Re: more on keys,....more found locally, but $1 each...

[Gremlingts@xxxx]

I hit the local Total Plus auto parts store, and they had a very old looking 
key-making setup, so I checked it out...yep, they gots AMC keys! Rather 
dusty, too. The counter man said he was thinkin' of packin' it in on doing 
keys, but he wasn't sure yet. SO, I picked about 14 keys off the rack, 
including some for my '57 Chevys, and asked how much. $1 for each blank. 
Ouch. Thats the price difference between country store and (sub)urban areas. 
Well, they DO have the AMC logo on them....so I bit the bullet, and bought 
them. They're by Curtis as well, found more of the RA-5's, the guy said he 
thought they were later AMCs as well, like '88 up. But he didn't have a book, 
so couldn't confirm it. I found about 3 websites so far selling the RA-3 and 
RA-4 keys ( trunk and ignition ) for AMC, no telling if they have the logo on 
them or not, but you have to buy boxes of 50, usually. A little too many. 
They sell lesser quantities, one site did, but it drove the price per key 
blank to $1 or so each, bulk was .20 each over 500. At any rate, I now have 
more blank keys, but they're gonna cost more. And they didn't have the 70-87 
round keys, just the square heads. So I have more of those than the 
door/trunk keys now. Oh well. At least I shouldn't run out of keys anytime 
soon! LOL. I will still sell them to whoever wants some, price $1 each plus 
$1 postage/handling for all bought, limit 4 keys per person at the moment. 
Send me your order, and I'll see if I can fill it. Later,

Jerry