Where to get keys for old ignition setup

[wbeaton]

quote Billy J:

While on the subject of keys. I have a late 1950’s mercury electric start 2 lever throttle gearshift control that I also need an ignition start key for. Any hints on getting a key for a Mercury?

My buddy and I were at the dock a couple months ago and he realized that he forgot to bring the key to his 1960 Merc 700. A quick run through of the keys on his ring found an exact match in a Master padlock key that he had. I also found that my trigger lock key works in John Deere Gators and Polaris snow machines 🙂 It never hurts to try other keys. Sometimes you just get lucky.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

uccaomci.com

[fastjohn]

Billy J Carefully take the gearshift control box apart, noting where everything goes. If you are lucky, there will still be the small piece of paper with the key number on it.

[lindy46]

quote wbeaton:

quote Billy J:

While on the subject of keys. I have a late 1950’s mercury electric start 2 lever throttle gearshift control that I also need an ignition start key for. Any hints on getting a key for a Mercury?

My buddy and I were at the dock a couple months ago and he realized that he forgot to bring the key to his 1960 Merc 700. A quick run through of the keys on his ring found an exact match in a Master padlock key that he had. I also found that my trigger lock key works in John Deere Gators and Polaris snow machines 🙂 It never hurts to try other keys. Sometimes you just get lucky.

I had a 1957 Ford which would start with ANY key you put in! In fact, you could start it with a screwdriver to turn the ignition.

[billy-t]

Thanks everyone, I was away on vacation. Will have a look and see if I can find any clues this weekend.

Appreciate all the help.

Bill

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