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Author here. I originally had a pic of a regular old seat belt, but when I saw the Volvo meme I had to use it. Just fixed that.

Sorry for the confusion!

I refreshed the page, and now there's a shot of a man (presumably Bohlin) wearing a seatbelt above the phrase in question.

I was wondering the same. Or I guess they could be talking about the grill of the car containing a seat-belt-like design?

The Volvos back then did not have that, it was reintroduced later and it reflects on the leather straps and buckles the much older ones had, which originated as a means to hold the engine cover down.