<VV> I Have a Dream! - non-Corvair semi-humor - forward opening doors

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

How about the new Mazda RX-8 (?) and Saturns with the forward opening rear 
door ?

It's more of a vertical, external glove box, but I haven't checked them out 
to see how they prevent the driver from driving off with it open.






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: "WillSmithTFPOCAllenTexas" <TheFreshPrinceofCorvair at comcast.net>
Cc: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> I Have a Dream! - non-Corvair semi-humor


> Subaru 360's sold here from '68 to '71 had rear hinge doors. They had a 
> little rubber strap that kept the door from hitting the quarter panel.
>
> Of course if you opened it above about 10 mph the straps did not hold, and 
> many had dented quarters!
>
> And then there are the rear doors on '50 Studebakers and mid 60's Lincoln 
> convertables.
>
> Known to us car guys as suicide doors.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> WillSmithTFPOCAllenTexas wrote:
>
>>I want to invite all you guys with auto industry connections to use your 
>>influence and adopt my Dream and get it into near-future car production. 
>>The Dream is rear-hinged doors...we surely have the technology to make 
>>them safe and they would make it so much easier for old boomers with big 
>>feet [and boomer men, too] to get in and out. Wouldn't it be nice to be 
>>able to get in and out without causing yourself great pain from 
>>contortion? Let's make a change! Has anything since '34 had them? [Wow, 
>>that's 72 years of contortion. That's not good!] If not rear-hinged then 
>>swing the doors up like the custom shops are putting on...gee whiz it's 
>>only a hinge...I want to be able to get in/out of my high-tech new car 
>>with less pain/effort. Let's make the Terrorists really hate us!
>>
>>Will Smith
>>"The Fresh Prince of Corvair"
>>WANTED: 66 Monza vert, 110, pg, white top, no rust, great condition, 
>>driver for Parade Duty and taking kids for a ride in something they've 
>>never seen plus playing "Find the Motor".
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