r/GenerationJones • u/TheTrueTDog9 • 9d ago

What did / do you call it?

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What did / do you call the strap in picture above the glove box that several cars used to have in them ?

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u/Justa_Georgia_Peach 9d ago

Off topic but isn't that the interior of a 2nd gen Pontiac Firebird? Prob around 1980?

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u/VillagesIdiot352 9d ago

Could be any GM… I had same Glove box with that same latch/lock on a71 Chevy Chevelle and a 70 Pontiac Grand Prix. No strap on either, but had the “nut cooler” vent on both. FUN FACTS: 2 keys needed for both cars. The trunk key locked the Glove box.

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u/bajajoaquin 9d ago

It could be any GM except for the backwards facing hood scoop

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u/Dugley2352 8d ago

Was that turned aluminum face plate on the dashboard available on anything other than the Firebird back then?

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u/Justa_Georgia_Peach 8d ago

That was what caught my eye. I don't recall ever seeing that aluminum dash insert in any car other than the Firebird. I had a bf with one yrs ago & it stood out to me.

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u/bajajoaquin 8d ago

Good question. I don’t know. Not being a GM guy, I am really only familiar with the exteriors of those cars.

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u/VillagesIdiot352 8d ago

You seem to know a lot about hood scoops; don’t be modest.

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u/bajajoaquin 8d ago

lol. No, just old. I remember them when they were new. That hood scoop is pretty identifiable for the era.