A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy, cockpit canopy, canopy door, or simply a canopy. A canopy is a type of door which sits on top of a car and lifts up in some way, to provide access for passengers. It is similar to an aircraft canopy. There are no established sub-types of canopies, so they can be hinged at the front, side, or back, although hinging at the front is most common. Canopy doors are rarely used on production cars, and are sometimes used on concept cars.

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The first vehicle canopy is thought to have been invented by Messerschmitt, the German aeroplane manufacturer that was not allowed to produce aircraft after World War II. Instead, they produced cars designed by aircraft engineer Fritz Fend. Unlike most later car canopies, the Messerschmitt canopies are hinged on the side, as was the canopy of many fighter planes. A problem with side hinging is that, for a car with typical side-by-side seating, the passengers sitting closest to the hinge must slide or climb across a seat to get out of the car. For that reason the side-hinging canopy is best suited for single-occupant or tandem-seat cars, and later canopies were usually hinged at the front or back.

The KR175 was the first car, production or concept, to have a canopy. In 1956, the model was changed to the Messerschmitt KR200.

The most noticeable thing about the KR200 is its distinctive bubble canopy, which gave rise to the term 'bubble car'. The KR200 continued Messerschmitt's side-hinged canopies. These were usually transparent acrylic ("Plexiglas" or "Perspex"), though reproductions are car-safe polymethyl methacrylate.

The first of three concept cars made under the Alfa Romeo Scarabeo name was equipped with a forward hinged canopy.

The 1969 Holden Hurricane concept car features a canopy door.

The Ferrari 512 S Modulo concept car, designed by Pininfarina, features a canopy door.