Mine, 36653 (6/66, birthday this past Tuesday) has the 6 sided
(reminds me of an old Texaco service station sign) key for the
ignition/door. The truck/glove obx key is rectangular, about twice as
wide as it is high. The front and back of both keys are as you
describe except for the numbers, code, which should be different.
Bob Johnson
BJ8
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Dallas
Congleton<dcongleton@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Don, this is in the FWIW category, as my BJ8 is a late March 67 build, but
I
> do have the original keys.
> The keys have the markings as yours as yours with a FS series hex key for
> the ignition/door ; but the glove box trunk/key is not round. It is also a
> FS series, but is shaped like a rectangle with rounded corners- dimensions
> 1/2 x 1 inch.
> Dallas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Stromquist"
> <dan@warner-associates.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:30 AM
> Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Keys Order
>
>
>> After studying the archives (as Rich suggested) and reading Gary
>> Anderson's
>> 17 Oct 2008 posting and looking at some website pictures of FS keys it is
>> my
>> conclusion that a FS key from a phase 2 BJ8 was hexagonal (which is
>> sometimes described as square-ish but does actually have 6 sides) and it
>> fits ignition/doors. On one side says WILMOT BREEDEN and has the FS XXX
>> while the other side has MADE IN ENGLAND and UNION. The glove box/trunk
>> key
>> has the same markings but is round with a different FS XXX. So I sent an
>> e-mail to the vendor with my prospective order and he expressed some
>> doubts
>> on those shapes. My particular car is a 1964 BJ8 with ignition/door key
>> FS
>> 903 and glove box/trunk key FS 889. Seems to be a lot of conflicting
>> postings on the shape (and if an extra ignition key was screwed into the
>> left VIN plate at the factory). Does anyone have a for sure original set
>> of
>> FS XXX keys that are hexagonal (square-ish) for the ignition/doors and
>> round
>> for the glove box/trunk for a BJ8 around that date?
>>
>> Dan
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