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TR2/3/3A original tr3 hood wrench

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000_1655.jpgHere is a pic. of the coach key from my first TR3A-a 1960 purchase in 1962, from what I believe to be the original owner. It appears to be identical to the one in Steves' posting.
Berry
 
titanic said:
Here is a pic. of the coach key from my first TR3A-a 1960 purchase in 1962, from what I believe to be the original owner. It appears to be identical to the one in Steves' posting.
Berry
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I'm sure yours is original but my point, which I thought was illustrated in the previous thread, was that there are several styles that qualify as original, and not one holy grail.
Tom
 
I am sure that the designers/engineers from Triumph would be amused that 60 years later people are debating the style of the hood wrench.
I have also heard them referred to as "Fool's tool".
Berry
 
Church keys are for aluminum cans. Coach keys are for bonnets,,,,,,,and side curtains, spare tire doors, TR2 boots. A multipurpose tool
 
Do you really think a 16 year old in 1964 with his first car, a $200 59 TR3 is going to call it a "coach key"? Besides, aluminum cans were only on the market for 5 years and mostly for beer. Coors was the first. It will always be a church key for me.
 
bnw said:
Do you really think a 16 year old in 1964 with his first car, a $200 59 TR3 is going to call it a "coach key"? Besides, aluminum cans were only on the market for 5 years and mostly for beer. Coors was the first. It will always be a church key for me.
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OK, you've got me there. I bought my first TR3 in 1964 but I was a bit older than 16 and I paid a bit more than $200 for it but you are right, I didn't hear the term "coach key" until recently. Recently for me could go back 20 t0 30 years.
After reading your comment, I tried to find the derivation or an explanation for the term, "coach Key" and came up short. Anybody have an idea where the term came from?
I was well acquainted with church keys at the time too.
A beer can.jpg
Tom
 
Heck when I bought my '57 in 1964 it came with the wrong key. It had a closed loop handle, like this one. I was told it was really for a VW but what part of a VW would it have fit? I know it was wrong because the previous owner had to file it a bit to fit in the lock.


Dennis
 

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I think you've nailed it. And for ÂŁ2.25 rather than $25.
I have a VW type also but with the open handle offset to one side. I'll post a picture if I can find it.
Tom
 
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