probably the biggest algorithm loop for me yet. The last time i saw this video was now long after it was uploaded, sometime in early 2008. Here I am 15 years later.
It's not dedication. It's a channel named after the one video it has. If I put a video on YT of a red balloon and call my channel TheRedBalloon channel and then never upload anything again, that's not dedication lol.
There is probably one significant reason this was never adopted as mainstream, accidents! After a side impact, or even a heavy frontal, those doors would never open as intended. Same with a rollover. As for maintenance, nightmare!
I doubt regular doors open as intended either. Or if laid up on its side. Even a front collision could shift the doors enough to cause extremely misaligned doors that are difficult to open. Nah, maybe it never caught on because it was patented and couldn’t be used by mainstream manufacturers. Usually patents are good for a long time like 20+ years and the owner wanted obscene amounts of money to use the design or idea. Wait another 10 years maybe until the patent is done with. As far as why China didn’t steal the design… I dunno lol
Believe it or not, GM implemented something very similar to this on full size station wagons in the early 70's, but only on the tailgate. Mud/dirt/rocks/pebbles scratched the tailgate and jammed the mechanism easily and often. It was a complete disaster.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 Fun fact, when I was 15 I wanted a fixer-upper car so I could learn how to handle my own shit. My stepdad apparently took that to mean "something that is beyond repair" because he comes home with this rusted out Volkswagen beetle that had been sitting in some field for probably the last couple decades. Faded paint, all the wires and hoses were gone, the fuel tank had a literal rat nest in it containing live rats. And I don't know if you know this about the old Beetles, but the engine was in the back, and the battery was under the back seat. That thing had corroded a hole through the floor of the car such that when you lifted up the seat, there was a perfect battery-shaped rectangular window to the ground.
@adamb89 Did it go on to become a much loved car that filled your firmative years with wonderful memories? My first boss was a tight fisted so-and-so, aways cutting costs. He got into his car one day, and he and the seat fell straight through.
It's not safe. If your car loses electrical power, you're now stuck inside of it. Imagine that happening in a bad wreck or after crashing into a lake.. or if the car caught fire. Are those highly likely to happen to everyone? Nope. But it's 100% likely to happen to some.
i think they meant the occupant of this car to other cars, but yeah you're right. once you walk away from your vehicle it's free game for dickheads that park by you
And when you park in an empty space at the far end of the lot with no cars around, you know for sure this sumbitch is going to come and park next to you😂
Similar to the tools on every single oldies music video, asking who's listening in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. They haven't figured out yet, that people who appreciate the 70', 80's & early 90's music, never stopped listening.
I think the reason we haven't seen this employed in many (or really any) vehicles since- *checks watch* -sixteen years ago, is mainly because this type of door is overdependent on an electrical system to open and close the door. In this video, there's no mention of a manual release, or even an emergency door-eject or "push-to-open" option. If the undercarriage of the vehicle strikes an object on the road, this could result in occupants becoming trapped in the cabin, with the only option for escape being to break glass.
The reason you haven't seen it is because it doesn't get employed in vehicles, it's a modification you buy for your existing car if you are disgustingly rich. Go to Monaco or Dubai and you'll probably see this on some high roller's Bentley.
Amazing. But for sure also extremely expensive and only for the affluent among us as the footage clearly suggests. Also, congratulations on the perfectly chosen background music.
FLAW: Theres no side door pillar between the front/back seats. so if it was in a rollover crash, the roof would cave in and crush everyone inside. the side pillar is needed to keep the roof intact and protect the occupants. thats why it was never approved for NA markets, it didnt pass safety construction requirements.
@@SheenylHassan yeah but what he's try to say is TH-cam have a habit of hiding your subscriptions on your subscription list because alot of the people I'm sub too some of them aren't on my subscription list for some reason
Ross - Yeah,I thought it was gonna be some kind of ' Candid Camera ' type thing. Nope,it was a commercial for a disappearing car door. That's FUCKING CRAZY.
@@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe You could overcome that issue with ultrasonics, that would eliminate any concern in relation to rain or wet-on-the-surface clothes.
@@longnamedude3947 wouldn't that be dangerous like if your skin touch it your cell would be damage because it's shake the water molecule and your blood at the same time.
OK, I’m impressed. I thought it was going to be joke, or gimmick, or even a really bad idea. But no, even the speed of the opening is functionally impressive. And I imagine that if you can afford one of these you will be inclined to keep it washed and free of grime that would most surely scratch the door in operation. Seriously, I’m impressed.
I love how there's a whole channel just for this car door. 😁 I'm assuming it didn't get made firstly because it was too expensive to produce and secondly it probably didn't pass safety standards.
