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"Disappearing" car door !
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"Disappearing" car door !
"I laugh in the face of danger! Then I hide until it goes away." Bender
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Cool idea. I wonder how rustproof that double floorpan would be -- seems like a good place to trap water.
The '54 Kaiser Darrin had really slick disappearing doors that slid into the front fenders. Probably the coolest U.S. factory production 2-seater of the decade.
http://www.americansportscars.com/darrin.html
The '54 Kaiser Darrin had really slick disappearing doors that slid into the front fenders. Probably the coolest U.S. factory production 2-seater of the decade.
http://www.americansportscars.com/darrin.html
Yeah, I recall the Darrin. Saw it at an auto show once, back in the day.
"Henry had not only bought the idea of building a sports car, but gave Darrin the go ahead on a 4 door prototype based on the same sliding door concept."
Wonder which direction the rear door moved in. . .?
I get the idea that the disappearing door stays on the outside of the undercarriage when opened, but I could be wrong; note that they imply that the ground clearance suffers (presumably only when parked) on a retrofit job, but that a built-from-scratch installation corrects this problem. . .
SDR
"Henry had not only bought the idea of building a sports car, but gave Darrin the go ahead on a 4 door prototype based on the same sliding door concept."
Wonder which direction the rear door moved in. . .?
I get the idea that the disappearing door stays on the outside of the undercarriage when opened, but I could be wrong; note that they imply that the ground clearance suffers (presumably only when parked) on a retrofit job, but that a built-from-scratch installation corrects this problem. . .
SDR
"I laugh in the face of danger! Then I hide until it goes away." Bender
1988-91 BMW Z1 ?
They were designed on the classic principle of the lightweight roadster that had removable door panels & could be driven with or without doors. Because of this, they were deemed as illegal in the U.S.
You can checkout this interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzTYOA7nJ8
They were designed on the classic principle of the lightweight roadster that had removable door panels & could be driven with or without doors. Because of this, they were deemed as illegal in the U.S.
You can checkout this interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzTYOA7nJ8
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