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.
Besides being recommended this 16 year old video...whats crazy is I rememeber working on one of these prototypes in Dearborn Heights, MI back around 2006. It had lots of electrical issues. :P
It’s a perfect example of what happens when design engineers finally become dependant on Class A illicit or controlled substances. Whoever designed this was clearly having a long-term relationship with cocaine, and the honeymoon period lapsed about 3 years prior to this. It’s an abomination of calamitous proportions, where the intelligence quotient of those involved has become inversely proportional to the dollar amount of the substance abuse. Kids, this is what crack does in a tenth of the time it used to take cocaine. Psychosis in the workplace - your faithful life-fucker-upper since 1978.
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.
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 can only imagine how excited these guys could be coming up with this idea and after countless hours of work and money finally making it a reality just to see nobody cared. And now we used the bottom of your car to store batteries so this will never become mainstream for sure.
well don't say just yet! we've gotten an extra acclimation of more ground clearance in the past 20 years, maybe now they keep cars high, keep batteries low, and in between there's a dissapearing door! never say never
Oh, don't worry, electric cars are an unsustainable fad that will fail. They aren't the answer & will instead become part of the problem. Manufacturers just see money, so they are pursuing it.
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
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.
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. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
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😂
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.
My grandmother owned that station wagon, and it was awesome. The window disappeared into the roof and the tailgate disappeared into the floor. I don’t recall how reliable it might’ve been as I was still at the age where I needed a car seat (which nobody used at the time lol).
Remember this very well, a few families on the street had them. Don’t recall anyone ever having any unusual problems with them. Electric window motors would fail after a few years, on tailgates and regular doors, that I do recall.
What a fun old video! For all those who didn't know, but the BMW Z1 roadster (sold from 1989 to 1991) had a very similar door concept as these two prototypes do. So this unique door design concept has (in principle) even found it's way into 8000 real and actual mass production vehicles.
@@destroya3303 Probably more than one. Safety in accidents and overly complicated mechanical parts, so more to go wrong, would be my guesses. Also, like the OP, I do like the concept, as parking in small bays next to large cars, then trying to get out of the car, is annoying.
@@SheenylHassan yeah but what he's try to say is UA-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
Watching this concept in the current era you get the sense that these types of doors will never work especially if they start to get faulty. Theres a reason why car doors has not changed since cars been invented.
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.
@@LND3947 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.
@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.
@@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.
@@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?
@@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.
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.
it is very neat! only issues I can imagine: in case of a deformed passenger cell after an accident: how does the door open In case of an electrical failure: how does the door open or close. In case of motor damage, see question above. It is a fantastic idea and concept, I just think the amount of failure points and the effort that needs to be put in to get redundancy outweighs the benefits...
normal door would face the same issues. emergency hinge release lever could just drop the door, same chance of jam as normal. @@Huntbarternsteal it retracts into a belly pan in the video. The primary reason it won't catch on is designers won't sacrifice that much underbelly space.
Just think about minivan automatic mechanical sliding doors. You can still open them manually, just requires more strength. This is in part aided by the door being on either single or double tracks (which takes a lot of the weight off and eases the ability of a human in opening and closing manually. You could probably do the same with this door. Perhaps 2 interior handles on the inside near the top and reinforced handlebars on the exterior.
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 :(
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, UA-cam algorithm!
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?
I remember when the Mark VIII was new, I NEVER heard of this option or concept, or custom feature. That looks cool, but I imagine it made the car even heavier than it already was. It was a beautiful car too.
@@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.
@@jerryvernonsmith2768 yeah jeep wranglers are still a thing but a high end lincoln cruising with the doors down on a nice summers day down a coast road. Beats excessive tire noise and severe body roll any day.
Complexity. Imagine if the door fails to open and you're stuck inside. Imagine if it closes on you while you're entering / exiting. What happens when the car batteries run out? How would those doors hold up over time when they've got layers of snow, dust, mud, or rust on them? How easy would it be to maintain or repair? Plus I imagine there's a few issues with removing the B-pillar.
@@lance4906 the most issue is, I guess, crash safety. 1. You don't have B-pillar, that means - sidecrash is more dangerous. 2. With heavy frontal impact, there's higher chances to get stuck in the vehicle, than with classic doors.
