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Old 06-25-08, 09:48   #1 (permalink)
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Disappearing Car Doors: A Revolutionary Concept in Car Technology & Design
 
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Old 06-25-08, 10:05   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Disappearing door

Yeah too bad they never made it. Back in the day I believe BMW made a prototype with a door similar to that. Way back in the day in 1954 there was a car (Kaiser Darrin) that went into production but only one year. Their doors slid into the front fenders. It was SICK!!!! too bad it didn't catch on. Here are the Kaiser's

 
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Old 06-25-08, 11:07   #3 (permalink)
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Pretty cool until you get in a fender bender and can't open your door. haha
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Wow Ive never seen that before, pretty cool but I can see why it never caught on
 
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thats bad ***. see, why cant car companies come out with stuff like that, i wonder if the safety was compromised.
 
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Old 08-20-08, 04:32   #6 (permalink)
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The BMW Z1 was not a prototype.
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