Ignition and neck lock?

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Ignition and neck lock?

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Something I never thought about till now,when you bought a new 54 pan from the dealership,was the ignition and neck lock keyed alike or did they use different keys?
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Re: Ignition and neck lock?

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I have 1 key for my ignition and head lock
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Re: Ignition and neck lock?

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Early pan ignition switches were not pined. You can turn them with a key blank. I think Robbie said a while back that they started pinning them again around 65. They depended on the neck lock for security. What joke that was. Bob L
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So basicly,if I had the original ignition I could use the neck lock key to start it?
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That’s the general consensus.
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Re: Ignition and neck lock?

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48 to mid 63
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