I know there's tons of reality issues to get over with this design, but it still looks so much promising. It had it's own perfectly working demo version, compared to those fancy concept cars which is mostly just a mock-up or a body shell swapped with old cars. It's quite a surprise that high-end luxury cars doesn't accommodate this door.
@@reimuhakurei3311 BMW Z1 has interesting design, but this one still looks better. When the doors are opened in this prototypes you get huge among of space to move your legs, unlike Z1.
When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be a comedy skit. When I saw the doors in action, that's when reality set in; there's no way someone would spend the money to build such a system JUST for a joke.
@33482 If I'm locked in, I'm going in and out like the Duke brothers from Dukes Hazard and if it stays open, no problem jeeps go without doors all the time.
@@CaptainUsopp118 no you don’t because fire fighters can press them open to the outside with those mechanic tools while in this concept here they vanish inside the vehicle itself.
@@MOE13576 Yeah, that would be a big problem when this was first proposed, but not now since we have the sensor technology to avoid that kind of situation.
OH MY GOD I've been looking for this video forever! I saw a clip of it a long time ago and thought the car door was so cool, and finally I can save it to a playlist. Thank you, TH-cam algorithm!
Notice the outboard armrests -- they're there because the door doesn't have an armrest on it, and also perhaps to keep you from falling out if the door is accidentally opened while the car is in motion!
@@unitedstatesirie7431 Hey buddy, in your profile picture you've got someone who caused chaos and deaths across Europe for his own greed. That's pretty much far worse than a flu shot. LOL. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@ikechukwui2561 I agree with you, however reliable convertibles do exist. The reason why this didn't take hold is most likely because of the cost to produce it. People aren't likely going to spend an extra 5 grand for cool doors. Unless they're a luxury car enthusiast like myself in which case I would spend an extra 10 if it was made by Mercedes :)
@@HoodrichShinobi Other comment in this video said there is possible custom builder of these kind of doors. Does search engine show any options for you?
A certain generation of folks who made videos or slideshows seem to love using classical music to accompany their productions. Judging by the talent, costumes and sets, they had a very specific target market in mind.
They use the jaws of life to cut off the roof and lift you out ..... That used to be procedure in 80's when car were less stiff and the roof and pillars crumpled like tin foil ....today Roof off lift out job is a good un. Ever design has its flaws just got to weight up benifits. I love to have that system but I care for a disabled child I can see the benifits of getting him in and out of the car. I could not imagine the cost of it or repair mind you ... That probably main reason it's not practical cost :(
@MichaelKingsfordGray Good job contributing absolutely nothing. All you did was attack instead of actually refuting or adding your opinion to a comment posted two years ago.
Those are already a thing. They are on some of the special addition El Caminos and they are on some other cars. It would be cool if those ideas got combined though.
Mar Mars Not only that, his whole "either/or" approach on the attack doesn't really make sense. I get where he's going with it, as it seems he intends to insuate both circumstances are true.. yet he then verbalizes his inclination that the former of his statements is likely the true reality (which neutralizes the other possiblity, per the very implication). It makes both options mutually exclusive, which is probably the opposite of what he intends lol. I'm not normally an overly critical person, in fact I love humor in all it's forms. But the fact that he approached this as an intellectual (yet failed in his own arena), warrants this level of scrutiny.
This is, by far, the best video I've ever seen on the disappearing door. But why am I just now seeing this long example for the first time in 2024?? All the other vids that were circulated were so short and vague, it wasn't clear that they weren't faked! Sad that they never perfected it for OEM integration. Very cool that they chose to showcase these on a RWD model instead of taking the easy way out with a FWD example. Also sad that the Lincoln Mark series disappeared after the VIII. Such a beautiful car, I loved these Mark VIIIs!
Convertibles are usually reinforced below. Removing B pillars on unibody cars will always reduce structural integrity of a unibody car. There is an organization called I-CAR that trains autobody technicians on proper ways to repair vehicles according to manufacturer requirements and I don't recall them recommending any such procedure as structural integrity will be affected leaving the repair facility/owner liable for damages, injuries, deaths, etc. In fact, making a repair that over strengthens a structural component of a unibody vehicle can also destroy structural integrity of that vehicle. Modifications and repair procedures must go through rigid testing and crash testing prior to approval.
Structural integrity. Security - if you need to get in and lock your doors quickly. Fire - if it’s this car or another car catches fire and you’re trapped. Electrical - if electrical failure how would you get out. Accident - how would you get out if your front end is hit. Can’t open the door. Jaws of life?
It's like the retractable roof on the old convertibles, except it slides into the floor of the vehicle instead of a special compartment in the trunk. COOL!😊
Jatech actually designed this car for Ford Motor Co to have the disappearing doors before Ford decided to scrap the idea. The structural integrity was never compromised, and Jatech held some patents on this car even with the redesign on the Lincoln Mark 8. The doors were very strong with or without a B pillar for the roof.
this was never an amazing idea, think about rain, snow, failing parts and mostly safety in a car accident and how long it will take to get that out of the way if the door was hit and can't retract anymore.
