Rear hatch handle question

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by old man jimmy

The 72's had just one key to fit it all. But no lock on console or glove box.

I don't think that's true for all 72's. We still have the original GM keys for ours, and it's one key for the ignition, and the doors and rear hatch are another key.

I haven't seen a car with "one key fits all" since the 50's. It's how my 56 nomad is. That was popular in the 50's.

[pound41]

Having owned several 70-72 blazers and still have several 65-72 chevy cars. In restoring many I have learned to say never say never in what they did at the GM factory. However, If I was a betting man I would say #1 your blazers ignition switch failed very early and was replaced with a new GM switch or failed at sometime and was replaced with a aftermarket and someone had GM keys made for it. Just ordered and had cut a set of GM keys for my 69 camaro. Also if you owned my 71 blazer you might believe that one key worked the doors and ignition and the other GM key worked the hatch and it came that way from the factory. When in 1981 my hatch lock came apart and I went to the GM dealer and got a new GM hatch handle and installed it. Thus 2 different keys

[old man jimmy]

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

I don't think that's true for all 72's. We still have the original GM keys for ours, and it's one key for the ignition, and the doors and rear hatch are another key.

I haven't seen a car with "one key fits all" since the 50's. It's how my 56 nomad is. That was popular in the 50's.

I can assure you it is true. If you have a seperate key for the ign. Somebody has put a new one in it. I agree all my old cars have two keys. But not the 72 blazers & jimmys. I've had mine since it was built, and it came with two sqare keys, both the same.

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by old man jimmy

I can assure you it is true. If you have a seperate key for the ign. Somebody has put a new one in it. I agree all my old cars have two keys. But not the 72 blazers & jimmys. I've had mine since it was built, and it came with two sqare keys, both the same.

Negative on mine, Aunt bought it new. Only 70K on it when I bought it last year. She swears it's never had locks changed or a new ignition switch. Never even took it back for any warranty work. She said since it was new with 3 miles on it that it always had seperate keys.
In 1999 it only had 40,000 miles, cam went flat. Engine was rebuilt at that time. That's all that's ever been done to it.