<VV> SAVE YOUR OLD KEYS !!

[Dennis PLEAU]

In 1987, my boss and I were sent to Albuquerque to help start up a semiconductor factory.  We found Hertz T-birds were the best car we could rent under our expense accounts, so we were both driving them.  One morning he left the hotel to go to work and got in the wrong T-bird and the keys worked.  He was pulled over in the afternoon for driving a stolen car.  After a lot of talking, the cops drove him back to the hotel and he found his rental and it was unlocked and started with the same keys as the one he was arrested for stealing.  They let him off the hook.
 
Another time I was at a girl friends apartment in San Jose before a date.  Her mom lived in the same complex a few doors down.  She went to talk to her mom and I followed her and closed the door behind me.  She didn't take her key so we were locked out.  I noticed the lock was the same brand as the one on my parents house, pulled out there key and unlocked her door.  
 
Dennis
 



> From: chaz at ProperProPer.com> To: lechevrier at earthlink.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:13:35 -0800> Subject: Re: <VV> SAVE YOUR OLD KEYS !!> > Good point ... They never made as many different keys as there were cars, > so you may have a key from an old car that fits some other car.> > I remember a story from Long Island where a guy drove off in his > relatively-new car from a shopping center, only to be pulled over several > days later for driving a stolen car.> > Turns out his key fit another identical car, the unfortunate owner of the > "other" car was not "lucky" enough to find HIS car, or they may both have > driven each others cars until they tried to sell them ?> > That particular story made the news (actually "The LI Press") back in the > 60s or maybe 70s.> > Key patterns are repeated often enough that this can happen, but is not very > likely, but who knows ? Keep your old keys anyway.> > Charlie> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 11:35 AM> Subject: <VV> SAVE YOUR OLD KEYS !!> > > > Ditto to Frank's "A collection of odd GM keys will get you into many> > parts cars trunks and be able to salvage ignition locks. Or even get> > your ignition cylinder out later to find the code when you lose the keys."> >> > Unless you have lock picking skills, in which case you *really*> > appreciate a ring of old GM keys and you already know not to throw them> > away.> >> > Bill Strickland
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