Yeah, imagine this in an cold wet envoirement and things get a lot of ice attached to it and arround it, it would probably cause a lot of broken door engines or if they put really strong engines for the door opening it would rip all the door moldings that seals the door to peaces every time it's wet and it freezes.
16 years later and this still hasn’t taken off! What’s not to like? 🤷♂️ still a lot better than any other style of car door. Wether you look at a gull wing or Lambo style doors.
what do you mean by funding? if you mean taxpayers should pay for it dream on. You certainly are welcome to buy the right vehicle and ship it to England and have the work done yourself. It's a fad just like fancy neon lights, loud mufflers, boom boom music and expensive wheels. We are living in a world now where people crave attention and want to have the latest, greatest, and most expensive so they will stand out from everyone else. We are in the age of individualism. Sad, but true. Don't try to compete with someone because you will never have everything.
Just... don't put your transmission, frame, airbags, or motor in the wrong spots. That said, this is actually an interesting concept, even if the gains are minimal.
Who else got recommended for this video 16 years later?
Hello, sir :)
Hey-Oo!
Jolly good day for it
probably the biggest algorithm loop for me yet. The last time i saw this video was now long after it was uploaded, sometime in early 2008. Here I am 15 years later.
Me! Just now and curious.
This concept stayed true to its word, and really disappeared!
Lmao
Lmao indeed
Lol that's a good one
So many are lost at jokes like this! 🤣
hahahahhaah
An entire channel named after its one single video, a video of a disappearing car door. THIS is true dedication.
Instant subscribe
it would be funny if the channel uploads a 2nd video when another company tries to make a similar door design in the future
It's not dedication. It's a channel named after the one video it has.
If I put a video on YT of a red balloon and call my channel TheRedBalloon channel and then never upload anything again, that's not dedication lol.
Vehicle safety, efficiency and convenience😉😉.
@@HatoBumpkin Now that's an example of critical thinking...well done!
There is probably one significant reason this was never adopted as mainstream, accidents! After a side impact, or even a heavy frontal, those doors would never open as intended. Same with a rollover. As for maintenance, nightmare!
Dirt.
Even small amounts will scratch the paint. The doors will look horrible after a week.
How would they open if battery died? It seems that the electric window operation is key to them opening.
@@slackerman9758 Same or even worse happens with tesla that can trap you inside a car
@@JP-xd6fm Similar, but I think Teslas have a mechanical door latch behind a cover. Not sure how that would work with this style.
I doubt regular doors open as intended either. Or if laid up on its side. Even a front collision could shift the doors enough to cause extremely misaligned doors that are difficult to open.
Nah, maybe it never caught on because it was patented and couldn’t be used by mainstream manufacturers. Usually patents are good for a long time like 20+ years and the owner wanted obscene amounts of money to use the design or idea.
Wait another 10 years maybe until the patent is done with.
As far as why China didn’t steal the design… I dunno lol
Having a window get stuck down is one thing. Not being able to get your door back up is another thing.
No cup holders too
Jeeps have removable doors....
@@user-zz8bm4wp9z I never use the door for cups. Usually it's for trash. I always use the middle cup holders.
BMW Z1 owners: First time?
Fair enough. But steering and brakes also rely on electromechanics nowadays.
Imagine 4 people stepping out of this thing in a second to whoop your ass.
I love the way you look at the world :D
I'm in stitches
imagine doin a driveby with open doors ... man even the driver gets to shoot his shot
Yooo 😂😂😂
@@homeboy144 Don't forget about the guy in the middle of the backseat.
See you guys in 16 years when this is being recommended again!
On a side note, I like this concept. Shame it didn't get anywhere.
Believe it or not, GM implemented something very similar to this on full size station wagons in the early 70's, but only on the tailgate. Mud/dirt/rocks/pebbles scratched the tailgate and jammed the mechanism easily and often. It was a complete disaster.
Some Lincoln prototype in the 90's too.
And there it is. Whenever you hear about a killer idea and wonder why it’s never implemented, it’s always because mechanically it’s just a nightmare.
"Disappearing Car Door" I thought it was a prank video.
same fucking thing i thought haha
w23857980 same here haha
same
Nooo they will made dissapearing hood and thunk for my car hhahhah
Yea. I was expecting just for laughs
2021 and still rolls royce didnt buy this tecnology??
Bmw did it in the 90s! With the z1
Right. The closest we have to this today is the Tesla Model X, and the doors on these 25+ year old Lincoln's are cooler.
@@Stressless2023 bmw made these in the z1
@@XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav We're talking about today in 2021.
Man, that system looks beautiful. I really don't know why they don't use it currently.
