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Suicide – hinged on the rear end of the door-frame, and open horizontally towards the rear. Swan – opens outward like either a conventional door or a suicide door, but on an axis slightly tilted from vertical, or via articulation in the hinge to angle upward for better ground clearance Some custom limousines have enlarged doors.
Lowering the roof line, "Chopping" (usually chopped more in the rear to give a "raked back" look, B-pillars are also commonly leaned to enhance this look) Sectioning and/or channeling the body, (removing a section from the center of the body) Certain pieces of side trim are usually removed or "shaved" to make the car look longer, lower and smoother
Mitsuoka Le-Seyde An Excalibur Roadster, considered to be the first "neoclassic" car. A neoclassic, in automobile circles, is a relatively modern car that is made somewhat in the image of the classic cars of the 1920s and 1930s (as defined by, for example, the Classic Car Club of America) without being necessarily intended as a full replica.
With the standard 3.31:1 rear axle, acceleration from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) took less than six seconds. [3] Projected top speed was 134 mph (216 km/h). [4] Over 3,500 Excalibur cars were built, all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] The American comedian Phyllis Diller was a notable proponent of the Excalibur automobile, and owned four of them. [5]
The test bed and the prototype had a double-rubber disc type front and rear suspension, similar to Miller's race cars, which was too weak for the weight of a passenger car. On cars #1001 and 1002 the rear wheels could not be removed without removing the fender or suspension due to the stiffness of the suspension and the rear wheel arch fender ...
A retro-style automobile is a vehicle that is styled to appear like cars from previous decades. Often these cars use modern technology and production techniques. This design trend developed in the early 1990s and led to almost all automobile brands introducing models that referenced previous cars of the 1950s and 1960s.
He uses modern parts to update vehicles like adding an automated lift plate to a 1953 Dodge Power Wagon. Stone's work is mainly on the exterior, noting he doesn’t update interior parts like ...
In 2000, the Holden Commodore was the first Australian ute to feature independent rear suspension, [30] the Ford Falcon ute retained a live axle rear suspension design until production ended in 2016. [31] In 2008, the VE Commodore Ute was proposed to be exported to North America as the Pontiac G8 ST. At least one prototype was built, but GM ...