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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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What is the real purpose of the oval slot right side dash hand hold in C2's? .. Was it to help entry into the car..................................... ................or something a nervous nellie could hang on to when the ride got a little ((((()))))?
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 03:13 PM
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I'm pretty sure there was no reason for it other than it being a handle bar or grab bar. As I'm sure you know in 67 they did away with it.

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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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Some D.O.T. official's relative broke a finger in the mid-'60s, so grab bars were dubbed a hazard? Anybody have a post-'70 car with one?
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Some D.O.T. official's relative broke a finger in the mid-'60s, so grab bars were dubbed a hazard? Anybody have a post-'70 car with one?
C5 have them
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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I think they are referred to a "Passenger assist bars", for getting out of the car. I call it the coward grab bar.
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Originally Posted by sub006
Some D.O.T. official's relative broke a finger in the mid-'60s, so grab bars were dubbed a hazard? Anybody have a post-'70 car with one?
My 2003 Chev S-10 ZR2 had a passenger grab bar. It was very handy for the passenger on off road trips.

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This is my thought on this topic..

It was used to help scoot the seat forward....
The driver used the steering wheel...
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My wife never uses the one in our '65. She just grabs me by my neck until I slow down!!!
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My wife never uses the one in our '65. She just grabs me by my neck until I slow down!!!
My girlfriend grabs something else,and tells me if she is going flying out the door or over the windshield, Mr. Happy is going too.

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My girlfriend grabs something else,and tells me if she is going flying out the door or over the windshield, Mr. Happy is going too.

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