I've ran into this with several cars with both original door latches, and brand-new reproduction latches. In most cases, I've been able to eventually get it open by inserting a long J shaped rod down in the door and pulling on the lock components and jiggling the door handle at the same time. However, on two cars I had to basically destroy the door latch to get it open. It's just a roll of the dice.
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62' Lemans, Nostalgia Super Stock, 541 CI, IA2 block, billet 4.5" crank, Ross, Wide port Edelbrocks, Gustram intake, 2 4150 style BLP carbs, 2.10 Turbo 400, 9" w/4:30 gears, 8.76 @153, 3100lbs
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