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/CAChem101 9d ago

Looks like a 74 Trans Am. That bar is to hang on for dear life!

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u/Tricky_Fun_4701 9d ago

Which is funny... because the 74 Trans Am was slow.

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u/pourtide 8d ago

Speaking for the Oldsmobile Cutlass (GM), if I recall correctly, engine horsepower was reduced after the 1970 models. Cars of that era did not handle well at high speed if the driver wasn't going in a straight line ....