On 25/09/2015 16:07, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Indy Jess John
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On 25/09/2015 13:36, Richard Conway wrote:

Ah, in the days when you had a different key for the ignition, each door
and the boot (and the petrol cap!)

I have nearly got that, except that the same key fits the boot and
ignition.

It wasn't like that when I bought it, there was a different key for
the boot, but it wasn't a good fit, I had to wiggle it a bit to unlock
it. I dismantled the boot lock and found that stamped on the barrel
was a number which when I checked was the number on the ignition key.

Why the person who sold me the car had a different key for the boot, I
have no idea.

In the days of the 'FT' series of manual keys, my Cortina's (memorable)
FT208 key would open and start about 50% of cars that also used FT keys
- and quite a few that didn't!

And with Mini's a thruppeny bit fitted nicely between the fuses to power
it up when stealing one.