Glovebox

WeirdKerr · 17-08-2008, 18:32

While cleaning out my glovebox today i wondered why it is called a glove box as i have never carried a pair of gloves there in any of the cars ive owned..... and does anyone here carry gloves there.....

vRSLen · 17-08-2008, 18:50

I do, a present from the wife but I never wear gloves at all

craig0031 · 17-08-2008, 19:08

i actually carry a pair of gloves in my drivers side door sill ! seriously

KenONeill · 18-08-2008, 14:12

Like a lot of these terms it's a "hangover" from the early days of open cars, when your "driving gloves" were a set of elbow-length leather gauntlets.

Similarly, the "dashboard" is the sloped panel the front passenger rests their feet on (from horse-drawn vehicles), not the hunk of plastic the instruments, glove box and heater controls are built into, which is the "facia".

The Ors · 20-08-2008, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenONeill

Like a lot of these terms it's a "hangover" from the early days of open cars, when your "driving gloves" were a set of elbow-length leather gauntlets.

Similarly, the "dashboard" is the sloped panel the front passenger rests their feet on (from horse-drawn vehicles), not the hunk of plastic the instruments, glove box and heater controls are built into, which is the "facia".

Interesting.

On similar lines I can see why the wings & bumpers are so called but why bonnet, boot & scuttle?

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17-08-2008, 18:50	#2
vRSLen Happy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6,556 Members Car: MK11 Octavia vRS. Fabia II Sport 105 Thanks: 178 Thanked 252 Times in 198 Posts	Re: Glovebox I do, a present from the wife but I never wear gloves at all __________________ Current car: Black MKII Octavia vRS Combi Previous: Black MKI Octavia vRS Combi Black Fabia Elegance 100 BHP

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KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally in Scotland! Posts: 14,044 Members Car: Octavia TDi110 Thanks: 88 Thanked 806 Times in 781 Posts	Re: Glovebox Like a lot of these terms it's a "hangover" from the early days of open cars, when your "driving gloves" were a set of elbow-length leather gauntlets. Similarly, the "dashboard" is the sloped panel the front passenger rests their feet on (from horse-drawn vehicles), not the hunk of plastic the instruments, glove box and heater controls are built into, which is the "facia".

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