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In my 1953 Mercury you couldn't take the ignition out of the switch once it was turned, my dad's 1946 Ford, you can't take the ignition out of the switch once it's turned. I can't say for sure, but post war, I can't think of any reason why any car company would intentionally let that happen (somebody said it's dangerous, and it is!). As I said, I can't say for sure, as VW did things very differently; oil-bath air cleaner on many models through 1973 (GM had switched by 1959), 6-volt electrical system until like 1967 (The big three were all 12 by 1956). I don't remember what year the car in question is, but my 73 Bug had the same deal, I went to BAP and bought a new switch for $20 or so. Just my opinion. > ---------- > From: Ginger D.&Peter P.[SMTP:gingerd@teleport.com] > Reply To: gingerd@teleport.com > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 9:42 PM > To: type3-list > Subject: Re: [T3] ignition weirdness > > So does anyone know when the locking steering wheel started. My wheel > does not lock, but I pulled an ignition from a '66 wreck that looks like > it does. I don't remember a mention of it in my owners manual.... > > Peter Parker > '66 Square; Phillip > Portland, OR > > >Jim Adney wrote: > >I don't remember what year we are talking about, but in the US I think we > got the >steering lock in about 69. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe >