An uncommon type of door mounting most often found on customized automobiles. Whereas most factory hinges on modern cars cause the doors to open sideways/forward on the same horizontal plane, scissor doors open [i]upward[/i]/forward.

See Wikipedia entries on Lamborghini Countach "[1]":[/wiki_pages/24728#dtext-external-links], Diablo "[2]":[/wiki_pages/24728#dtext-external-links] and Murcielago "[3]":[/wiki_pages/24728#dtext-external-links] for famous examples of scissor doors. Lamborghini was such a prolific user of this joint on its most dramatic cars that initially, scissor doors were also known as "Lambo doors."

Not to be confused with [[gullwing doors]], which are hinged at the roof and open sideways/upward. See Mercedes 300SL "[4]":[/wiki_pages/24728#dtext-external-links] and DeLorean DMC-12 "[5]":[/wiki_pages/24728#dtext-external-links].

h4#external-links. External links

[1] Wikipedia: "Lamborghini Countach":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Countach
[2] Wikipedia: "Lamborghini Diablo":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Diablo
[3] Wikipedia: "Lamborghini Murcielago":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Murci%C3%A9lago
[4] Wikipedia: "Mercedes 300SL":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300SL
[5] Wikipedia: "DeLorean DMC-12":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12

* Wikipedia:  "List of cars with unusual door designs":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cars_with_unusual_door_designs.
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