Re: Packard "Try Out" Keys

Posted by William Aske On 2022/12/14 8:29:50

I am interested in this Packard try-out key set effort. My '41 Packards are put away for the winter so I decided to work on my own key & lock matching project. A friend told me about this forum thread and I got suckered in.

I had 11 door & trunk handles, 8 ignition switches, 4 glove box locks & 7 loose key cylinders all without matching keys & all related to '41 Packards. Years ago I was gifted a box of miscellaneous old keys. From this box I sorted out 71 old car keys that would slide into the Packard lock cylinders. Then one key at a time, I tried matching with each of the keyless parts. Seventeen locks & cylinders now have a key allowing me to remove the cylinders.

I currently have a quantity of 19 keys with the "Pxxxx" identification stamping. The other keys are aftermarket duplicated without stamped codes.

Now back to the start of this thread, the try-out key set. Any suggestions on how we can get this effort rolling in an honest and professional manner? I would like to participate.