Has anyone had experience with Avanti (Stude) keys?  I got my 64 R-2
with no keys. I received the build sheet from N&A with key numbers. 
The locksmith says the numbers mean nothing without a letter prefix
(B, C, D, etc) which N@A know nothing about.  Has anyone had keys made
from the 4 digit numerical code?  Any locksmiths out there?  Thanks
for any advice...Joel Fisher R-5524

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We have a locksmith on alt.autos.studebaker, his E-Mail is :
            shivanow@pcis.net ( --- Shiva ---)

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Try the ILCO  Y-133 blank, as far as I know they fit all late model
Studebakers (My 63 Lark, and GT Hawk anyway) My 64 Avanti still has the
original keys, and it looks like the same blank as the Y-133.
(It's also the same blank that fits the cockpit door lock in Boeing
jetliners!) Russ Farris

----------------------------------Joel asked:
"Has anyone had experience with Avanti (Stude) keys?  I got my 64 R-2 with
no keys. I received the build sheet from N&A with key numbers. The
locksmith says the numbers mean nothing without a letter prefix
(B, C, D, etc) ....  Has anyone had keys made from the 4 digit numerical
code? "
I bought a '65 Cruiser at a sheriff's auction with no key.  Max Moss of
Maxlock Locksmith Service, 800-3 East Moler Ave., Martinsburg, WV 25401,
304-267-8632 told me to get the build order and he could make keys.  I did
and he did.  I had him make a trunk/glovebox key (the ignition was an
aftermarket replacement) and it worked perfectly.  I put another Studebaker
ignition switch in the car so I didn't immediately need the ignition key. 
However, he is going to cut me an ignition key to the build sheet number
then reset the pins in my current lock to fit the original.  Max is a SDC
member.  My build sheet did have prefixes and suffixes (-S suffix on the
ignition key and S- prefix on the trunk key).  Max is only in his shop in
the mornings (Eastern time).  In the PM he is on the road making services
calls.
Paul Johnson

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oel:
I too got an Avanti several years ago without keys, but I took our the
ignition swithch, removed the tumbler set from the large switch, then took
it to a locksmith who was able to make a key from the original tumbler
combination.
Since the door locks use the same key as the ignition switch, I  now have a
key that works both the doors and ignition.
Lew


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Doesn't a Mopar key from that era also work?  Also, try Studebaker of
California. Any decent local locksmith can do what you need, whether you have
the codes or not. Having suitable blanks makes his job easier.

Stan Gundry

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Not sure about Mopar, but you are correct about any decent locksmith can
have him fixed up in short order with the right blank!
Russ
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