K E Y O F T H E D A Y
[195x-1968] There's nothing better than a good story. Paper tags from dealers, garages and consumers shed light on the age and use of these keys.
[195x-1980] Several brands disappeared from the US market, including American Motors, Packard, Nash, Rambler and Studebaker. Note early IH and Jeep.
[195x-present] In this writer's opinion, Ford Motor Company had the most interesting American car keys in the 1950s and 60s.
[1933-Present] Some Chrysler products, to be fair, have offered handsome keys. Note that PDCD includes DeSoto and Omega was used in the 1930s.
[1920-195x] Clum, Miller, Briggs & Stratton and others produced lock hardware for many automakers, some long extinct.
[195x-199x] Cadillac, a division of GM, delivered their new cars with distinctive OE keys.
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