"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged)
05/29/2014 at 22:45 • Filed to: None
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"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged)
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Facel Vega Excellence - first time I've ever heard of the only four door Facel Vega. Only 156 Excellences were made, due to its fantastically enormous price. Back in 1958, this would've cost the same as four Citroen DSes, which in itself was not a cheap car. Powered by a big Chrysler V8 (the first gen's was a HEMI!), power over the years ranged from 360-390hp.
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They are suicide doors. Aren't they?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
05/29/2014 at 22:48 |
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The first-gen Excellence looks better than the second-gen IMO, partly because of the tail fins.
Also, Ringo had an FV, but I believe it was a Facel II or some such.
fifanatic
> TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
05/29/2014 at 22:50 |
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Yes. Any and all rear-hinged doors are suicide doors. The term has (primarily in the 90's) been incorrectly applied to Lambo-style doors that popped out and raised up. The phrase derives from the fact that rear-hinged doors, if hit by another car while you're exiting the car, will kill you vis-a-vis a front-hinged door, which will merely rip off the car you're exiting.
GhostZ
> fifanatic
05/29/2014 at 22:59 |
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The idea behind the 90s suicide doors was that they could fall on you like scissors. At least, that what I remember from all the hype about the Diablo.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> GhostZ
05/29/2014 at 23:07 |
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I've heard the phrase "guillotine door" as well, I think.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
05/30/2014 at 00:06 |
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Yes. That guy in your link made me want to bang my head on the corner of the table.