"Dear, the door is broken again."
"Oh well, I suppose we'll just pretend it's a Jeep then!"
If it's raining, its a great way to wash the interior
But you could realistically shit out the door while driving.
Lmfao, all I could think of after that, Is an infomercial, “No More Shitting Out The Window!”
@@adamb89But a hole straight through the seat would do the same and cost less.
I'm just off to the patents office.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 Fun fact, when I was 15 I wanted a fixer-upper car so I could learn how to handle my own shit. My stepdad apparently took that to mean "something that is beyond repair" because he comes home with this rusted out Volkswagen beetle that had been sitting in some field for probably the last couple decades. Faded paint, all the wires and hoses were gone, the fuel tank had a literal rat nest in it containing live rats. And I don't know if you know this about the old Beetles, but the engine was in the back, and the battery was under the back seat. That thing had corroded a hole through the floor of the car such that when you lifted up the seat, there was a perfect battery-shaped rectangular window to the ground.
@adamb89 Did it go on to become a much loved car that filled your firmative years with wonderful memories?
My first boss was a tight fisted so-and-so, aways cutting costs. He got into his car one day, and he and the seat fell straight through.
As my father would say, “it’s just more shit to break”
Ah, at such moments, as a person whom english is not native language - it's sad that i can't understand such colloquial phraseological units :C
@@freybjorn4635 It translates to: there are more things to go wrong
Best comment this year...lol
Exactly. Imagine the bill when that thing fails, and what happens if the window doesn’t retract properly? You’d step right on it.
Wise man!
*This REAAALLY changes everything*
10+ years later.. doors are still doors
Also bcs if someone hits you sideway,you die 100%
It's not safe. If your car loses electrical power, you're now stuck inside of it. Imagine that happening in a bad wreck or after crashing into a lake.. or if the car caught fire.
Are those highly likely to happen to everyone? Nope. But it's 100% likely to happen to some.
@@JustAGuy85 Imagine just trying to get out of your car if it's stuck in deep mud or snow with NO clearance under the car.
@@swaghauler8334 a fkin death trap essentially 😂
Because nobody wants coffin..................
Who got recommended this video in 2024? 😊
Meee!
Me
And me, crazy algorithm lol 😂
me too.
Yup
"Freedom from door dings" only when parked next to the only other disappearing car door car on the planet
i think they meant the occupant of this car to other cars, but yeah you're right. once you walk away from your vehicle it's free game for dickheads that park by you
It's a plastic like body so it will pop out. BMW Z1 look it up on top gear
And when you park in an empty space at the far end of the lot with no cars around, you know for sure this sumbitch is going to come and park next to you😂
or tesla model Y
Freedom from causing door ding to your other car, since most people have two cars.
I know people with disappearing catalytic converters.
😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣
LOL
And I know people with disappearing wheels
Emilia hartford for exemple....
LOL LOL LOL 🤣
who else only sees comments asking who else got recommended this 16 years later?
yup
Well maybe they’re finally coming out in ‘25
Similar to the tools on every single oldies music video, asking who's listening in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. They haven't figured out yet, that people who appreciate the 70', 80's & early 90's music, never stopped listening.
Those are the people who are lonely and they think if they do what other peoples do then they are doing it together.
😆😄😁😀😘😂
Ideal for rainy days. A nice mud cover over the leather interior is a sweet detail.
Who else is getting this recommended in 2018?!
*EDIT in 2021, no I don't mean 2021.*
AfroMyrdal Yes I am 🙋
Same
At the same day lol
Recommend for me 🤔
Nice original comment
"Disappearing car door"? Just leave your car in certain parts of Detroit and your doors will disappear in no time!
Along with the rest of the car
along with you
Can't have shit in Detroit
Hey man I'm from Detroit...
But then again you're not lying lol
Erm... No just no.
I worked on this video many years ago, still a brilliant great concept. Bravo John Albert Townsend.
Yeah well done John.
I don't know why I was reccomended this video, but I'll take it. This video is more entertaining that most that TH-cam recommends me these days.
11 years later and TH-cam recommended I should now watch this!
Amazing door though! 😂
20_inches_BMX : TH-cam staff is Drinking to much Caipirinha!!! Crazy After 11 year you See such garbage...
Exactly what just happened to me haha
11 years on, the disappearing door concept appears to have disappeared.
Me 2 just now hahaha
I am also here for exactly the same reason. Where the hell is this tech? They've had long enough to implement it lol
"Dissappearing car door" channel, with only one dissappearing car door video. I like this kind of symplicity. Noice!
And still being recommended by the algorithm in 2021.
@@felix_quintana its kind of weird though.. Maybe the company paid youtube so the video got pushed through the rest of the recommendations?
