Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Side Opening Hatches

enho-sidehatches NOTE: This post inadvertently went live for a short time yesterday morning [thanks to the WordPress mobile app’s oh-so-intuitive interface—grrr!]. My apologies to those who began commenting only to have the article disappear, and to those whose best suggestion has already been taken by a cybersooner. Last Thursday, Jim’s review of the Caravan C/V caused me to remember that Dodge offered a full-width, one-piece rear door for many years on their B-Series vans, but unlike the upward-hinged liftgate typical of today’s minivans and sport-utes, the big B’s barn door opened to the side. That always seemed slightly odd and impractical to me, though it did remove the big rear window split that two separate cargo doors caused. Obviously, some designers do like the concept, because there are a number of vehicles that use it. So, today, I want you to list all the vehicles the Hooniverse hivemind can come up with that have a single, side opening rear hatch. And, yes, school buses would technically count (even though those are more emergency exits than cargo hatches). Now that I’ve covered that, let’s not list individual manufacturers and models. Likewise, we want a single, side opening rear door, so don’t get smart-alecky and post an Isetta. DIFFICULTY: 3.5 – 4.5 on the Mohs scale, or until golden brown. Image Sources: ask.cars.com goauto.com.au flickr.com hemmings.com

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