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

[Frank DuVal]

I forgot, but also many new 4 door pick up trucks have rear hinges on 
the rear doors. These prevent driving off with  the rear door open (and 
also preventing the rear door from opening while in motion) by having 
the front door latch plate (striker) mounted on the front edge of the 
rear door. Rear door has to close first.

Frank DuVal

Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per wrote:

> How about the new Mazda RX-8 (?) and Saturns with the forward opening 
> rear door ?
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> 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.
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> ----- 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
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>> 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.
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>> Of course if you opened it above about 10 mph the straps did not 
>> hold, and many had dented quarters!
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>> And then there are the rear doors on '50 Studebakers and mid 60's 
>> Lincoln convertables.
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>> Known to us car guys as suicide doors.
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>> Frank DuVal
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>> WillSmithTFPOCAllenTexas wrote:
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>>> 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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