Take the B pillar away? I can't see how the car would not suffer from frame flex not to mention weakness in roll over situations. This is defiantly a cool looking futuristic concept, but I question the safety of it today.
preston121068 they more than likely strengthen other areas of the frame. Granted these are conversions and these cars aren’t designed without a B pillar. Think about cars with suicide doors. The Mazda RX8 and Honda Element both had great side impact ratings even though they lacked B pillars. Really depends on the engineering and other safety features
@@Pmike404 I agree, but there must be some issue with the design. The 2 Lincolns shown it turns out are the only 2 cars in the world with these doors installed that I can even find. They were sold to a car collector who boast they are the only ones in the world too.
"Dear, the door is broken again." "Oh well, I suppose we'll just pretend it's a Jeep then!" Or "Dear, the door is broken again." "Welp, this is our house now."
Try and find one still with the factory air ride. Smoothest ride be doing 80 down the highway like riding a cloud. My 95 lsc i regret departing with got 20 city and almost 30 highway. Mostly stock would walk away from mild fox 5.0s after 60 and hold up with lt1s. A cobra in a tuxedo.
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.
engineer here. On a rainy or snowy day, the under carriage of a car is dripping with wet road grime. That would drip onto the inside of the door. Like many ideas, sounds great, but does not pan out.
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.
@@sn4bb The video was uploaded in 2007. This footage is from the late 90’s. But I’m assuming you’re not old enough or smart enough to know the difference. The cars are Lincoln Mk VIII’s. I suggest you educate yourself before commenting. Better for people to think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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This is cool but imagine how expense this would be if it broke, plus you wouldn't be able to use your car. Also what happens when the car runs out of battery? You can't open the door then unless there's some way to move it manually but how would you access the door when it's under the car?
@@RealHankShill If it broke in a way where it couldn't open then you wouldn't be able to get in, if it broke in a way where It was stuck open then it would be too dangerous to drive and easy for thieves to get in
There is a lot of car which has only "electric doors" (Peugeot, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, TVR etc.....) but there is a "secret button/method" to mechanical open the doors with no battery.... :) I would worry most if they will remain under the car... That's why BMW Z1 was the first/last car with this kind of doors........... 😉
worse, you'd be adding 4-6 inches of metal UNDER the vehicle... Stays down, you got the ultimate parking brake as soon as there is a rut/pothole/rail crossing/manhole cover in the road. 2nd point: Gods help you if you got into an off center frontal collision...
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.
@@lulzyboy exploding bolts fixes that problem, the same issue arised with the gullwing doors on the SLS AMG, they used explosive bolts to remove the doors in the event of a rollover of accident.
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
disappearingcardoor is my favorite channel on UA-cam. I particularly love their video about the disappearing car door.
I totally agree. Have you had a chance to see the one with a door that disappeared yet ? It's really good.
@@-Untitled-Of all their video's, that's my favorite.
😂😂😂
I watched every single video they posted.
I haven't seen that one. Any good?
Who else got recommended for this video 17 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.
Besides being recommended this 16 year old video...whats crazy is I rememeber working on one of these prototypes in Dearborn Heights, MI back around 2006. It had lots of electrical issues. :P
Underrated comment
If you really want to impress me, tell me which of the women you went out with.
It’s a perfect example of what happens when design engineers finally become dependant on Class A illicit or controlled substances. Whoever designed this was clearly having a long-term relationship with cocaine, and the honeymoon period lapsed about 3 years prior to this. It’s an abomination of calamitous proportions, where the intelligence quotient of those involved has become inversely proportional to the dollar amount of the substance abuse. Kids, this is what crack does in a tenth of the time it used to take cocaine. Psychosis in the workplace - your faithful life-fucker-upper since 1978.
my first thought was what happens when the battery dies?
My thought was when the mom got her kid out, it would be just typical for the door to go close on you💀
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!
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....
@@刀乇V尺 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.
*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..................
I can only imagine how excited these guys could be coming up with this idea and after countless hours of work and money finally making it a reality just to see nobody cared.
And now we used the bottom of your car to store batteries so this will never become mainstream for sure.
I think people cared it just wasn't feasible. Case in point, people who live in 2024 still think it's cool
It's not that I don't care. I just wonder why this was recommended after 17 years.
well don't say just yet! we've gotten an extra acclimation of more ground clearance in the past 20 years, maybe now they keep cars high, keep batteries low, and in between there's a dissapearing door! never say never
Oh, don't worry, electric cars are an unsustainable fad that will fail. They aren't the answer & will instead become part of the problem. Manufacturers just see money, so they are pursuing it.
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.
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
"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❤️
2:17 that baby is now an adult
so....fair game then? Giggity. 🤣
and drives a car with standard doors
That is how time works, yes.
