Int 3 136-8853 FWX 96M at auction soon

[Peter Rothery]

https://themarket.co.uk/en/listings/jen ... fb1516f6a2

No more info as yet.

[VFK44]

Not sure publishing all the key numbers is a good idea!

[Peter Rothery]

Why? No more here than is published on the auction website. In fact the auction website includes owners name, every bill he has ever settled for the car etc etc.

With so many cars for sale, which bit needs to be moderated out in future..registration number or chassis number...link to the auction site? Future posts might just be titled Car for sale but I can't tell you which one, where or when! Others on here have been publishing registration numbers and chassis numbers "for ever" and signatures are even encouraged with chassis numbers of the cars they own.

Am I missing the point?

[Barry55]

Peter

I fully agree with you. The link to the website provides exactly the same information as is available in the public domain. Your posts are always current, informative and I would not change a thing.

Barry

[VFK44]

A misunderstanding here, Peter! I was not accusing you of publishing anything, all you did was post a link. The auction site was the one that published all the key numbers. Most people are OK with this, but some people would be aghast and want the locks changed!

[Peter Rothery]

No problem. Apologies, I misunderstood the "KEY numbers" comment. I do agree there is a problem when pictures of the cubby box are published which show the key numbers etc but some don't even properly redact the credit card details shown on copy invoices. Unless any would-be thief managed to gain access to the vehicle I'm not sure the FS key numbers would actually get them beyond the cubby box or tailgate but not a good idea as you rightly say.

[johnw]

While you can order an FS type key online cheaply for a couple of pounds from the number from many suppliers, Torino door locks are more difficult, as the algorithm mapping numbers to key shapes is protected and still not widely available. I believe you can order cut keys from Robey. As a result I have never had to pick a Jensen lock in anger as it were, but I am sure it would be very easy with tools for sale online and videos available online on youtube. So no need to resort to force on a Jensen!

Also, if you remove the locks from parts off an unknown car (carefully picking them first to get them off if required), you can send them off to get keys done to match the lock or take them apart and make a key you have yourself fit if you are keen enough.

[NigelK]

I got ready-cut Torino door keys for 115/3484 from Robey’s last year. Keith Jackson there told me that JML kept 3 spare Torino keys for each Interceptor, and that Robey’s inherited the key collection from JP&S. I ordered the keys over the phone and, when I went up to collect them, Craig Robey suggested it would be easier just to give me 2 of the 3 original spare keys, if they were still in the envelope. They were, and the envelope had not been opened since 1969. I think that’s pretty cool…

Florian Krenn at Rafano in Vienna can modify Torino lock internals to match a key.

Best wishes,
Nigel