@Russ Olsonlol i saw that video. It said "crashes".... Right? But it only got one crash. Brilliant.
with almost 5,000 subscribers.
And 13 years old .... What a gem❤️
I think the reason we haven't seen this employed in many (or really any) vehicles since- *checks watch* -sixteen years ago, is mainly because this type of door is overdependent on an electrical system to open and close the door. In this video, there's no mention of a manual release, or even an emergency door-eject or "push-to-open" option. If the undercarriage of the vehicle strikes an object on the road, this could result in occupants becoming trapped in the cabin, with the only option for escape being to break glass.
Looks like something that Tesla would use
Bro is crying about electical dependence, meanwhile cars are fully electric and even need an entire tablet inside to function.
@@firstNamelastName-ho6lvnah, “bro” is not “crying”. Calm down, memeboy.
not at all if they included a standard roof hatch manually operated to exit from above in that scenario.
The reason you haven't seen it is because it doesn't get employed in vehicles, it's a modification you buy for your existing car if you are disgustingly rich. Go to Monaco or Dubai and you'll probably see this on some high roller's Bentley.
16 years later and I'm finally seeing this video. I wonder if the company is still in business, or did they fail because no one saw this?
This channel just made a disappearing car door and dipped.
Absolute madlads
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
😂😂
Now it's just something that we used to know...
Daniel Costache this comment had 444 likes before I liked it :0
Let's be honest: Nobody searched it. It was TH-cam algorithm recommend this video.
I was looking for you.
1: I searched for it.
2: Shut the fuck up.
@@eun5oo280 Why would you be looking for this video?
@@valek7700 I was watching a video about unusual car doors and saw some people mentioning this car in the comments because I’ve never heard of it.
@@valek7700 He was looking because he hates you.
Amazing. But for sure also extremely expensive and only for the affluent among us as the footage clearly suggests. Also, congratulations on the perfectly chosen background music.
AMAZING. Why are there no more of those... The cars look BEAUTIFUL!
Does TH-cam's algorithm have a nostalgia button? Someone really whacked it hard to bring this video back from the dead.
10inches bro
14 years later and recommended by TH-cam to watch......
Idk if your from the future but its 13 years for me
@@familyoddoye same!
13
@@familyoddoye The video's from September 2007. So probably he just rounded it off.
still not 14, mate
for those wondering about the classical music: it is from the second movement of Mozart's piano concerto No. 20.
Literally no one was
@@229glockIncorrect.
@229glock And then there are those who are desperate to use the word "literally" any chance they can get.
@@229glock Well, before your comment, it used to be at least 87. Right now, it appears to be about 94. ;) Best wishes!
Where did they move first?
I am SO in love with the idea of having so many extra things to go wrong with my car, yes, please!
FLAW: Theres no side door pillar between the front/back seats. so if it was in a rollover crash, the roof would cave in and crush everyone inside. the side pillar is needed to keep the roof intact and protect the occupants. thats why it was never approved for NA markets, it didnt pass safety construction requirements.
We need Doug DeMuro on this right away! I need to find out all of its hidden quirks and features
Scrolled down in the comments just to find this one. 😂
He would lose his mind 😱
Literally the next video is the bmw video with the retractable doors
Daug mr " apulent " 😅😅😅😅
Fuck Demuro we need Elon Musk on this
I love how TH-cam rammed this down my throat but won’t show me the videos from the channels I subscribed to.
I mean you don't have a subscription tab for nothing...
TH-cam's AI bot must be drunk again he's showing me random shit aswell and not showing me the content I subscribed to lol
@@SheenylHassan yeah but what he's try to say is TH-cam have a habit of hiding your subscriptions on your subscription list because alot of the people I'm sub too some of them aren't on my subscription list for some reason
I totally agree!!!!!!
@@Jamie-ds1gf now that I think of it, it does the same for me too. This is sort of annoying now...
This is a perfect example of an over complicated solution to a non-problem.
Imagine all the rain in your car while you wait for the door and the window to roll down and back up again...
I love how this channel is specifically designed for this one video of a disappearing car door
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I assume the uploader had no idea about the concept of TH-cam . Guessing he must be an old individual.
@@praddzzz Or very young! Maybe uploaded it as a 4-year old.
also it was uploaded back in 2007 when youtube was waay different than today.
Funny how the "Disappearing car door" lived up to it's name.
Ross - Yeah,I thought it was gonna be some kind of ' Candid Camera ' type thing. Nope,it was a commercial for a disappearing car door. That's FUCKING CRAZY.
Ikr? No good if you're trying to get out of the rain quickly, your interior would be soaked.
@@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe You could overcome that issue with ultrasonics, that would eliminate any concern in relation to rain or wet-on-the-surface clothes.
*its
@@longnamedude3947 wouldn't that be dangerous like if your skin touch it your cell would be damage because it's shake the water molecule and your blood at the same time.