@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785Dawg 💀
This channel just made a disappearing car door and dipped.
Absolute madlads
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
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Now it's just something that we used to know...
Daniel Costache this comment had 444 likes before I liked it :0
I love how this channel is specifically designed for this one video of a disappearing car door
I assume the uploader had no idea about the concept of UA-cam . Guessing he must be an old individual.
also it was uploaded back in 2007 when youtube was waay different than today.
"Disappearing Car Door" I thought it was a prank video.
same fucking thing i thought haha
same
Nooo they will made dissapearing hood and thunk for my car hhahhah
Yea. I was expecting just for laughs
We aren't in poland
Pretty much the only non-clickbait video on UA-cam at this point….
11 years later and UA-cam recommended I should now watch this!
Amazing door though! 😂
20_inches_BMX : UA-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
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.
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 UA-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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Of all the content on this channel, this vid is my favorite. Makes sense that there are almost 7k subs
"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.
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LOL
And I know people with disappearing wheels
Emilia hartford for exemple....
LOL LOL 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.
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.
My grandmother owned that station wagon, and it was awesome. The window disappeared into the roof and the tailgate disappeared into the floor. I don’t recall how reliable it might’ve been as I was still at the age where I needed a car seat (which nobody used at the time lol).
Remember this very well, a few families on the street had them. Don’t recall anyone ever having any unusual problems with them. Electric window motors would fail after a few years, on tailgates and regular doors, that I do recall.
@@quarterburntnot always
What a fun old video!
For all those who didn't know, but the BMW Z1 roadster (sold from 1989 to 1991) had a very similar door concept as these two prototypes do.
So this unique door design concept has (in principle) even found it's way into 8000 real and actual mass production vehicles.
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.
If something didn't take off, there is usually a good reason.
@@destroya3303 Probably more than one. Safety in accidents and overly complicated mechanical parts, so more to go wrong, would be my guesses.
Also, like the OP, I do like the concept, as parking in small bays next to large cars, then trying to get out of the car, is annoying.
@@pineapplepenumbra yeah for everyday and commercial use- No no no.
But it would look cool for films, entertainment centres etc
The only people who received this memo were the carpark designers!
@@VENOMYT5 Yes, you are so right.
14 years later and recommended by UA-cam to watch......
Idk if your from the future but its 13 years for me
@@famzino same!
13
@@famzino The video's from September 2007. So probably he just rounded it off.
still not 14, mate
I love how UA-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...
UA-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 UA-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...
Watching this concept in the current era you get the sense that these types of doors will never work especially if they start to get faulty. Theres a reason why car doors has not changed since cars been invented.
Nah we as humans aren’t ready for that kind of revolutionary breakthrough, the blame is 100% on us
Its cool but it's just not worth having so many points of failure on what should be the most structurally integral piece of the car
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
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
@@LND3947 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.
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!
Lincoln has been showing this door for their future cars. I love it, please build it! 3:02
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?
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.
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.
I watched a lot of videos from this channel, and they really hold true to their words, the videos kept disappearing leaving only this last one 😢
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
I see UA-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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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?
Apart from other disadvantages the daily problem would be 15-20cm elevated floor! So you literally sit on the floowr 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
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
"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.
Recommended randomly 17 years later is crazy lmao
Who is getting this recommended in 2020? Oh wait..
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🙋 from Argentina
Who thought at first That it was a funny *Door disappear* prank 😂😂
Damn that's kinda sad is that all UA-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.
I'd be very interested in seeing a side impact crash test on one of those vehicles.
Folds in like paper, Traps the driver
Now let's invent a disappearing car, so we won't need doors altogether.
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!
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.
it is very neat!
only issues I can imagine: in case of a deformed passenger cell after an accident: how does the door open
In case of an electrical failure: how does the door open or close.
In case of motor damage, see question above.
It is a fantastic idea and concept, I just think the amount of failure points and the effort that needs to be put in to get redundancy outweighs the benefits...
That's probably why you don't see more of these.
I somehow want one.
Also if you park over a rock or small gravel mound your door will get dints and scratched to shit
I was looking for this comment
normal door would face the same issues. emergency hinge release lever could just drop the door, same chance of jam as normal.
@@Huntbarternsteal it retracts into a belly pan in the video. The primary reason it won't catch on is designers won't sacrifice that much underbelly space.
