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What I wanted to do is remove both door locks, the ignition switch and the glove box lock and get them all on the same page.
Originally, ignition and door locks were coded as a matched set to a key with a round head, and the glove box and trunk locks were coded as a different matched set to a key with an octagon (cornered) head. Convenient for valet parking.
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On the passenger door, the segment of clip that you would grab to remove is gone. I have no idea what to do there.
This is not uncommon, and Howard gives good advice. IIRC, Kev ran into same problem with his '54 sedan - might be covered in his blog. Those clips were used 51-56 and have been repro'd - but not cheap.
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I found a picture of a glove box lock on Ebay. It appears that one undoes the screw on the back which releases a retaining outer tube and the cylinder pops out. Maybe.
That will get it out of the door, but you cannot further disassemble the lock cylnder without the matching key; leave that work to an old-timey locksmith.
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