Automotive Hacks: Power Doors

You may have seen quite some time ago, there was an eBay auction of a car for sale that had doors that would disappear under the chassis in a similar way that today’s power windows disappear into the door. I’ve located a page describing that automotive hackjob in greater detail, as well as a new website offering conversion for cars already on the market.

This detailed report has the now-familiar video of the car door that disappears underneath the body, but also contains numerous photos of various other areas of the car (such as the trunk that houses many of the mechanical and pressurized elements of the modification), including what appears to be instructions from a kit that the tinkerer bought.

However, another site has its own, new video, done up in an elegant-looking guide in regular infomercial style demonstrating benefits and new innovations (such as having the same level of ground clearance as before).

Could be quite handy, except if you drive into high water and the electronics get soaked (the same argument given for driving off a pier into complete immersion, in response to power windows and locks) and end up being unable to get out. But then again, they do sell those easy window-breaker hammers these days, also.