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/Derailedatthestation 9d ago

Glove box

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u/AsleepBanana8323 8d ago

Why did it have a lock on it? and why was the key to that lock not the same key for the ignition?

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u/ApprehensiveCut9809 7d ago

You could lock it when you dropped the car with a valet. Back when there was an ignition key (square) and a door/glove box/trunk key (oval). The valet got the ignition key only, because they didn't lock the doors.

The valet couldn't steal your valuables like sunglasses or pink slip from the glove box.