Imperial Keys

["hugh hemphill" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>]

I "saved" the 57  Imp keys from the trash.  I can see them now but had to
find them stashed somewhere.  First person to e-mail me - see end of
message - an address gets them, free.  It never occurred to me folks
collected them.  Go figure.

I have no need or use for brass key blanks.  Don't like 'em.  Don't trust
'em.  Why keys are ever made from a soft, easily torn metal is beyond my
comprehension.  I am guessing cheap.

Hugh

hugtrees@xxxxxxxx


----- Original Message -----
From: "david knight" <daveknight327a@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Keys


> Hugh:
>
> i am interested in the old Imperial keys that you have for my collection.
i
> have some nice replacement Imperial blanks that I could trade that are
made
> of brass. Please let me hear from you.
>
> Dave Knight
>
>
> >From: "hugh hemphill" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: IML: Imperial Keys
> >Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 04:24:02 -0600
> >
> >I have an original set of 1957 Imperial keys.  Regrettably I do not have
> >the
> >car, only a picture of its front end in a snap where the car was not the
> >main subject.  The car, I fear, has ended up in a much worse place than
> >even
> >my stewardship, but it may have been bought by someone who kept it.  I
have
> >no real use for the keys, Bill, so you can have them if you want them.
> >
> >On the 58 I do have I have 1 & a 1/2 original keys.  The trunk lid key is
> >intact and I have the top half of the main key, which must have failed at
> >some point.  I have a perfectly nice Mopar replacement key with the
> >Pentastar on it.
> >
> >As I have never locked the car since 1994 - although I am beginning to
> >think
> >about using the trunk lock when on longer journeys requiring stayovers -
> >and
> >the driver's key really never is subjected to stress, as it only turns to
a
> >start position, with a separate button to engage the starter, I hope the
> >key
> >will last a long time.  Of course, one has failed before, but probably in
a
> >door lock.
> >
> >As I am pretty good at mislaying keys, maybe I should get a second set,
> >however.
> >
> >Hugh
> >
> >
> >Subject: IML: Imperial Keys
> >
> >
> > > I've been reading all the posts about the 1960 Imperial keys, and was
> > > thinking it would be nice for anyone having a set of their original
year
> >keys
> > > to post a picture of them in the spotters guide section. There are
> >probably
> > > very few of us who have their cars original keys, and it would be nice
> >to
> > > know what they looked like. I've often wondered what the 1957 through
> >1959
> > > keys looked like. Just my three cents, who knows, maybe I could find
> >someone
> > > that could recreate them for us! Bill '59 Crown
> > >
> >
> >
> >