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MickyD · 12-30-2023, 05:18 PM

My 1931 Tudor is in need of a key or new trunk locks. Trunk to be redone as it has a couple of pin holes in the bottom. Locks are riveted to the metal trunk. Any idea other than a lock smith..

Gene F · 12-30-2023, 06:19 PM

Get some of the people in your local club to let you try their keys. Likely only a handful of mfrs, and key combinations.

You are a local chapter member, right?

MickyD · 12-30-2023, 09:15 PM

I belong to a local club but have not seen anyone with a metal trunk like this one.

Pete · 12-30-2023, 11:04 PM

Drill the rivets and take one of the latches off. Go to a hardware store or Walmart and look for something close to what you have.
As an alternative, you can use small brass padlock hasp's. I see lots of that including my own.

Y-Blockhead · 12-31-2023, 01:25 AM

Snyder's has replacement trunk locks. May check to see if they are the same as your. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...7367&cat=41731

Restoration Supplies also carries various trunk latches and parts. https://restorationstuff.com/shop/#fb0=55

Dan/Kzo · 12-31-2023, 06:56 AM

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My trunk is like yours and I also desired a key. During our excursions while on the MAFCA national tour this past summer, we would stop at antique stores. One such store had a bowl of skeleton keys and I scored.

1930artdeco · 01-01-2024, 01:30 PM

I think I took mine to a shop to have it matched, it is a skeleton key.

12-30-2023, 06:19 PM	#2
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,973	Re: Trunk locks Get some of the people in your local club to let you try their keys. Likely only a handful of mfrs, and key combinations. You are a local chapter member, right?

12-30-2023, 09:15 PM	#3
MickyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Welcome NC Posts: 207	Re: Trunk locks I belong to a local club but have not seen anyone with a metal trunk like this one.

12-30-2023, 11:04 PM	#4
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,409	Re: Trunk locks Drill the rivets and take one of the latches off. Go to a hardware store or Walmart and look for something close to what you have. As an alternative, you can use small brass padlock hasp's. I see lots of that including my own.

12-31-2023, 01:25 AM	#5
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Re: Trunk locks Snyder's has replacement trunk locks. May check to see if they are the same as your. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...7367&cat=41731 Restoration Supplies also carries various trunk latches and parts. https://restorationstuff.com/shop/#fb0=55 Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 12-31-2023 at 01:35 AM.

12-31-2023, 06:56 AM	#6
Dan/Kzo Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 80	Re: Trunk locks Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) My trunk is like yours and I also desired a key. During our excursions while on the MAFCA national tour this past summer, we would stop at antique stores. One such store had a bowl of skeleton keys and I scored.

01-01-2024, 01:30 PM	#7
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: Trunk locks I think I took mine to a shop to have it matched, it is a skeleton key. __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan