DeTomaso Mailing List: June 98, Message #295

My Ignition key says Torino on it.  Does anyone elses say this???

Nate Weber
#2023
Ft. Worth TX


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From: 	Andy Poling[SMTP:andy@globalauctions.com]
Reply To: 	Andy Poling
Sent: 	Monday, June 08, 1998 3:06 PM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	Re: key blanks

Hey, I can finally make a semi-useful contribution to Ted's cross-reference
list!

On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Mike Drew wrote:
> The ignition switch on the Pantera is the same as the '71-'73 (and maybe 
> later) Mercury Capri; thus that's what kind of key blank you need.
> 
> I believe the trunk/door key is Fiat, although when mine were made back 
> in '89 I think they actually used a British blank (MG probably.)

About 6 months ago I stopped by the parking lot key-cutting kiosk at a local
Sears Roebuck on a whim.  To my amazement, the key dude there found matching
blanks in his in-stock assortment for both keys.  The door key copy doesn't
work (goes in, but the tumblers don't match up right), but the original was
pretty worn, and the copy doesn't look quite the same either.  The ignition
key works with the expected stiffness, given that it was copied from an old
key.  The ignition key blank head is a totally different shape (looks like a
Mopar shaped head to me), but the body is right.

Anyway, my "original" key blanks were:

ignition: 	Taylor X20
door:		Giobert 8086

And the key blanks he used (modern replacements?) were:

ignition:	Cole Y106
door:		Silca AF7A

-Andy

72 Pantera - Rocky         91 Miata - Steve (bionic)            96 A4Q -
Rudolf
80 928 - Phantom               97 Miata - Nadia                84 RZ350 -
Sting