One of the wackiest concepts at the 2010 Geneva Show was Bertone’s Pandion. Wearing Alfa Romeo badges, this coupe sported the world’s most outrageously large doors, huge rear-hinged scissor things that stretched pretty much the entire length of the car. We love it.
BMW Z1
Not usually noted for its sense of wild experimentation, BMW veered way out of character in 1989 when it launched the Z1. Taking inspiration from classic roadsters with sidescreens, BMW gave its Z1 doors that could slide down into the tall sills. You could even drive with the doors down, and there aren’t many cars you can say that about.
Bond Bug
The groovy 1970 Bond Bug’s whole roof hinged forwards to allow platform-soled flared-trousered hipsters to get in and out. I myself once owned a Bug whose gas struts gave up the ghost, so it was actually easier to get in by lifting the sidescreens and doing it Dukes of Hazzard style through the windows.
Ford Evos
How to describe the system of getting into Ford’s Evos concept? Quadruple scissor gullwings perhaps? Of course, this utterly impractical yet strangely alluring layout stands zero chance of making production, but Ford hasn’t ruled out making something like the Evos with more conventional doors. The new Capri perhaps?
Futura
The Futura, an ultra-rare British sports car from 1971, joins the rarefied ranks of cars you get into from the front. Uniquely, it was by opening the windscreen up to the side and clambering in over the headlamps. Of no other car can you say anything like this.
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