4-Door Wide Track SIERRA from Chennai

Mpower · 6th January 2007, 08:37

Spotted this in Ashok Nagar area of Chennai where I was staying during my last trip there for the FISSME race. The car was spotless and looked like it had just come out of the paintshop. Waited around for a bit so that I could talk to the owner but it was already kinda late in the night.

A real treat for a Sierra lover like me. Something Telco should have done long ago.

Steeroid · 6th January 2007, 08:45

I think the car was done by Color World in central Kerala - they specialized in adding these pseudo-gull-wing doors to Sierras and had a long list of clients from various parts of the south. They've also done wide-tracks + modified front and rear ends to the Sierra.

Did you check carefully whether it was 3-door or 4-door? The Color World Sierras featured only ONE additional door on the LHS (too risky to open the door UPWARDS on the right on a busy road, according to them). EDIT: Yes your second pic shows a door on the right too.

elf · 9th January 2007, 22:48

That rear door's insanely huge! I'd love to see the right side one open up in traffic!

@Mpower: Any chance of getting some snaps with the door open?

Vid6639 · 9th January 2007, 22:52

lol i know. Imagine a biker who just cut you real bad and you want to get back at him.
the wwf term clothesline comes to mind. hehehehe.

GTO · 10th January 2007, 11:40

I was looking for the cut on the door and then realised...Damn, the entire side glass opens with the door.

There was a better, more proportinate, job done on a Sierra. It was a proper 4 door.

Steeroid · 10th January 2007, 11:54

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Originally Posted by GTO

I was looking for the cut on the door and then realised...Damn, the entire side glass opens with the door.

There was a better, more proportinate, job done on a Sierra. It was a proper 4 door.

Actually it isnt as bad as it sounds - remember that the whole sideglass is not on the sides, but curves over the roof. I've seen a few of these jobs (a person known to me used to specialize in this mod for the Sierra) and the side space taken up by the door upon opening is the same as that take up by a regular door opening ....ummmm...regularly!

6th January 2007, 08:37	#1
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	4-Door Wide Track SIERRA from Chennai Spotted this in Ashok Nagar area of Chennai where I was staying during my last trip there for the FISSME race. The car was spotless and looked like it had just come out of the paintshop. Waited around for a bit so that I could talk to the owner but it was already kinda late in the night. A real treat for a Sierra lover like me. Something Telco should have done long ago.
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6th January 2007, 08:45	#2
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	I think the car was done by Color World in central Kerala - they specialized in adding these pseudo-gull-wing doors to Sierras and had a long list of clients from various parts of the south. They've also done wide-tracks + modified front and rear ends to the Sierra. Did you check carefully whether it was 3-door or 4-door? The Color World Sierras featured only ONE additional door on the LHS (too risky to open the door UPWARDS on the right on a busy road, according to them). EDIT: Yes your second pic shows a door on the right too.
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9th January 2007, 22:48	#3
elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	That rear door's insanely huge! I'd love to see the right side one open up in traffic! @Mpower: Any chance of getting some snaps with the door open? Last edited by elf : 9th January 2007 at 22:51.
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9th January 2007, 22:52	#4
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,729 Thanked: 43,464 Times View My Garage	lol i know. Imagine a biker who just cut you real bad and you want to get back at him. the wwf term clothesline comes to mind. hehehehe.
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10th January 2007, 11:40	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,512 Thanked: 300,694 Times View My Garage	I was looking for the cut on the door and then realised...Damn, the entire side glass opens with the door. There was a better, more proportinate, job done on a Sierra. It was a proper 4 door.
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