The darling/courageous/who-knows-what Mrs. Lottie B. Ellison of Rawls Falls (say that ten time fast), Mississippi, was awarded a patent (#1,323,177, to be exact) in 1919 for her design of a passenger-side door that would accommodate a third front-seat rider without causing discomfort to other occupants. The door consisted of a retractable bottom section which, when…
