Even in the 50s of the last century, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL marked an era, also due to its unusual opening doors, which would become known as the “seagull's wing”. Twenty years later, in the 70s, it would be Lamborghini's turn to become the first car manufacturer to put, in a production model, the Countach, with scissor-style opening doors; nowadays also known as ”Lambo doors”.
The truth is that, from the retractable doors of the BMW Z1 to the dihedral opening by Koenigsegg, the suicidal ones on the Lincoln Continental, to the falcon-wing type of the Tesla Model X, there are countless solutions that, over time, have marked models and even the the car industry itself. Which is why we remind you here, today, of some of the most unusual solutions that already exist.
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