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Lincoln bringing back 'suicide doors' on 2019 Continental
FoxNews.com/auto ^ | Dec 17, 2018 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

Posted on 12/17/2018 7:03:42 AM PST by ETL

Lincoln brought back the Continental name two years ago and now it's resurrecting a feature that’s commonly known by a name it would prefer you don’t use.

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the model, Lincoln is offering a limited run of 80 Coach Door Edition Continentals for 2019 equipped with what are colloquially
known as “suicide doors.”

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The rear-hinged rear doors hearken back to the 1961-1969 heyday of the Continental, when it was at the height of fashion.
They offer a stylish and arguably easier way to enter and exit the vehicle.

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To: JimRed
The Lincoln I had back in the 80s ate me alive.

Gas mileage was beyond ridiculous. I think I got about 5 or 6 mpg!

21 posted on 12/17/2018 7:20:29 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: heshtesh

Sounds like the ‘78 I bought from my cousin. He was tinkering with nice Pioneer sound system but alas, something he did (along with the trailer kit the previous owner had in there) made that car completely unreliable.

Wow, was it great when it ran. But the problem was I never knew when I was going to be stranded. Mostly all electrical....hhmmm.


22 posted on 12/17/2018 7:20:57 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: ETL
My eyes!

The original, factory installed "pimp-mobile" option.

23 posted on 12/17/2018 7:21:39 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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To: ETL

Nonsense. Our ‘75 and ‘79 were GENUINELY large and big engined, but they got about 10-15 mpg.


24 posted on 12/17/2018 7:21:52 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: albie

“Sharp looking car but you’re right! “Suicide doors”?!”

Some pickups with a back seat have the “Suicide doors”. I imagine that they won’t open if the car is moving.

Putting the hinges on the back side of the door makes for easier entry and exit. Front doors should also open on the back side.


25 posted on 12/17/2018 7:22:39 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: FatherofFive
Why are they called ‘suicide doors’?

It's a slang term that the car companies don't endorse.

If you're getting out of the back seat on the drivers side and the door gets clipped by another car, a rear hinged door will kill you.

26 posted on 12/17/2018 7:23:33 AM PST by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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To: ETL

Frank Cannon’s car?


27 posted on 12/17/2018 7:24:23 AM PST by wally_bert (We're low on dimes in fun city.)
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To: FatherofFive

Back when those rear opening doors were common, it was thought that they would fly open in an accident. No one had seat belts then so a passenger could fly out through the opening, resulting in death by striking the pavement or getting run over by another vehicle. With conventional doors that swing forward, and unlatched door tends to stay closed at speed because of the force of passing air pushing on the door.


28 posted on 12/17/2018 7:24:23 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: ETL

The family with the auto parts shop I used to work in loved Chrysler 300s and Lincoln Mk III. THAT latter was a stunner. I got to drive one when helping one of our old-man customers move his to his home from his storage spot.

My black ‘79 TC has a moonroof. I wish I could take care of it, but I have a hard time letting go (some contractors at my dad’s house have offered money for it).


29 posted on 12/17/2018 7:24:51 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: MHGinTN

Um, make that Kia Sedona ... Need coffee


30 posted on 12/17/2018 7:24:57 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: dead

My 28 is the explanation I’ve always heard.


31 posted on 12/17/2018 7:25:29 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: ETL

Younger kid refers to the back doors of the Nissan X-terra as “Hobbit doors” because of the awkward intrusion of the rear wheel well into the area where a passenger’s feet and legs would be the most comfortable ingress point.

Perhaps Nissan should consider doing suicide doors on any future models that are designed similarly.

And the old Lincolns have beautiful lines.


32 posted on 12/17/2018 7:26:06 AM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( "Honest Democrat" is a contradiction in terms ))))
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To: ETL

But, that’s a good sign in many ways. It gave the model plenty of business.

Why? Because cars are no longer “large” and TCs were the best biggest thing cabbies could use, especially once they got rid of the real Checker cab.


33 posted on 12/17/2018 7:26:50 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: cuban leaf
My ultimate classic is a 1963 lincoln convertible, white.

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34 posted on 12/17/2018 7:27:08 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s priced at $100K+. Out of my range.


35 posted on 12/17/2018 7:27:52 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: ETL

my dad had one of those


36 posted on 12/17/2018 7:28:01 AM PST by Chickensoup (Never count on anyone, ever.)
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To: dead
If you're getting out of the back seat on the drivers side and the door gets clipped by another car, a rear hinged door will kill you.

But in a regular door, you would get crushed between the oncoming car and the open door. Don't see muck of a difference

37 posted on 12/17/2018 7:28:56 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: ETL

38 posted on 12/17/2018 7:30:00 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: ETL

Isn’t that Dick Clark?


39 posted on 12/17/2018 7:31:02 AM PST by nikos1121 (With Trump, we have our own Age of Pericles)
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To: ETL

My stepson bought a ‘64 white convertible to restore, but he didn’t have the space to do it and eventually lost the inclination as well. He recently sold it.

Since he was in Seattle and I was in KY, and I haven’t got my shop built yet, I had to pass. :(


40 posted on 12/17/2018 7:31:35 AM PST by cuban leaf
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