From: howdHol@yaooho.com   
      
   Howard  wrote :   
      
   > Snidely  wrote :   
   >   
   >> Thus space Howard:   
   >>   
   >>> But why would the designers of a yacht like this force everyone to   
   >>> go through a shuffle when backseat passengers had to enter and exit   
   >>> through the front doors?   
   >>   
   >> It's a convertible.  If there was more than one passenger, they just   
   >> hopped the sidewall.  I think Kookie on /77 Sunset Strip/ did that   
   >> for the driver's seat, too.   
   >   
   > Wikipedia says the generation of Eldorados for the next few years were   
   > sold only as a two door hardtop, though, and prior generations had   
   > both two and four door hardtop versions.   
   >   
   > Were added doors a whole lot more expensive? I could see how that   
   > might matter for an economy brand, but Cadillacs were top of the line,   
   > so I'd figure cost wouldn't matter so much to buyers.   
      
   Digging around a bit, it looks like the two door land yachts were more   
   common (but not exclusive) to the "Personal Luxury" models which were   
   supposed to be a cross between luxury cars and sports cars, although the   
   specs don't seem particularly sporty -- looking around a bit it seems   
   like the 1967 Eldorado might have had a slower 0-60 time than a Toyota   
   Tercel.   
      
   "Full Size Luxury" cars tended to have four doors, but even those   
   weren't across the board. It looks like it driven to a large extent by   
   style preferences, with I guess 1960s designers and buyers thinking the   
   extra doors somehow made boats less stylish.   
      
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