Remember sliding van doors?

[wildcat45]

Saw some archive footage today and it got me thinking.

Back in the 1970s a lot of Transit, Bedford CF Commer and other vans had a sliding front door for the driver to use.

Makes sense I suppose. Easy to get in and out on deliveries, You can park in narrow sapces etc.

Blokes used to drive with the door open in the summer which I guess is probably agianst the law.

But why do vans not have this feature today?

Dan.