Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/1/02 Jeffrey Fass wrote: >I might be able to figure it out myself, but... > >Why are they called "suicide doors?" > >JDF You may remember that the rear doors on the Continental were hinged at the rear instead of the front. So, if the car started to move you'd be scooped up and pulled forward rather than have the force of your body tend to close the door. I suppose there is an element of risk in this but I always found the Continental an easy car to enter and exit the rear seat where I was stuck as a kid. And I'll not that President Johnson had a convertible Continental that he used to drive at high rates of speed across his ranch in Texas. They were elegant cars. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html