> Hi Andrew,
If they are the original barrels are still fitted, you should be able to
pick the petrol flap
lock and ignition with virtually any key from a stag of similar age.
The Police will have keys that will probably work, as will many garages. A
work
colleauge of mine locked himself out of his Stag, he tried my keys, and with
a bit of wiggling (about 30 seconds) he got in.
The boot is annoying, try to borrow a Stag boot key. If not, how old is the
boot striker
plate? Mine was so worn that the boot popped open involuntairly when driving
along
before I replaced it. A fim upwards tug may release the lid despite being
locked.
Stag locks, like most seventies cars, were poor even when new. My car has
one key
for the doors, and another key for the ignition. My girlfiend managed to get
the car
unlocked and started up without paying any heed to this, using just one of
the keys.
Don't forget the boot key also unlocks the glovebox!
Good luck, someone on the list should have some old Stag keys lying about
that they
could post to you (not me I'm afraid!), one of which will probably get you
in!
David Luke, 1973 Pimento Rover V8 auto
> I have done the unbelievably stupid act of losing my one and only set of
> keys for the Stag. Fortunately the doors were unlocked and I can get
> into it to change the lock barrels on the doors and ignition. The boot is
> locked but it seems possible to replace the lock mechanism from the
> outside although at vast expense. The only one I might have trouble with
> is the fuel filler cap but if I cant get at it by removing the cap itself
> and dismantling it from the back I suppose I can always drill it out.
> However before I do all this I was wondering if there was any way of
> getting a new set of keys by reference to Commission Numbers or the like.
> Does anybody know if the factory kept this sort of record and if so does
> it still exist.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> A very embarrassed Andrew Wood.
>