Anomie

I'm sure this has been around here before, but I haven't seen it. Really innovative design!

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

JB COMP

I seen that about a year or two ago.

Its a cool idea but it would bad if it was raining then the whole inside of the door would get wet and you would have to wait for it to close. To me its a waste of money.

madmax22

thats mad cool, but is it worth it?

iamnot

that's very cool
and inovative
but i don't care for it

as jb pointed out
the whole inside would get wet
if raining or snowing
and what happens if there's a
power failure?
another thing is, to me
a safety concern
there's no visible opening door
to warn on coming drivers
of an exiting passenger

i think that a
gull wing would give you
a wow factor w/o
the possible disadvantages

JB COMP

I'd rather suicide doors (I think that's the name, the doors that open up instead of out)

iamnot

actually
those were what i was
thinking about/seeing

just put the wrong name
to them

JB COMP

Then
What
are
they
called?

Sorry had to do it

iamnot

imitation
is
the sincerest form of flattery


ok, i did a search
suicide doors are hinged
on the rear edge
and open opposite of
normal doors
gull wing doors are hinged
at the roof and open out and up
lambo doors - also called
vertical doors open from the top hinge
kind of up and away
anyway, those are the ones
i like, was thinking of

Anomie

They are called 'knife-edge' doors. Probably the most space efficient doors without compromising structural integrity.

I just thought the engineering involved with the disappearing door is pretty phenomenal.

Anomie

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Thanks for the breakdown! [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

iamnot

well, you're right about the engineering
to be able to retro fit
something like that to
a stock vehicle
w/o compromising
cabin space or ground clearance
really took a lot of
imagination and skill

JB COMP

so you're not mad then

The lambo doors are what I was thinking of.

Anomie

I think the first knife-edge doors may have been on the '74 Countach. Those were certainly the first I saw. There was a late-model Caprice here at a car show last year that had the same doors, and he said it was hell making them work correctly. The Lambo's doors were designed from the beginning to be as light as possible, but the big sedan's doors are very heavy.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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the ones that open up vertically from the side like on a DeLorean DMC12 or an old Benz SL are called "gullwing" doors

iamnot

didn't really read
all the thread there
did ya?

we got that covered

qaiz

One of the older BMW's had it.

It was the BMW Z1, they were made for an extremely breif period. Fantastic cars to drive.

This new " Dissappearing Door " is a direct copy of that.

In all honestey, I prefer the old one more .

slayerphonics

The disapearing car door is not for the average car but somebody who doesn't ever get out in the rain, or ever worry about it failing because they would just fly their jet lol

But a very cool idea, tons of skill to get to work.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Sorry, it was covered in one of your broken, multiple-lined posts that I can't stand reading. The first sensible post I saw was Reiko talking about the Lamborghini's papercutter doors. I tried to read your post several times
but I cannot
stand reading
two word
lines because
it hurts my
eyes,
k?

iamnot

your
loss
then
but
'k
w/ me

brett65

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Suicide doors are doors that hinge in the rear. '34 Ford, and 60's Lincoln had them.

Anomie

We're discussion grammar and style in the other thread

I think the most interesting doors I've seen were in the '80s during the mini-truck craze. Some doors were hinging on the a-pillar, so they went up and swung outward and forward like wings. Really cool!

ferrarimk13

what if it gets stuck? youd be screwed. Also, why do they test them on the ugliest crappiest cars?

NitroVenom

Nahh.. That cars not that ugly. Deff not crappy either. That car borrows the 4.6 motor from the mustang GT's. I saw this anout a year or two ago. I told my dad he should do it to his lincoln.

ferrarimk13

well, i know its not bad, but if you have doors that cost a lot, you might as well stick em on something ridiculous like a lamborghini or something, which you want to impress someone with.

NitroVenom

Yea true, Now just imagine that same car doin this: [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7RSBs0j7dY]Lincoln[/link]