Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the 1990s Joalto Designs created a car door that slid down for easy entry. What happened to it, and what other cars have tried disappearing car doors?

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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300_SL
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J._Kaiser
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Motors
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Darrin
web.archive.org/web/20120423172435/http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/dcd/company-jatech-llc/faqs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_door_(car)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_canopy
web.archive.org/web/20120414010444/http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/dcd/product-history
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_door
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissor_doors
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_doors

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