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phreak97
PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:26 pm 
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I've never seen one with a mini, but my wolseley 24/80 came with an original BMC ignition key. Did minis come with this key too?

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The original Mini key was a Union key.

They looked like numbers 1 and 3 in this photo (found on Google)

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ah ok, do you know what the others were from?

how come my wolseley got a bmc branded key?

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phreak97 wrote:
ah ok, do you know what the others were from?


Fuel cap, door lock and boot lid! :lol:
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I would guess that the Wolseley would have got a BMC branded key because they were an expensive luxury car and it would have looked bad to have a generic "Union" key.
I would be certain that both the BMC key and the Union key would have come from the same supplier (Wilmot Breeden)

The number 2 key in the photo looks the same as the keys fitted to Bedford trucks.
I don't know what got 4 and 5.
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my ignition key has marshall made in england on it?

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hmm.. it says Dalson Aust. made for bmc on one side and the other side says BMC british motor corporation ltd. I dont think it's made by wilmot.

still, my question has been answered:)

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phreak97 wrote:
hmm.. it says Dalson Aust. made for bmc on one side and the other side says BMC british motor corporation ltd. I dont think it's made by wilmot.

still, my question has been answered:)
Well I was at least partly right! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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thats the one, yours is actually in better condition than mine.. but not by much.

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Morris 1100 wrote:
The original Mini key was a Union key.

They looked like numbers 1 and 3 in this photo (found on Google)

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#4 is Morris Minor (1000)
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my morris 1100 key looks like number 2, it isnt an original one though..

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phreak97 wrote:
I've never seen one with a mini, but my wolseley 24/80 came with an original BMC ignition key. Did minis come with this key too?

Just as a matter of interest
Do You remember if Your Wolseley Keys were FA series or FS
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the door key has FS written on it but it doesnt match the ignition key. most likely the ignition has been changed because someone found one with an original key.

what's the difference between FS and FA?

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The letters are the key profile and the numbers the cut. I have the original keys for my Minor, they have the same head as #4 but have grooves on both sides. I know Minors has FS & FP keys, but they might have had others as well.

There are good mobs around that will cut to code, if you know the code and they can get the blanks.

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