Just think about minivan automatic mechanical sliding doors. You can still open them manually, just requires more strength. This is in part aided by the door being on either single or double tracks (which takes a lot of the weight off and eases the ability of a human in opening and closing manually. You could probably do the same with this door. Perhaps 2 interior handles on the inside near the top and reinforced handlebars on the exterior.
just got recommended this great channel, thank you!
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.
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 :(
Recommended me after 11 years...... 😑 anyone else?? ❤️
because we can afford this car now
Lol
Me
Yup...
Yep me
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, UA-cam algorithm!
BMW did this first and better with the Z1.
Better looks debatable
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?
I remember when the Mark VIII was new, I NEVER heard of this option or concept, or custom feature. That looks cool, but I imagine it made the car even heavier than it already was. It was a beautiful car too.
What’s the full name of that car?
It was the Lincoln Mark VIII, or Mark 8. Beautiful car, but very heavy in the nose, they dove hard under hard braking. Look up their road tests.
It seems almost like this was a third party company using the Mark 8 as a test vehicle
Interesting point
This channel made the coolest prototype and dipped
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.
No good for wives.. they can't slam them when they're pissed off.
Truth in all its entirety, my friend. Top-notch comment.
🤣👍
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.
I worked on this video many years ago, still a brilliant great concept. Bravo John Albert Townsend.
Yeah well done John.
After 17 years, and this is recommended to me
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
**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
Let's be honest: Nobody searched it. It was UA-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.
This video will never be forgotten.
I guess the only car where Doug DeMuro will not look awkward getting into the back of a car. "Ahhhh THIS is finally it"
can I drive with my doors down?
Eastsidegeorgiaboy Jeep wranglers are still a thing
Yes.
@@jerryvernonsmith2768 yeah jeep wranglers are still a thing but a high end lincoln cruising with the doors down on a nice summers day down a coast road. Beats excessive tire noise and severe body roll any day.
yes you may
I rode on some trams that don't have doors on them, so I'm saying yes.
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.
17 years later, and this is still a fire idea, why have we not done this yet
Why did this not become a “thing?” It’s incredible.
Complexity. Imagine if the door fails to open and you're stuck inside. Imagine if it closes on you while you're entering / exiting. What happens when the car batteries run out? How would those doors hold up over time when they've got layers of snow, dust, mud, or rust on them? How easy would it be to maintain or repair?
Plus I imagine there's a few issues with removing the B-pillar.
@@lance4906 the most issue is, I guess, crash safety.
1. You don't have B-pillar, that means - sidecrash is more dangerous.
2. With heavy frontal impact, there's higher chances to get stuck in the vehicle, than with classic doors.
@@zedeg94 The weight and costs will also be issues.
@@lance4906 manual override, for emergency escape. Like a lever you pull.
@Cesar Campos Website seems to be not working anymore
It's even cooler than Falcon wing doors. I wish we had it by now.
TESLA should really jump onto the disappearing car door novelty!
They pretty much had this in the late '80s, just buy a vintage BMW Z1.
@@bitcoinski teslas have their lithium ion batteries underneath. It would be really tough to fit those doors over there.
@@thecianinator yeah, but they don’t totally disappear, which makes it a little inconvenient to get in and out of the car
Take the B pillar away? I can't see how the car would not suffer from frame flex not to mention weakness in roll over situations. This is defiantly a cool looking futuristic concept, but I question the safety of it today.
Thanks fella, saved me having to type it
Just wondering when it rains having a wet seat or worse when it snows door freezing up .lol
preston121068 they more than likely strengthen other areas of the frame. Granted these are conversions and these cars aren’t designed without a B pillar.
Think about cars with suicide doors. The Mazda RX8 and Honda Element both had great side impact ratings even though they lacked B pillars.
Really depends on the engineering and other safety features
@@Pmike404 I agree, but there must be some issue with the design. The 2 Lincolns shown it turns out are the only 2 cars in the world with these doors installed that I can even find. They were sold to a car collector who boast they are the only ones in the world too.
Quite sure the engineers would have this all figured out and approved by the NHTS. It’s all heavily regulated. Not for us to worry about mate.
Thanks mr disappearingcardoor for uploading Disappearing Car Door.
"Dear, the door is broken again."
"Oh well, I suppose we'll just pretend it's a Jeep then!"
Or
"Dear, the door is broken again."
"Welp, this is our house now."
beach buggy!
A guy in Florida was driving around with his door stuck down, not bad in good weather I guess🤦🏻♂️
I was looking for this video for last 13 years finally found it. My search is over and purpose of life too. Thank you UA-cam algorithm!!!
