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any idea on how to get a key made for a 1934 ignition switch? Is the key 1 sided or 2 sided? Can the tumblers be removed without a key? Is the door handle key the same as the ignition key? Can the 4 numbers on the key be crossed referenced to the switch?
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I don't know the answers to all your questions but the ignition key is double sided and is not the same as the door key.
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I found my 34 owners manual and it says the door key and ignition key are the same.
anyone know where to buy key blanks?
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1931 Sedan Delivery 31570 1933 Standard Sports Coupe 33628. 1934 Master Sedan Delivery Canadian 177/34570 1968 Z/28 Camaro 1969 SS 396 Camaro
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My '34 ad one key for doors and ignition and one key for glove box and truck. They were all cut on two sides.
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I just had the unfortunate experience of breaking my door lock key off in the lock. Of my 1935 standard series 3 window coupe. Was able to get it out with needle nose pliars. Could not find any with any locksmiths are here. I found on my original BASCO = BRIGGS AND STRATTON key was stamped with a #12. WENT TO EBAY AND BOUGHT A PAIR of #12, $8.00, then 2 days later bought another pair. These are all blanks double sided. pretty sure there is a pair listed on ebay by seller deankaykeyes ??? I have no idea if that's same door lock assembly for 1935 for the roadsters as its a different handle. I elected to fill the door handle holes in door skin because the lowness of the handle looks awkward. mike lynch 35 std coupe 35 std roadster 35 std phaeton
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roadsters don't have key locks. I'm helping a friend who bought a 34. Mike the 35 should have a one sided key unless someone changed door handles. does your switch have 2 sides or one key cut?
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roadsters don't have key locks. I'm helping a friend who bought a 34. Mike the 35 should have a one sided key unless someone changed door handles. does your switch have 2 sides or one key cut? earl......my coupe door lock has a basco briggs & Stratton double sided and key has a double edged cuts. It uses a basco #12 for 1935. Not sure where I saw it but the 34 fishered bodies use a basco #11 I think I saw written down somewhere. I believe the outside door locking handle has a code stamped into the shaft which will allow a gm dealer or a key place to use that code to create a new key from a blank. My 35 coupe has a Cadillac tilt and telescoping 1964-65 Cadillac steering column keyless. The roadster had some kind of non stock column in it which I trashed. There is an olds or buick 69 tilt and tele unit ready for the roadster so no idea whats stock key looks like . Not sure if I found the info online or out of a 1929--1940 gm parts book re BASCO keys. mike lynch 35 std coupe 35 std roadster 35 std phaeton
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My first car was a '34 Master 2 door Town Sedan. Memory may be a little fuzzy after 70 years, but I thing it was an ordinary one side cut GM key. I now own a '35 Std Coupe with the original ign key, and it is cut on only one side. The punch-out tag is still in the key; never removed! I never had a trunk key, so I removed it and took it to Hershey where I Found Jessers' keys from Akron Ohio! I gav him the handle, he found the number, and cut me a key! I works perfectly!
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My literature on keys and locks shows '34 as a double sided key. '35 and newer are single sided up to the 60s.
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I have an original 1934 Chev ignition / door Key and would like to buy a spare blank key or two. if any one knows of a supplier please let me know
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PAUL.............the keys you have , should have makers name and a number stamped into them . In my case the door key is a BASCO #12 ( Briggs & Stratton ) which if you go further up this thread mentions an ebay seller I purchased mine from.
Somebody posted above said single sided for 1935, but that must apply to the master series, as my standard uses 2 sided. Door handles have a 4 digit number stamped into the lower casting area and also the trunk lid handle. A shop that has a GM book about keys can make a new key from that number. I had it done.
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35pete and Paul Mitchell, Douglas Vogel in Dexter, Michigan has made and sold me keys for the ignition/door lock, trunk lid lock and hub cap lock for a 1934 Master Town Sedan. Email: dvogelauto@aol.com Phone: 734-223-7581
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