OK, I’m impressed. I thought it was going to be joke, or gimmick, or even a really bad idea. But no, even the speed of the opening is functionally impressive. And I imagine that if you can afford one of these you will be inclined to keep it washed and free of grime that would most surely scratch the door in operation. Seriously, I’m impressed.
I love how there's a whole channel just for this car door. 😁 I'm assuming it didn't get made firstly because it was too expensive to produce and secondly it probably didn't pass safety standards.
Very cool, now how about disappearing high gas prices.
right :D its $2.31 a gallon where i live.
Sierra Foulke A gallon :))) Where i live 1 liter is 2 $
Well there is Hybrid and Electric cars. Its your call.
True :)
The country where i live per gallon it cost only $0.49, We have so much fuel here and very cheap!
I know there's tons of reality issues to get over with this design, but it still looks so much promising. It had it's own perfectly working demo version, compared to those fancy concept cars which is mostly just a mock-up or a body shell swapped with old cars. It's quite a surprise that high-end luxury cars doesn't accommodate this door.
I know this comment is old, but look up the bmw z1
@@reimuhakurei3311 BMW Z1 has interesting design, but this one still looks better. When the doors are opened in this prototypes you get huge among of space to move your legs, unlike Z1.
Well it is a cool concept but imagine your door dosent open or close the car payments will real high
There is tons.
When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be a comedy skit. When I saw the doors in action, that's when reality set in; there's no way someone would spend the money to build such a system JUST for a joke.
Man, I wish these were standard in everyday cars.
No kidding, I mean talk about an ejector seat. You can kick the passenger right out and they got nothing to hold onto.
When the mechanism breaks and you door stays open or even locks you in, it won't be as cool anymore.
@33482 If I'm locked in, I'm going in and out like the Duke brothers from Dukes Hazard and if it stays open, no problem jeeps go without doors all the time.
This probably had a safety concern. When in an accident, one might simply be stuck inside.
This concept is really meant to be !
And with normal car doors you don't ?
@@CaptainUsopp118 no you don’t because fire fighters can press them open to the outside with those mechanic tools while in this concept here they vanish inside the vehicle itself.
People get caught in normal cars too when they crash, so what's the problem eh?
@@alextiga8166 just ask some firefighters and you’ll know
Everyone's gangsta till the door gets jammed while you're in 😂
* Everyone's gangsta until the door comes out while you're exiting the car
@@MOE13576 no... my balls!
Can't get out easily of that happen
@@ranggaajibaskara1809 Just use the other one.
@@MOE13576 Yeah, that would be a big problem when this was first proposed, but not now since we have the sensor technology to avoid that kind of situation.
The Lincoln mark VIII was the most beautiful car ever made. I didn’t know they actually found a way to make it even better.
"actually"
OH MY GOD I've been looking for this video forever! I saw a clip of it a long time ago and thought the car door was so cool, and finally I can save it to a playlist. Thank you, TH-cam algorithm!
Notice the outboard armrests -- they're there because the door doesn't have an armrest on it, and also perhaps to keep you from falling out if the door is accidentally opened while the car is in motion!
Yeah, and I suppose no pockets/compartments in the doors either.
@@unitedstatesirie7431 Any other ways I can sacrifice myself to Satan? I've been looking for more ideas.
@@fisshbone watch the medical video on TH-cam called, 'IN LIES WE TRUST' by Doctor Lenny Horowitz.
@@unitedstatesirie7431 these spam bots sure are crazy anymore..
@@unitedstatesirie7431 Hey buddy, in your profile picture you've got someone who caused chaos and deaths across Europe for his own greed.
That's pretty much far worse than a flu shot. LOL.
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It's almost creepy how smoothly the door opens and closes.
In the demo. Wait till you've done it 300 times.
I wouldn't say that too many places...
@@ikechukwui2561 lol if the car is dinged a little thats gonna be a 3k repair
@@ikechukwui2561 I agree with you, however reliable convertibles do exist. The reason why this didn't take hold is most likely because of the cost to produce it. People aren't likely going to spend an extra 5 grand for cool doors. Unless they're a luxury car enthusiast like myself in which case I would spend an extra 10 if it was made by Mercedes :)
@@HoodrichShinobi Other comment in this video said there is possible custom builder of these kind of doors. Does search engine show any options for you?
I genuinely thought this was going to be a joke video. Now I just want that car! 😂
A certain generation of folks who made videos or slideshows seem to love using classical music to accompany their productions. Judging by the talent, costumes and sets, they had a very specific target market in mind.
I see TH-cam decided that a lot of us needed to see this 13 year old video in just these past few weeks.
Why?
I don’t know, but I am still wondering where all of the random video recommendations are coming from.
Ahh, utube is only how old? And they don't down load, so to speak!
