Widerstandsfahig

While disassembling the interior of the latest donor ( 86' Turbo ) I came across the set of keys pictured. The set was nicely tucked behind the center console just above the throttle pedal.
Other than the obvious, a spare set of keys, anyone have any info on the history? Might these have been tucked away by the dealer 30+ yrs ago?

Jfrahm

The little ones are wheel lock keys.

Coloradoguy

Interesting find but one must question the wisdom of stashing them all in one place.

jhowell371

If you were locked out what good would they do you inside the car? I had my S2 for a couple of years before I found a spare key tie wrapped to the rear bumper shock. It was placed in such a manner that getting that @#%^&^$# tie wrap cut was near impossible. Once again if you were depending on that key to get you home you would be SOL trying to cut that tie with a pocket knife. The Porsche crest had fallen out of the key's head and light's battery was way past dead. The key itself had rusted but with a little wire brushing and it worked

mrgreenjeans

Could have been a way to help out in a bad way.....

Instead of carrying ALL of these around as a backup, all one needed to do was make ONE copy to open the door and tape it some where. I have even seen single blanks with no head on, tucked neatly in a friend's billfold that unlock the door and access the rest of the keys inside, JUST in case the whole set was lost.

OR, they could have been just what you suggested.... Dealership stashed for convenience.

Want to sell them ? I collect Porsche odds and ends, yes, even such small stuff like this. Orphan keys

ried

Are they for the car they were found in?

Widerstandsfahig

Yes, they are.

Thank you for the comment. I plan to keep the keys with the car and pass them on to the new owner.

jderimig

When I picked up my new 84 the dealer could not find the second set keys in the car so I only had the one set. I still have the car. Maybe there is hope yet that the second set of keys is still somewhere in the car....

mrgreenjeans

to the original poster:

I understand. Thanks for the reply back..... I commented on wishing to purchase because I misunderstood it was a core or donor car, not one you were putting back together and on the road.

I would want you to do just that. They belong with the car.

Hope the deal all comes together well. And makes another new owner of a Porsche 944 that much more excited about his ownership of one of Porsche's BEST cars they made.


( and elgy: I responded back to your p/m by way of a returned message on your messages pages. Thanks ! )

mrgreenjeans

I found a set of brand new keys with wheel lock key set, valet key, and the original Porsche large headed key and number tag in an '86 Sport Touring car I bought in MT almost two years ago. It had even a daub of key lube still on the shank, but dried and yellowed. No scratches on the shanks, as they had never been used.

Had never had that happen with any of the several hundred vintage and sportscars I had bought and sold over the years. I was shocked.

And I kept them unused. They are just the way I found them. Photos of them are on the forum post I started about the car and it's journey to me. They are found in the 'Documenting a 28,000 mile Sport Touring 944' story on these pages.


( elegy: I tried to locate your inbox message to me to respond again and it was no where to be found. Did you delete the private message or was it another 'spam' hack that got eradicated by the system ? )

Widerstandsfahig

I haven't deleted anything? We are referring to the FUCH message correct?

mrgreenjeans

nope, not you Widerstandsfahig

speaking to 'elegy' who posted a message to me, but it has now disappeared before I could reply to him ( about parts )