Suicide doors

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Now that you mention it, center opening rear doors are a charactistic of all 
'40s Chrysler Corporation Sedans until the '49 models were introduced.

Paul

In a message dated 3/23/2004 9:00:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx writes:

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> 
> Some early Crown Imperials had suicide rear doors.  My 50 crown does and 
> I expect the same is true through through 54. 
> 
> 
> RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >That is correct. Doors that open in such a way that if they were ajar and 
>the car was moving, that the wind could catch and open them, are in fact 
>called suicide doors. I don't think anyone actually committed suicide in this 
>way, but it could be said that opening the door while the car was in motion 
>would be "like committing suicide". This was since the wind would pull the 
>door off the car, and possibly the passenger along with it, if they hung onto 
>the door handle. Lincolns and four door Thunderbirds in the '60s had a door 
>ajar warning light for this reason. 
> >
> >In the '30s, some cars had the front doors opening in this way while the 
>rear ones were conventional. Were any '30s Chryslers or Imperials set up this 
>way? I'll have to take a look in my old "70 Years of Chrysler" book.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> > In a message dated 3/22/2004 8:04:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, DavisADM 
>writes:
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> >  
> >
> >>Who says that suicide dorrs applies only to the front doors.  So, yes, 
>Lincolns and T-birds had suicide doors!
> >>
> >>
> >>In a message dated 03/22/2004 11:45:53 AM, 
> >>imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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> >>
> >>
> >>The Engel-designed '64-'66 Imperials were never
> >>offered with suicide doors.  And neither were the
> >>'61-'69 Lincolns.  Lincoln (and Thunderbird for a few
> >>years) used a center-opening design, which is rather
> >>different than the "suicide" design, in which the
> >>front door opens from the FRONT.
> >>
> >>But, much like the misuse of "Kelsey Hayes" for the
> >>Motor Wheel wire wheels, the misuse of "suicide doors"
> >>has stuck.
> >>
> >>Elijah
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> >
> >