11A Passenger grab bar

[ivarra]

It was only when the safety folks started redesigning things that the design started going down hill.

I agree ... who cares about grab handles now ... we need to know what other secrets these vehicles provide for us ...

• We have honestly used the breakfast (front grille) to bbq (braai) in South Africa
• You get a better body shakedown that those fancy expensive massage chairs you buy at Brookstone
• Bicep builders, unless of course you have power steering

anything else ??

[LaneRover]

My favorite "extra" is the metal can that nestles close to the exhaust manifold, so that a cup of tea can be made as soon as the journey is over. Learned that some years ago when LRW ran a story on the chap in South Africa...the short little old timer who is their guru who drove the red 109.

But then again I drink about 2 beers a year so the bottle opener dosent do me any good.

It also works on root beer bottle tops (or just about any glass bottle with a cap)

[Terrys]

real ales don't have twist off tops.

True enough, but even the "real Ale" bottled or widget canned is only a barely acceptable alternative to pumped, not gassed, ales from the keg

[TedW]

I always think its kinda sad when I see a bottle opener bolted to a Series II/IIA. It shows someone out of touch with their truck.

I must respectfully disagree with TeriAnn. The underdash opener, while handy for opening the occasional bottle of road sauce, is inconveniently located for servicing a tailgate bacchanal like those held at the British Invasion. My corner trim-mounted Rocky Mountain opener fills the bill and never gets lost (see avatar above).

I have also found that the underdash unit displays too much flex when opening a bottle of Sebago Rip Tide Red Ale, my official lubricant.

[amcordo]

Why is everyone calling it a grab bar? Call it by it's official ISO certified name : "OH, SH%& handle".