The reason being is I liked the way they worked with the shaved handle solenoids I'm using. They are also easy to use with the solenoid and a oldsmobile pull handle I put on the inside because the regular size bear claws I have used on my '48 chevy have two cable hook-ups on them. Last but not least, they are ALOT safer than the stock ones I had, they where more like a home door latches than an automotive one and I just didn't trust them. You can get them where they will work with stock outside handles also, a very good hotrod part IMHO.