Trunk Lock 1953 Super

[WillBilly53]

I'm in the process of finally painting the 'ol girl and have come to an obstacle. The teardrop trunk lock had been jacked before I bought her. I found 2 on ebay for $75 from Bell Buick but neither has a set of keys. My question is can keys somehow be made from just the cylinder? I also found what looks to be a generic repro for Chevy/Olds/Buick (with set of keys) but it's not the tear drop style. Another thought had crossed my mind and that was to shave the trunk lock and install a manual release kit (Speedy has one for about $20) and run it through to gas tank door for access (I'm not doing a restoration, more of a rod-resto or fix 'er up) Anyways before I make my decision I wanted to know if there was a place that might have reproductions of the teardrop style (I didn't see any on Bob's or ClassicBuicks) I need to make a decision of either keeping the hole for the lock or filling to shave it before I can continue painting. At this point, I'm leaning towards shaving it (please don't through the tomatoes too hard!) Thoughts?

[old-tank]

A locksmith can make a key from just the cylinder. Also look to see if there is a 4-digit number...that would be the key code.

Willie

[WillBilly53]

That's great to hear, thanks Willie. Looks like I'll be getting a teardrop.

[bhambulldog]

That lock smith should be able too match your new lock cylinder to your other keys. I've a good one in town that did that for me, with a half a dozen padlocks. Now, the same key opens all the padlocks.

[WillBilly53]

Oh heck yeah, that would be even better!