Because they've driven off all the good content creators and deleted most of their good videos?
they have deleted everything else.
@@ronaldjensen2948 AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No good for wives.. they can't slam them when they're pissed off.
Truth in all its entirety, my friend. Top-notch comment.
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No good for my other half, cant smack door into wall either.
They're so rich they just buy a new husband.
No, because I slam them with this veiny meat Pringle’s can.
A timeless classic! Thank you, algorithm!
Recommended me after 11 years...... 😑 anyone else?? ❤️
because we can afford this car now
Lol
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Yep me
I swear at times i think we are moving backwards in technology 🤔
Backwards? 🤣
not using gimmicky doors does not imply we are moving backwards
I'd say slowly
this would greatly reduce chassis strength / structural integrity which in turn would make side collisions way more deadly.
@Matthew J lmfao i meant the structure, not rigidity. fixd
Jesus not even Clickbait I'm blown away
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Who is getting this recommended in 2020? Oh wait..
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Doors wouldn't open even after very light crash.
akuswik81 interesting point.
The comment that I was looking for. There is a reason we don’t have these doors nowadays lol
Same with conventional doors could jam could not..... Luck of the draw
@@vasili1207 but you can use the jaws of life to open a standard car door... these doors present all kinds of new problems for emergency workers
They use the jaws of life to cut off the roof and lift you out ..... That used to be procedure in 80's when car were less stiff and the roof and pillars crumpled like tin foil ....today Roof off lift out job is a good un. Ever design has its flaws just got to weight up benifits. I love to have that system but I care for a disabled child I can see the benifits of getting him in and out of the car.
I could not imagine the cost of it or repair mind you ... That probably main reason it's not practical cost :(
The car with BEST side-impact intrusion protection. 🤣
The inventor made more money from this youtube video than from selling the door patent.
I'd be very interested in seeing a side impact crash test on one of those vehicles.
Folds in like paper, Traps the driver
missing feature: adjustable seats 90 degree turning to exit door. then will be prefect.
Thanks for the idea imma make that thing and get some profits
@MichaelKingsfordGray Good job contributing absolutely nothing. All you did was attack instead of actually refuting or adding your opinion to a comment posted two years ago.
Missing feature:
Robot arm to carry the adjustable seat 2 feet out of the car after the seat turns 90 degree.
Those are already a thing. They are on some of the special addition El Caminos and they are on some other cars. It would be cool if those ideas got combined though.
Mar Mars Not only that, his whole "either/or" approach on the attack doesn't really make sense. I get where he's going with it, as it seems he intends to insuate both circumstances are true.. yet he then verbalizes his inclination that the former of his statements is likely the true reality (which neutralizes the other possiblity, per the very implication). It makes both options mutually exclusive, which is probably the opposite of what he intends lol. I'm not normally an overly critical person, in fact I love humor in all it's forms. But the fact that he approached this as an intellectual (yet failed in his own arena), warrants this level of scrutiny.
Actually, it goes back even early than that with the door on hinges. However, that is so cool. Many thanks.
OMG I love this so much!
the idea of parking as close as I need without worrying for scratching the next car!
OMGOMGOMG!
Who thought at first That it was a funny *Door disappear* prank 😂😂
Damn that's kinda sad is that all TH-cam is?
Yeah. Seemed like a just for laughs gag
Totally thought it was a prank
Yep
I was disappointed it was just a video of a door for lazy AF rich people and not the prank.
Wow, they actually truly smoothly disappear and reappear out of nowhere
well, literally their career smoothly disappear and reappear randomly on youtube 13 years later
This is, by far, the best video I've ever seen on the disappearing door.
But why am I just now seeing this long example for the first time in 2024??
All the other vids that were circulated were so short and vague, it wasn't clear that they weren't faked!
Sad that they never perfected it for OEM integration.
Very cool that they chose to showcase these on a RWD model instead of taking the easy way out with a FWD example.
Also sad that the Lincoln Mark series disappeared after the VIII. Such a beautiful car, I loved these Mark VIIIs!
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the silhouette of this vehicle is amazing. Also nice wheels.
Meanwhile Tesla with the falcon door. "This is a new way, not to get parked in"
31 years old technology "hold my beer"
What about the 1955 Mercedes 300sl?
No you idiot. The *video* was uploaded 13 years ago. The content is 30 years old.
yes but in a garage teslas version is sh!t
@@miamitten1123 exactly. I cant understand while stupid comments like these get so many likes. Zoomers huh
@@miamitten1123 Maybe it's a 10 year old kid commenting.
Looks cool, with a long list of issues and concerns.
Structural integrity questionable and liability goes up. B-pillar was there for a reason...safety.
