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by avalys 338 days ago
The locks get pretty worn out after 30 years. Probably any key made from the same blank would turn the lock.
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I had a friend in college. On his car, any key[1] would turn the driver's side door lock. Not the ignition, though. You could break into his car, but you couldn't drive it off.

[1] For the nitpickers: No, not a skeleton key. Some would probably be too fat to fit in the lock. And so on. But virtually any car key, and maybe even a house key. It was a Chevy, IIRC, but I opened it with a VW key.