[Healeys] BJ8 Keys Order

Dan Stromquist dan at warner-associates.com
Thu Jun 18 09:30:43 MDT 2009


After studying the archives (as Rich suggested) and reading Gary Anderson's
17 Oct 2008 posting and looking at some website pictures of FS keys it is my
conclusion that a FS key from a phase 2 BJ8 was hexagonal (which is
sometimes described as square-ish but does actually have 6 sides) and it
fits ignition/doors.  On one side says WILMOT BREEDEN and has the FS XXX
while the other side has MADE IN ENGLAND and UNION.  The glove box/trunk key
has the same markings but is round with a different FS XXX. So I sent an
e-mail to the vendor with my prospective order and he expressed some doubts
on those shapes.   My particular car is a 1964 BJ8 with ignition/door key FS
903 and glove box/trunk key FS 889.  Seems to be a lot of conflicting
postings on the shape (and if an extra ignition key was screwed into the
left VIN plate at the factory).  Does anyone have a for sure original set of
FS XXX keys that are hexagonal (square-ish) for the ignition/doors and round
for the glove box/trunk for a BJ8 around that date?

Dan


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