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Old Jan 11, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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Cool Wait A Minute!!!!

Whoa, how come I haven't seen mention of
NO DOOR HANDLES

Check it out.


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Old Jan 11, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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wow... that's funny

Kinda funny how no one noticed till now...

that is weird though...

-Drew
 
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Old Jan 11, 2003 | 09:59 PM
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its been noticed before. quite a few people noticed it the day the pics came out, just nobody started a new thread for it. search back in the older threads and you'll see
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 12:04 AM
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There aren't any, I was at the auto show today and they open by remote keyless entry.

Link to some pics:

https://www.f150online.com/galleries....cfm?gnum=2331
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 02:21 AM
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Someone said they were photoshoped out for the pictures but i guess now we know they were really not there.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 11:29 AM
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I figured there was no door handles because once you started driving, you never wanted to get out of the seat
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 11:52 AM
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Originally posted by Fast Gator
I figured there was no door handles because once you started driving, you never wanted to get out of the seat
But you'll probably need to add gas at some point.
Where's the fuel filler?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 10:08 PM
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Been there, posted that

It's powered by propane, therefore no filler neck is visible.

This is really a bit of fun and I have already posted about the lack of a number of things in the engine compartment photos that would make the truck pretty non-functional in a real world environment.

Having said/posted that info, I still think it is a really nice looking vehicle and engine prototype and I can only wish we will get a fair percentage of what was presented as a concept vehicle when it finally reaches production.
Bill
 
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Old Jan 12, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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All that stuff is hidden.

The battery, and other components are under the rear cover. All the concepts do the clean engine compartment thing.

The suspension in the concept is airbags. The real one is clearly NOT going to have airbags but airbags are cheap and make loading and unloading off the trailers easy.

The truck runs and sounds great. It didnt Smell like a propane vehicle.

Doug
 
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 01:35 AM
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Originally posted by Silver_2000_!
...The truck runs and sounds great...
How does the exhaust sound compared to lets say the bassani catback? Louder? Deeper? Good enough to satisfy almost everyone and not change to aftermarket??
 
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 02:01 AM
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Originally posted by J15BIG
How does the exhaust sound compared to lets say the bassani catback? Louder? Deeper? Good enough to satisfy almost everyone and not change to aftermarket??
I believe the EPA has some sort of sound limits that the exhaust can't exceed. So thats why there will always be a market for the exhaust manufactors. That is also why the intake is closed up
 
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Old Jan 13, 2003 | 07:05 AM
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Just kidding, Doug

The propane thing was a joke.

It is a bit sad, though, that a lot of what we see on any concept vehicle that gets our attention and makes our mouths water is just not practical for production. On the other hand, as stated above, it does give the aftermarket people thought-starter ideas for new projects.

Thanks again for all that you and Steve did to bring us all the info and photos and of course thanks to the others who chipped in as well.
Bill
 
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