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What's your favorite Shooting Brake conversion?

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  • 28-06-2014 7:55pm
    #1
    Kaiser D
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    Be it a concept or an actual car.

    I've always loved estates. I think most cars look better in estate form (with a few exceptions, the Corolla estate of all generations being a main example)
    I've only ever had 3 estates myself, a Mondeo MK3, Rover 75 and A6 C5 and I think they all looked nicer than their saloon/hatch cousins.

    Anyway, there are a few SB conversions that I like. But my all time favorite, theres a toss up between these two:

    Aston Martin Lagonda, boxy beauty this, my only criticism being why couldn't they have some glass made up to suit the side profile.
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    Maserati Quattroporte, its just gorgeous really.
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    So?


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    challengemaster
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    Shooting brake me hole. They all look crap!


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    wotswattage
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭wotswattage


    I put it in the 'odd special editions' thread but it applies here too!
    It's not particularly beautiful but its very nicely proportioned.
    *dunno if it counts as a proper 'conversion' though, as it was in production.

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    I like the Ferrari 456 too
    L-Ferrari-456-Estate-2.jpg


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    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users Posts: 3,670 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    The Maserati looks a lot like a 156/159 sw. Suppose they have the same owner


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    christy02
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    Jaysus that aston is atrocious looking.

    Parallel parking be some craic!


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    BMJD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭BMJD


    the Aston looks like some kind of DeLorean hearse


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    Zcott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    159 Estate is very nice indeed.

    alfa-romeo-159-sportwagon-1-large.jpg

    I also think the 407 SW is a fantastic looking car.

    Peugeot_407_SW_rear_20080523.jpg

    And the old 5 series:

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    mb1725
    Registered Users Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭mb1725


    That Lagonda looks like something Clarkson 'knocked' together with his hammer:

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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    The only one of these I'd consider remotely near a shooting brake is the BMW Z3M, and even that is a little short. The rest are just estates. Some nice ones to be fair... but just estates.


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    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Dord wrote: »
    The only one of these I'd consider remotely near a shooting brake is the BMW Z3M, and even that is a little short. The rest are just estates. Some nice ones to be fair... but just estates.

    Yeah, shooting brake is basically a conversion from a regular saloon/hatch for cars that aren't actually available in estate form.


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    As I'm anew user I can't post pics or even post image urls so google

    Ferrari 365 GT shooting brake :eek:


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    Seweryn
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    A couple of examples...

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    mb1725
    Registered Users Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭mb1725


    Jaguar had some good, some bad shooting brakes:

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    XJS

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    XJ :eek:


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    davycc
    Registered Users Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭davycc


    Seweryn wrote: »
    A couple of examples...


    Aerodeck.jpg

    that honda accord aerodeck? was actually a standard production model and for some reason that car in the image has some Clio 16v wheels:o

    best so far for me is the quattroporte:cool: perfect lines and curves in all the right places:D


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    dgt
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    I'm a weird f*ck
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    wotswattage
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭wotswattage


    AFAIK the current TT was first introduced as a shooting brake concept??
    I wish they actually made it

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    davycc
    Registered Users Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭davycc


    wotswattage wrote: »
    AFAIK the current TT was first introduced as a shooting brake concept??
    I wish they actually made it

    at_4.jpg

    Looks the image of the mk3 sirocco:eek:


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    wotswattage wrote: »
    AFAIK the current TT was first introduced as a shooting brake concept??
    I wish they actually made it

    at_4.jpg


    Hatchback.


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    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,174 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    A big old 'dozer of a Mercedes S320 estate. I'm liking the Saab 95 wagon as well lately.


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    ofcork
    Registered Users Posts: 5,355 ✭✭✭ofcork


    The CLS is probably the best looking shooting brake now.


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    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    jimgoose wrote: »
    A big old 'dozer of a Mercedes S320 estate. I'm liking the Saab 95 wagon as well lately.

    W220 SB is lush,

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    christy02
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    Kaiser D wrote: »
    W220 SB is lush,

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    Does it not have to be a 2 door to qualify as a shooting brake?


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    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,125 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    tumblr_mgqa1xAdcs1r2mbs3o1_400.jpg
    Not sure it even qualifies but why would anyone want one of these?


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    HandsomeDan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 843 ✭✭✭HandsomeDan


    That AM is most fckin horrible thing Ive ever seen.

    Its like some sort of fcked up nightmare


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    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    christy02 wrote: »
    Does it not have to be a 2 door to qualify as a shooting brake?

    Nah not at all.


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    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,268 ✭✭✭visual


    Kaiser D wrote: »
    Nah not at all.

    Should change the title to best family estate conversion as nearly everyone posting estates anyway


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Shooting brake me hole. They all look crap!

    Isn't that the point of them though ?

    more scrap

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    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    Kaiser D wrote: »
    Be it a concept or an actual car.

    I've always loved estates. I think most cars look better in estate form (with a few exceptions, the Corolla estate of all generations being a main example)
    I've only ever had 3 estates myself, a Mondeo MK3, Rover 75 and A6 C5 and I think they all looked nicer than their saloon/hatch cousins.

    Anyway, there are a few SB conversions that I like. But my all time favorite, theres a toss up between these two:

    Aston Martin Lagonda, boxy beauty this, my only criticism being why couldn't they have some glass made up to suit the side profile.
    14505097136_03fe6eca54_z.jpg
    14505080056_52992772cf_z.jpg
    14548326493_18f90aae04_z.jpg

    Maserati Quattroporte, its just gorgeous really.
    14341705578_dfa5e0feb1_z.jpg
    14341645930_753cc9720b_z.jpg
    14526842294_f3f6350370_z.jpg

    So?

    They look like something from the Thunderbirds, although thats not a bad thing, I like the latter, very nice, the first one looks like a hearse though :) and I like estates.
    Having said that I like the Toyota Fielder (last corolla version in estate with spec).
    Its the previous goggle eyed version I didnt like in estate, although even the goggle eyed corolla in hatch has grown on me.
    shanec1928 wrote: »
    tumblr_mgqa1xAdcs1r2mbs3o1_400.jpg
    Not sure it even qualifies but why would anyone want one of these?

    Because its weird and unusual and interesting.

    Whats this shooting brake stuff, has this car actually been made?
    looking it up
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake#Later_usage_and_examples
    It seems they are 2 doors though?

    Interesting curves on that Quattroporte, bit jaguar looking at the back end?


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    Jesus.
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,794 ✭✭✭Jesus.


    Why is the thread titled "Shooting Brake"? When did everyone start calling them that? :confused:


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    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    Jesus. wrote: »
    Why is the thread titled "Shooting Brake"? When did everyone start calling them that? :confused:

    I hadn't heard of it before myself, so this thread?


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    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Jesus. wrote: »
    Why is the thread titled "Shooting Brake"? When did everyone start calling them that? :confused:

    Around 1910.

    Theres a difference between an estate car and a shooting brake conversion car. I don't think people on here quite understand.


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