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Old September 5th, 2018, 11:08 PM
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Default Re: "Coral" - my soon to arrive '63 Burb

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I must be confused on my terminology! I always associated the "horizontal line" lift gate/tailgate with "clamshell" because of the mental picture of an actual clam opening, and the "vertical line" side swinging doors as "barn doors". But yes, it is lift gate/tail gate, just like we had before, and apparently fully functioning!

Brad
Maybe I'm the one who's confused, Brad. In the past, I've heard the terms "barn doors" and "clamshell" used interchangeably. But I do like your train of thought regarding the mental image of an actual clam opening. That makes sense.

On the other hand, I did find this:

To view some links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Maybe you should introduce yourself with a new topic?

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