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

Why?

Wouldn't this take away from the structure strength of the car?

2/25/2012 4:13:26 PM

Design compensates for that.


Lets see it on a sedan. Or SUV. Lets see manual override controls. Why not put swivel front seats in there too?

2/26/2012 8:26:37 AM

Rainy days would be the devil

2/26/2012 2:32:47 PM

^ haha, need to have something extend from the roof

2/26/2012 3:28:19 PM

"honey, my door won't roll up"

2/26/2012 3:46:19 PM

BMW Z1?

2/27/2012 10:41:57 AM

What if your battery dies? Would there be a manual operation mode?

Personally, the sliding-door is the most efficient door in the world. Sadly, most sliding doors I know eventually fail. I don't know of anyone who owns a minivan without sliding door issues.

2/27/2012 3:32:46 PM

none of my minivans growing up had any issues.

[Edited on February 27, 2012 at 4:41 PM. Reason : unless you count almost chopping off a limb at times.]

2/27/2012 4:40:46 PM

Wow, that's a blast from the past. The black car that actually has the doors installed is a Lincoln Mark VIII, I think a 1994 or 1995. The conversion was done quite a while ago--I think I remember seeing that car on a Lincoln message board in 2004. And look, it still hasn't caught on...

2/27/2012 4:49:49 PM