No ,the key is needed in a 65 -66 ,yes on a 67 up .There is a small hole in the face of the tumbler drum ,you insert a wire or bent paperclip works best ,turn the key all the way to the ACC side and push the paper clip in and it will release the tumbler and it will turn a bit more and pull out .
The bezel can some times be a big pain in the butt also ,the switch assembly has a large heavy spring and it must be pushed in and the bezel twists out ,although if it is the original i have seen several that someone at ford had put together wrong ...especially from the San Jose plant ,and they will be a night mare to remove .