Nope, checked it on the column, does the same thing
At this point their is not much left to do about it other than weld up the steering column indentation so the cam doesn't lock the steering column.
I can't leave the key in the ignition switch all the time, and can't take a chance on getting stuck when I pull it out, by mistake.
I was just hoping that there was some bit of information I was missing, like pull the mechanism forward or push down on it, or turn the wheel to the left, or something?!@*....but I have tried everything and their is just no way to get the cam back far enough to insert the key again - puzzling?

? All of these things would require a bevel of some sort and there is none.
I like to get things working as they were originally intended to work, but in this case I am stuck. I will just have to modify it. I can live with the steering column not locking. I don't know of any other model or brand of 1950 automobile that had this feature. This feature wasn't made popular until the late 1960's in the states.
Thanks for the thought, though.
Gib