@@itsmeagain8518 just stiffen the outer shell problem solved for b pillar
Convertibles are usually reinforced below. Removing B pillars on unibody cars will always reduce structural integrity of a unibody car. There is an organization called I-CAR that trains autobody technicians on proper ways to repair vehicles according to manufacturer requirements and I don't recall them recommending any such procedure as structural integrity will be affected leaving the repair facility/owner liable for damages, injuries, deaths, etc. In fact, making a repair that over strengthens a structural component of a unibody vehicle can also destroy structural integrity of that vehicle. Modifications and repair procedures must go through rigid testing and crash testing prior to approval.
Structural integrity.
Security - if you need to get in and lock your doors quickly.
Fire - if it’s this car or another car catches fire and you’re trapped.
Electrical - if electrical failure how would you get out.
Accident - how would you get out if your front end is hit. Can’t open the door. Jaws of life?
Roll cage anyone?
Yet here it is 2024, and still not product line! MAN I NEED one of those! easier access to my wheelchair! 😍🥰
It's like the retractable roof on the old convertibles, except it slides into the floor of the vehicle instead of a special compartment in the trunk. COOL!😊
This will revolutionize the automotive ind- oh, never mind.
Jatech actually designed this car for Ford Motor Co to have the disappearing doors before Ford decided to scrap the idea. The structural integrity was never compromised, and Jatech held some patents on this car even with the redesign on the Lincoln Mark 8. The doors were very strong with or without a B pillar for the roof.
Drive by and kidnapping rates if this was in production 📈📈📈📈
Perfect for Britain. Where it’s always calm and sunny, and no fowl weather can blow in that massive void where the door was.
**storm hits and it begins "raining sideways"**
Them: **opens door**
Storm: don't mind if I do...mmm it's nice and lavish in here
"Work well for now " strange sentence from a engineer company
1:46 Ah yes, brilliant use of the old standard "1 can of Coca-Cola" ground clearance measurement
If this took off, today we would have the privilege of discussing all the possible ways these things can leak.
Imagine a limousine with this and a big door, awesome entrance in a party.
It's amazing how many amazing ideas didn't become popular because of the initial financial failures and then just got buried.
True for a few ideas, buried by big companies. But mostly it was because the idea wasn't so amazing to begin with.
Since TicToc is a thing people would spend and risk everything just to show off... So why not give this an other try???
this isnt an amazing idea....
this was never an amazing idea, think about rain, snow, failing parts and mostly safety in a car accident and how long it will take to get that out of the way if the door was hit and can't retract anymore.
Yeah, imagine this in an cold wet envoirement and things get a lot of ice attached to it and arround it, it would probably cause a lot of broken door engines or if they put really strong engines for the door opening it would rip all the door moldings that seals the door to peaces every time it's wet and it freezes.
Ah, the future. What a glorious place it will be. Not even getting drenched by a passing taxi could dampen their spirits on the way to the theatre!
16 years later and this still hasn’t taken off! What’s not to like? 🤷♂️ still a lot better than any other style of car door. Wether you look at a gull wing or Lambo style doors.
Ahhh the old Lincoln Mark VIII. The car no one wanted but oddly was a very dependable car and was quite futuristic for its time
Yeah especially the late-90's models with all the LED and HID exterior lighting. Very impressive and underappreciated cars sadly.
This is probably the beat solution for fixing that “hey that idiot parked too close to my car” situation
I wish my 2009 Mercedes CLS63 AMG had a disappearing door !.... the garage is such a tight squeeze !
WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS!
Fusurugi cuz u really wanna ride in a lincoln
It`s been bought by the DOD for military application
cuz if it rains the door is destroyed , shorted out , interior damaged due to sleet etc
what do you mean by funding? if you mean taxpayers should pay for it dream on. You certainly are welcome to buy the right vehicle and ship it to England and have the work done yourself. It's a fad just like fancy neon lights, loud mufflers, boom boom music and expensive wheels. We are living in a world now where people crave attention and want to have the latest, greatest, and most expensive so they will stand out from everyone else. We are in the age of individualism. Sad, but true. Don't try to compete with someone because you will never have everything.
Brian Nytehawk what i meant back then was "why is this not developed further to iron out the kinks". I'd even throw money at a kickstarter.
I guess the only car where Doug DeMuro will not look awkward getting into the back of a car. "Ahhhh THIS is finally it"
Just... don't put your transmission, frame, airbags, or motor in the wrong spots.
That said, this is actually an interesting concept, even if the gains are minimal.
Perhaps an idea worth revisiting, but true innovation is rare in the car industry these days.
0:05 thought it was the movie theater from thriller lol
oh yes lol 😂 (MJ)
It is the Fox in Detroit.
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@@antwaynetube Yup
Same here i was confused for a second🤣🤣
I was looking for this video for last 13 years finally found it. My search is over and purpose of life too. Thank you TH-cam algorithm!!!