hours messing with it. In the end he was unable to open the drivers door with a key. In fact he accidentally disengage the lock connecting rod inside of the door! This means I will definitely have to remove the panel. Chit.
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