The front doors, interior woodwork, stairway and fireplaces had survived practically intact from what appears to have been a major redecoration in the early 1880's that added high-style pier mirrors and elaborate overmantel woodwork.
After all, even though those German cars have four doors, interior space of all three is pretty darned close (meantime, the four-door Accord is larger inside than both the Audi and BMW).
The Tabby Evo is the latest version of a "platform" car, which provides the bare bones of an electric vehicle – including the frame, suspension, steering systems, brakes, seats and wheels – on which companies, relief agencies and universities among others, can build and tweak their own vehicle by adding doors, interiors and a shell.
Through telescoping pocket doors, interiors open to a resort-like setting complete with a generous patio, an outdoor kitchen and a pool with spa and water features.
Method number one is to enhance the structural rigidity of the interior panel of side doors to reduce the magnitude of door panel crush, such as the optimised design of the impact bar, foam systems and door interior panels.
We half expected to find stacks of tires and piles of greasy rags inside, but once we passed through the garage doors the interior magically transformed into a typical taquería without a hint of the neighbouring auto business.
The remaining original woodwork, sills, door frames, and interior doors, are all solid oak.
Features like self-closing drawers and glass sides on pullouts are standard in every category (upgrades like slide-away doors and interior drawer lighting cost extra).
Show viewers do, however, get "sports wagons," like the Suzuki SX sports wagon concept and the Mazda MX Sport Tourer, a wagon with center-opening doors, flexible interior and metallic orange paint.
ELAINE SCIOLINO Ravenna, Italy Basilica of San Vitale For all of the magnificence exhibited on the exterior of Florence's Duomo — Brunelleschi's dome, Giotto's campanile, the ornate marble facade, the grand bronze doors — its interior is comparatively dull.
The dramatic carbon fiber bodywork, doors and interior shown at the Detroit show are all production ready, Nair said.
