Are Master Keys real?

[MalfunctionProne]

Originally Posted By: Donald
Originally Posted By: Whitewolf
Some years ago I accidentally drove the wrong car for about half a day because there were two 'identical' cars in the lot and I took the wrong one without knowing. Interestingly once we realised we tried the other car and that one didn't work with the wrong key.


So your the one who borrowed my car for half a day? I have been wondering who it was. You could have filled it with gas at the very least!


Lol... I lived in the attic of one of the members here for a month.

I laugh everytime I see him post.

 

[KD0AXS]

Yes, Master keys are in fact real.

 

[AdRock]

I had an 86 Toyota pickup that had a well worn key. It would work in a bunch of different vehicles.

Back in the early 90's I went to a used car lot with a friend that was looking for a new ride. The people were really rude. I noticed that they had about 6 Celica's on the lot. Just for fun I tried my key and it worked in all of them. I would go to the lot every few weeks and move the cars around in the middle of the night. Always wore gloves, never vandalized anything, and locked them back up. It was fun messing with them.

 

[Spazdog]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
My dad had a 1980 ford fairmont and its key opened the door (but not ignition) on a 93 escort.

I think you're thinking of a "shaved key" which jiggled in an old lock with loose tumblers can sometimes open it.


'80s Fords seem like they only had about 10 tumbler combinations.

My friend's Fairmont keys could open, start, or occasionally open and start many Fords from that era.

 

[spasm3]

There are master keys for travel trailers too.

 

[Fordtrucktexan]

I've seen several master keys in use, in the hood'.

Then there's using a spark plug fragment to shatter glass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S11cD7LK1LU

 

[hpb]

Originally Posted By: jaj
I once opened my BMW with the remote key and it unlocked another BMW parked near mine at the same time. Does that count?


Have had this happen too! Working at a Ford dealer in the late 90's, walked into the carpark to fetch a customers car, hit unlock on the remote, and another similar model vehicle a few bays away also unlocked. Had never seen that before, and have never seen it again since.

Prior to Ford going to Tibbe locks in around 1990, Falcons could be started by using the auto trans dipstick in the ignition barrel.

 

[Squirrelee]

Years ago my uncle and I went hunting out in the middle of nowhere and hiked up to the top of a ridge where a mast radiator had been placed. While we rested, we noticed at the base was a small metal box with a lock. Out came the truck keys and after trying a few, the truck topper key opened it easily. Inside was a telephone. We locked it back up, had a good laugh about it, and then we climbed up the mast about twenty feet or so and looked out over the mountains for a few minutes.

We got back on the ground and not five seconds later, the phone rang! We both stared at each other and waited for it to quit, but it didn't. Out comes the topper key again and we open up the box and answer the phone. A fire spotter from a ridge or two over kindly asked us to refrain from climbing the mast He was also curious how we managed to open the phone box. We all had a good laugh over that one and, after waving in the general direction he said he was viewing us from, we hiked back to the truck.

That doesn't answer your question about master keys, but it was a fun memory you brought back from the past.