Hide-A-Key

[240zGraham73]

Funny story, I was removing a lot of the stuff on the exterior of my car to get it ready for a paint job and while removing the rear bumper I noticed there was a Hide-a-Key stuck on the inside. Much to my delight I opened it up to reveal one of the original keys.

[e_racer1999]

nice!

[zbane]

So, I guess in your case it is a Find-A-Key.

Congratulations on your little surprise.

[geezer]

Congrats on finding the key! It's fun finding stuff in cars. All I found in my Z was a cast iron chicken & a Chuck E Cheese token.:disappoin

I kinda like the chicken.

[76Datsun280z]

That's awesome! I'd be thrilled to find that.

I think the coolest thing that I found in my car left by the previous owners was the original shift knob hiding under the seat.

[DustinD]

Nice find and funny that it worked in my car.

[geezer]

Nice find and funny that it worked in my car.

Maybe someone knows how many different codes there were for S30 keys in 1973?

I bet there weren't more than 30 different ones.

[MikeW]

The other possibility is that as our locks wear out other keys may start working.

[240zGraham73]

Can you guys pull your keys out of the ignition while the car is running?

[MikeW]

Can you guys pull your keys out of the ignition while the car is running?

I used to be able to; I thought it was a nice feature compared to new cars. Now that I've got a new lock set and keys for the car I can't do that anymore.

[e_racer1999]

Congrats on finding the key! It's fun finding stuff in cars. All I found in my Z was a cast iron chicken & a Chuck E Cheese token.:disappoin

I kinda like the chicken.

wth is a cast iron chicken? like a figurine?

when i first read it, i thought it was like in the shape of a cooked chicken, but made of cast iron. now THAT would be some tough meat....

[sblake01]

Can you guys pull your keys out of the ignition while the car is running?

Not on my 78 280 or the 810. Only on the old truck.