The Lincoln MKVIII was an awesome car! Mustang Cobras engine but most don’t realize it. This making it under appreciated and very cheap to find.
One is definitely on my wish list. Ideally black with neon taillights.
Try and find one still with the factory air ride. Smoothest ride be doing 80 down the highway like riding a cloud. My 95 lsc i regret departing with got 20 city and almost 30 highway. Mostly stock would walk away from mild fox 5.0s after 60 and hold up with lt1s. A cobra in a tuxedo.
17 years... 17 YEARS it took for this to appear on my recomended page
Same and their website doesn’t longer exist.
Imagine a limousine with this and a big door, awesome entrance in a party.
This will revolutionize the automotive ind- oh, never mind.
WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS!
Fusurugi cuz u really wanna ride in a lincoln
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.
Fusurugi : Because somebody used this doors on a rainy day and decided they are worthless
engineer here. On a rainy or snowy day, the under carriage of a car is dripping with wet road grime. That would drip onto the inside of the door.
Like many ideas, sounds great, but does not pan out.
Yes, but if it is also windy, just open both doors and let it blow dry (of course, say goodbye to everything that is not glued in place).
This is a really cool idea, the fact that you can’t get parked in is such a plus
Check out Tesla's falcon doors
@@calebgangte1228 I’d heard the model X had vertical opening doors but I had no idea they opened so close to the car like that, that’s awesome!
Only fatties get parked in!!!
@@bearcat0 yes!!
@@Sqwaush Ok kid, it's time you got off of the internet.
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.
0:05 thought it was the movie theater from thriller lol
oh yes lol 😂 (MJ)
It is the Fox in Detroit.
😆😂
@@antwaynetube Yup
Same here i was confused for a second🤣🤣
17 years later and I have never seen this tech used on a car.
Such classy ladies in this video. The 90’s were great.
it is from 2007 XD
@@sn4bb The video was uploaded in 2007. This footage is from the late 90’s. But I’m assuming you’re not old enough or smart enough to know the difference. The cars are Lincoln Mk VIII’s. I suggest you educate yourself before commenting. Better for people to think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
@@BrookieCooki84 2:59
Here is the Original Semitic Text and YOU need to read this
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Russians wouldn't say that😂😂
Actually a brilliant idea and design execution. I would still like to see this in cars one day.
I need one of those for my motorcycle!
Coinucopia 😂🤣😅🤣😂🤣😅🤣
I’m guessing this video made more money than the disappearing door did!
Oh, BMW did this in 1989 with the Z1.
This is cool but imagine how expense this would be if it broke, plus you wouldn't be able to use your car. Also what happens when the car runs out of battery? You can't open the door then unless there's some way to move it manually but how would you access the door when it's under the car?
Why wouldnt you be able to use your car if it broke?
@@RealHankShill If it broke in a way where it couldn't open then you wouldn't be able to get in, if it broke in a way where It was stuck open then it would be too dangerous to drive and easy for thieves to get in
There is a lot of car which has only "electric doors" (Peugeot, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, TVR etc.....) but there is a "secret button/method" to mechanical open the doors with no battery.... :)
I would worry most if they will remain under the car... That's why BMW Z1 was the first/last car with this kind of doors........... 😉
How expense are English classes?
hmmmmmmm... 2018 we still have normal doors
BMW z1
Cavemen will be cavemen
Today sucks. Tomorrow rocks!
Less problems to occur that way.
"Work well for now " strange sentence from a engineer company
Subscribing!
For all I know they put out a new vid every 16yrs and it’s almost time
If the door malfunction and stays down....THEN YOU GOT A JEEP 🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
yeeah for free
LMAO!!
If the door malfunction and stays up....THEN YOU GOT A COFFIN🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@1caculusman Lmaoo!
worse, you'd be adding 4-6 inches of metal UNDER the vehicle... Stays down, you got the ultimate parking brake as soon as there is a rut/pothole/rail crossing/manhole cover in the road.
2nd point: Gods help you if you got into an off center frontal collision...
If anyone is wondering, the car is a Lincoln Mark 8.
Thank you
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.
😆😄😁😀😘😂
Wow.. the disappearing car door did even better than it claimed, it claimed to disappear, but in actuality it never even appeared
Why did this never take off, it's amazing! This makes conventional doors seem like something from the dark ages.
cant get out in an accident.
@@lulzyboy exploding bolts fixes that problem, the same issue arised with the gullwing doors on the SLS AMG, they used explosive bolts to remove the doors in the event of a rollover of accident.