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1966chevroletpu · 05-10-2008, 07:00 AM

hey, i was wondering if anybody has an original photo, or knows what the original keys look like for a 1966 chevy truck...thanx

1966-Suburban-V-8 · 05-10-2008, 07:36 AM

Both sides of the original Briggs & Stratton GM ignition key

Dan

**damnyankee36** · 05-12-2008, 11:25 PM

Here's what a 42-year-old 66 key looks like! :-)

Larry

Tomsriv · 05-13-2008, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by damnyankee36

Here's what a 42-year-old 66 key looks like! :-)

Larry

LOL, me too. I found that just about any key will work. I got a matching set from The Truck Shop so that I only need to carry one key for the door and ignition.

Phildooney · 05-13-2008, 07:35 PM

Mine is the same as larry's. It's getting a bit thin and I am affraid it will snap in the lock. Would like to get a new one cut, but the pattern is too poor to copy.

63 & 64 Bowties · 05-13-2008, 07:47 PM

Don't know if you're interested, but there's a couple of ebay sellers who sell original briggs and stratton GM uncut key blanks. I bought a set for my 64 a couple years ago, but I still see them for sale. The seller I got mine from got them from a closed down locksmith shop.

rickf · 05-13-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

Don't know if you're interested, but there's a couple of ebay sellers who sell original briggs and stratton GM uncut key blanks. I bought a set for my 64 a couple years ago, but I still see them for sale. The seller I got mine from got them from a closed down locksmith shop.

The original style keys are not hard to come by. Just a month or two ago I went to some random locksmith shop at a strip mall in Wilsonville OR and they had both the ignition and glovebox/door patterns in stock on the wall. Same oriignal Briggs&Stratton /GM lettering and all. I got two keys made for $5.00 each.

I've ssen those blanks on ebay and on other "vintage" web sites at "collector" prices. That is ridiculous, they remain ordinary key blanks that can be had for ordinary prices from ordinary sources.

My grandpa was smart, and I followed his example (that just makes me a copykat, not neessarily smart). I have an original key that is virutally unused and in perfect shape for the pattern. "We" only use the copies, when they are getting worn we make
new copies from the original.

Fred T · 05-14-2008, 08:51 AM

I would assume that if the key is that worn, the cylinder is worn and needs replacement.

62 C60 · 05-15-2008, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by damnyankee36

Here's what a 42-year-old 66 key looks like! :-)

Larry

Thats about what my '62 key looks like. They get like that after a while.

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Originally Posted by Fred T

I would assume that if the key is that worn, the cylinder is worn and needs replacement.

Its not that the cylinder is worn, its just from putting the key in and out of the ignition or door for 40+ years and its the teeth in the cylinders that do it.

chevy283 · 05-16-2008, 07:39 AM

wow my truck came with the orignal key and it still looks new. guess my truck didnt get drove much. lol

**damnyankee36** · 05-17-2008, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred T

I would assume that if the key is that worn, the cylinder is worn and needs replacement.

Oh yeah, it's worn alright. When I used to make duplicates of the that key, I was amazed how such a worn out key could make a new key work the ignition switch. That's when I discovered a screwdriver could start the truck!

Larry

dallas77 · 05-17-2008, 04:40 AM

I found that most locksmiths have a set of original gm keys and if not you can get them from any catalog i.e. ecklers, year one

05-10-2008, 07:00 AM	#1
1966chevroletpu Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: san jose, CA Posts: 35	original keys.. hey, i was wondering if anybody has an original photo, or knows what the original keys look like for a 1966 chevy truck...thanx

05-10-2008, 07:36 AM	#2
1966-Suburban-V-8 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 66	Re: original keys.. Both sides of the original Briggs & Stratton GM ignition key Dan __________________ 1966 Chevy Suburban 'Gater - Shop Truck - 350/turbo 350 Power Steering, B&M Floor Shift, Dual side dump exhaust Chrome Rally 6 lugs. (((XM)))tunes! 1965 Riviera 425 - Luxury Muscle - Fully Factory Loaded. All power, A/C, Custom Interior, Guidematic Dimmer, AM/FM - etc, etc 1966 Corvair Corsa Turbo - Factory Sport Model - Quick steering, F-41 HD suspension, Positraction, Tele Wheel.

05-12-2008, 11:25 PM	#3
damnyankee36 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 724	Re: original keys.. Here's what a 42-year-old 66 key looks like! :-) Larry Attached Images

05-13-2008, 07:35 PM	#5
Phildooney Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Coast of England Posts: 119	Re: original keys.. Mine is the same as larry's. It's getting a bit thin and I am affraid it will snap in the lock. Would like to get a new one cut, but the pattern is too poor to copy.

05-13-2008, 07:47 PM	#6
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: original keys.. Don't know if you're interested, but there's a couple of ebay sellers who sell original briggs and stratton GM uncut key blanks. I bought a set for my 64 a couple years ago, but I still see them for sale. The seller I got mine from got them from a closed down locksmith shop. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

05-14-2008, 08:51 AM	#8
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Re: original keys.. I would assume that if the key is that worn, the cylinder is worn and needs replacement. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

05-16-2008, 07:39 AM	#10
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	Re: original keys.. wow my truck came with the orignal key and it still looks new. guess my truck didnt get drove much. lol __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

05-17-2008, 04:40 AM	#12
dallas77 64' Chevy C10 Join Date: May 2008 Location: torrance CA Posts: 97	Re: original keys.. I found that most locksmiths have a set of original gm keys and if not you can get them from any catalog i.e. ecklers, year one



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