Shaved doors

{{Short description|Car door design}}

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Shaved doors are doors on an automobile that do not have handles on the outside of the vehicle, in order to present in a smooth look.{{cite web |url=https://www.scissor-doors.com/shaved-door-kits-by-scissor-doors-inc/ |title=Shaved Door Kits By Scissor Doors Inc. |website=scissor-doors.com |access-date=28 February 2016}}{{rs|date=July 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://blog.cochran.com/wordpress/index.php/shaving-car-door-handles/ |title=The Art of "Shaving" Car Door Handles |website=Cochran's Blog |access-date=28 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/additional-how-to/0709rc-shaved-door-handles |title=Shaved Door Handles - Latched On |author=Jefferson Bryant |date=20 September 2007 |website=Hot Rod |access-date=28 February 2016}} It was pioneered by customiser Harry Westergard in California.{{cite web |url=https://doyouknowhy.blogspot.com/2011/04/do-you-know-why-shaved-door-handles-are.html#.VtGpIJx97IU |title=Do you Know Why Shaved Door Handles are Important? |date=19 April 2011 |website=Do You Know Why? Blogspot |access-date=28 February 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.boldride.com/ride/1940/mercury-westergard-custom-coupe/image/4 |title=1940 Mercury Westergard Custom Coupe - About this car |publisher=BOLD RIDE |access-date=28 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/custom-car-builder-spotlight-westergard-bertolucci.50399/ |title=Custom Car Builder Spotlight: Westergard/Bertolucci |website=The Jalopy Journal |date=7 April 2005 |access-date=28 February 2016}} The modification also increases security as there is no keyhole to pick or handle to grab.

Often called autolocs, or autoloc doors, after a popular manufacturer of such doors.{{clarify|date=July 2025|reason=what is this referring to?}}

Shaved doors are popular on hot rods, street rods, muscle cars, tuned cars (mostly Japanese), trucks, and mini trucks. It is also a traditional modification on many lead sleds, dating back to the 1940s. A solenoid is used to open the door. This solenoid can be triggered by button or remote. They can also be opened mechanically with a hidden cable release.