I have a line on a Hurst Dual Gate assembly I’m thinking of buying, but the owner lost the key for the Dual Gate- yes the key- check out the pic to see what I mean. Did Hurst use their own weird key design, or can I cut any ‘standard’ GM key from the day and make it work? Did Hurst sell spare keys maybe? And was it one size fits all Dual Gates of the day? Thanks.

 

I've never seen one like that. The one pictured has the old P N 321 R shift pattern. I didn't know that Hurst made shifters for that shift pattern.

 

I don't know the answer, but with access to the backside of the lock cylinder - I can't image it would be difficult to fix or replace/rekey/defeat

 

The original GM keys and locks of that period were made by Briggs and Stratton. I'd be very surprised if the lock cylinder used on those original Dual Gates had anything in common. The lock cylinder in these photos does not look like a GM/B&S cylinder. It looks more like a commercial lock cylinder.

 

That advertisement is great. The MeToo movement would love it.

 

A good old school lock smith will be able to hand file a new key. Won't be cheap though,it is time consuming.
If the lock smith can get inside the cylinder and reset tumblers to their own selection,it can speed up the process costing you less.

 

I think the real problem may be finding a correct blank.

 

Out of curiosity I was looking around online and there are a lot of blanks available out there.
A good old school lock smith can alter blanks if need be.
The biggest problem is going to be the cost,depending on what they need to do it can get very costly.
How much does the op want to spend on this project?
This could very easily turn into a project that costs much more then the purchase price of the shifter.

 

So did Hurst ever sell replacement keys? I would think the key code would be the same for all of these Dual Gates

 

If your on facebook try contacting one of the co author's of this book.
He has been on FB lately in a couple of the popular Olds groups offering this book for sale.
Richard Truesdell
If you need more info about what group,send me a pm,I'll let you know there. Don't want people to think I'm trying to steal members from this board to go there. I'm just trying to be helpful to you.

 

Did the key lock the predecessor to the spring loaded cover plate? I can't imagine a dinky little lock like that locking out the shifter arm itself.

 

Yes, that's exactly what it did.