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Shaved doors are doors on an automobile that do not have handles on the outside of the vehicle, in order to present in a smooth look. [1] [2] [3] It was pioneered by customiser Harry Westergard in California. [4] [5] [6] The modification also increases security as there is no keyhole to pick or handle to grab.
This is a list of cars with non-standard door designs, sorted by door type.These car models use passenger door designs other than the standard design, which is hinged at the front edge of the door, and swings away from the car horizontally and towards the front of the car.
A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy, [1] cockpit canopy, [2] canopy door, [3] or simply a canopy. [4] A canopy is a type of door which sits on top of a car and lifts up in some way, to provide access for passengers. It is similar to an ...
Swan doors or swan-wing doors are a type of door on performance cars or concept cars. Swan doors operate in a similar way to conventional car doors , but they open at an upward angle. [ 1 ]
A front-hinged door would tend to be ripped off the parked car, but someone partly outside it might escape injury if they were not directly in the path of the speeding car. In contrast, a rear-hinged door would be forced shut, striking the person. Initially standard on many models, later they became popularized in the custom car trade. [5]
The first production car to feature the doors was a Lamborghini, Gandini's Countach; the sports car's wide chassis created similar problems to those found on the Carabo, calling for the unusual door configuration. This sports car was quite impractical for real life, as due to unusual design it was impossible to backup without doors open wide ...
Open doors on a Chrysler Airflow. Car doors are designed to facilitate ingress and egress by car passengers. [1]Unlike other types of doors, the exterior side of the vehicle door contrasts in its design and finish from its interior side (the interior part is typically equipped with a door card (in British English) or a door panel (in American English) that has decorative and functional features.
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