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Old 12-01-2007, 04:34 PM
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Disappearing car door

Disappearing car door:

http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/

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Not so new. Identical to the tailgate on my 74 Olds Custom Cruiser.
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Old 12-01-2007, 06:47 PM
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Didn't the Kaiser Darrin have doors that slid into the front fenders?

http://www.classics.com/cor21.jpg

Must have confounded a lot of valets

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Didn't the Kaiser Darrin have doors that slid into the front fenders?

http://www.classics.com/cor21.jpg

Must have confounded a lot of valets

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Don't know if it was a Kaiser Darrin but saw a car with doors that disappeared into the fenders at the Great American Race last year. Really cool.

Yes it was.
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Linky no worky.

iirc, can't think of a production car with such doors.
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Old 12-01-2007, 07:09 PM
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Old 12-01-2007, 07:13 PM
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The Graham Cavalier must have been ahead of its time to have forward hinged doors in 1936/7.

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Old 12-01-2007, 08:17 PM
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Don't minivans do that?
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Not any that I've seen. They do open parallel to the body, but on the outside.
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A Gullwing would accomplish the same thing, just can't park it too close to another car.

Think Britney could have used a dissappearing car door?

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You have to admit, it is pretty slick looking.

Are they out of Detroit? I noticed the Fox theatre in the beginning.
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Think Britney could have used a dissappearing car door?

A dissappearing act would be much better for her.
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Don't gullwings take less space to open then a standard coupe door? I don't have the specs handy but that was the case on the DMC.
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Old 12-02-2007, 01:57 PM
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Don't gullwings take less space to open then a standard coupe door? I don't have the specs handy but that was the case on the DMC.
I think so, iirc. When in high school, a friend's Dad owned one. We took it out Friday nights on the cruise strip. Overheated a few times.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3077869181716347880&q=delorean&total=1666&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9

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