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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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disappearing car door

i think this is very interesting. i dont think it would work great on 4 door cars. but for coupe i think it really helps.

http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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thats awesome if all cars had that, then i wouldnt have to park 300 feet away from best buy.
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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that's pretty darn cool!
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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I wonder what happens when you crash or someone hops inside the door and drives away. Also too much technology involved.
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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that would so suck if it quit working like electric windows did lol.
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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so when my car in a couple inches off the ground......
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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so when my car in a couple inches off the ground......
if your car is a few feet off the ground I dont think you're in their market....look at the people in the video
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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if im the auto maker, i will put these door on all the vans.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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from another forum...

Originally Posted by StupidDent
haha... i had no idea what you were talking about... i had to look it up... that's from the early '40s, WAAAAAAAAAAAAY before I was born!

http://americansportscars.com/darrin.html



Originally Posted by dihedral
Did you forget the Kaiser Darrin, a 2 door fiberglass sports car, some with a Cadillac engine?? Doors slid into front fenders.

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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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from another forum...
that's a better way to go. like a van door.


the other one has way to many parts to fail. What happens when you crash. Want to lower your car (it clearly would effect ground clearance). Or park on unlevel areas.

the slide in type could possibly work as you could just push and pull.

but still...what if it gets bent or falls of the rails.

There's a reason doors are still made pretty much the way they were 100 years ago.

but hell...if someone has the dough and time to figure it out...more power to them.

I just don't like all this car driving for me crap.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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wow...looks pretty cool
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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Since when was removing the B-Pillar good for safety or structural rigidity? I'm sure these doors will definitely increase unsprung weight as well. It's also easier to exit the rear seats from a traditional 4 door than from the Lincolns that were displayed in the video. There's a reason why doors are still placed on hinges.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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why fix somethings thats not broken? retarded.
Old Dec 5, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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that's pretty darn cool!
hey stupid dent if more people got his you would have less door dings to fix
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