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[–] 11 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

I'm sensing a late 70's early 80's LTD.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    One is the valet key. It should only work to turn on the engine and open the door.

    The other key should work for the trunk, the glove box, the door, and to start the car.

    you see how the pin layout is similar? There actually two sets of pins to allow different keys to work on one lock. That's how the school janitor's master key works for all the doors.

    Edit: My mistake. All my info is wrong. Please ignore. Leaving it here so others can learn from my mistake or so people don't wonder what got deleted.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    This was common for a long time. I have no idea why.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I've always used them so you can leave the car running or in accessory mode (leave the radio on) and still unlock the doors/trunk/glovebox.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Idling was a pastime in the 70s.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Still is up here in winter when it's -30 outside.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I barely even remember using physical keys to open my family's cars. Remote entry FOBs quickly became a thing when I was a kid.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Quit it you're making me feel old

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Back then, you could remove the key from the ignition while the car was speeding down the highway and use it to open the glove box.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    This actually DID happen, especially on worn-out GM steering colums/ignition switches. You could start the car with the key, remove the key, drive all day as long as you didn't put the ignition back in "lock" position!

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    If you make a mistake you can either ignite the trunk or trunk the ignition.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    still have keys saved for some reason. cars are all long gone.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Trunk, but also the doors

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  • [+] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Off topic, but reminder to everyone who needs it, close up photos of keys is a security problem. With relatively little training you can recreate a key from a photo. If you know the person who posted the photo, that’s an easy target.

    Hilarious.

    You can drive off with any modern car with a $100 gadget from TEMU.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Just like my wife.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago*

    70s, had Mavericks, Escorts, LTDs. all had keys like that. slowly replaced them over the years with electric door locks/windows, fobs

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