What's your favorite Shooting Brake conversion?

68 lost souls

cerastes wrote: »

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

Same here bu apparently a shooting break is a 2 door coupe estate essentially according to my vast Wikipedia skills. Still a weird name that I don't like. sports wagon sounds a little better to me. I thought it was some fancy new break to replace disk breaks.

Zcott

I was familiar with the term meaning a car with an extra bit on the back for all the shooting gear you'd need to go away on a shooting break. I didn't know it referred to two door coupes which is why I posted a load of regular estates. But any excuse to post the 159 estate...

mb1725

Mercedes are using the term for the new CLS : http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/new_cars/models/cls-class/_x218.flash.html?csref=mbuk_shootingbreak_url_280812

"Originally, a ‘shooting brake’ was a vehicle used for
hunting by the English gentry. The term brake or break
initially referred to a chassis designed to ‘break in’ horses.
Eventually a range of robust customised coaches was
created to transport shooting parties and their equipment.
Hence the name ‘shooting brake’. In the 1960s, motorised
shooting brakes became very popular in the UK. These
were grand sports cars, which offered their well-to-do
owners ample space and luxury."

daveohdave

They also have a 4 door "coupe" though. I assume it's intentional stupidity for marketing.

Jesus.

Kaiser D wrote: »

Around 1910. Theres a difference between an estate car and a shooting brake conversion car. I don't think people on here quite understand.

Evidently not :P

charcosull

Volvo C30 is supposed to be a shooting brake.


I cant tell the difference between it and any other 3 door hatch though.

tom_k

I believe a shooting-brake was originally a robust horse drawn vehicle designed to carry hunting parties with a covered compartment for guns, ammunition and game.

I think the early nineties Aston Martin Virage shooting brake was a good looking example of the motorised incarnation of this type of vehicle. The lines are more pleasing (to me anyway) than the Lagonda.

Pack a couple of Holland & Hollands, your deer rifle of choice and head to the Scottish highlands for a weekend of hunting. With many refuelling stops along the way



Sorry, didn't spot some earlier shooting-brake definitions...

mb1725

...... and a proper shooting brake should have a wood lined cargo area !

porsche959

tom_k wrote: »

I believe a shooting-brake was originally a robust horse drawn vehicle designed to carry hunting parties with a covered compartment for guns, ammunition and game.

I think the early nineties Aston Martin Virage shooting brake was a good looking example of the motorised incarnation of this type of vehicle. The lines are more pleasing (to me anyway) than the Lagonda.

Pack a couple of Holland & Hollands, your deer rifle of choice and head to the Scottish highlands for a weekend of hunting. With many refuelling stops along the way



Sorry, didn't spot some earlier shooting-brake definitions...

Yep agreed that's the nicest one. Was looking for photos of it when I first saw this thread but couldn't find a decent one.

Jesus.

Now that I know what Shooting Brakes are...












...they're fu*king ugly!!

tom_k

Jesus. wrote: »

Now that I know what Shooting Brakes are...

...they're fu*king ugly!!

How can you say that...before you've seen this?



That's a one-off unofficial Corvette shooting brake, I think.

Callaway have a few renderings in existence of a current/future generation Corvette shooting-brake but I don't think anything's been produced yet in the metal.

dantastic

Not happy with any of the definitions of what a shooting break actually is I decided to do some googleling and found

What Makes A Car A Shooting Brake?

As best as I can tell it really comes down to the fenders. If the space between the front edge of the front door and the back edge of the front wheel arch is greater than the distance between the rear edge of the front door and the front of the rear wheel arch then it it a shooting brake. Otherwise it is a wagon or hatchback.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/what-makes-a-car-a-shooting-brake-hatch-or-wagon-1440265570

I must say I quite like shooting breaks!

hi5

jimgoose

hi5 wrote: »

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By cracky that old Rover V8 is what it's all about, I reckon. :cool::cool::cool:

hi5

tom_k wrote: »

Callaway have a few renderings in existence of a current/future generation Corvette shooting-brake but I don't think anything's been produced yet in the metal.

You mean fiberglass;)

tom_k

hi5 wrote: »

You mean fiberglass;)

Very good, that's what I meant of course

the culture of deference

shanec1928 wrote: »

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

I saw one of these last week on the N4.

Not as bad as this




Jag XF sportbrake, my next car
when i win lotto

tom_k

I've decided that all incarnations of Ford Escort 2 door estates are shooting-brakes







I know where there's a light blue Mk 2 rusting in the briars. Must enquire about it.

mb1725

This is certainly an example. One could imaging bagging some game from this:

jimgoose

the culture of deference wrote: »

...Jag XF sportbrake, my next

Ooh aye, properly tasty them. :cool:

RobAMerc

wendell borton

The Mk ii (?) Polo came in a shooting brake.

davycc

wendell borton wrote: »

The Mk ii (?) Polo came in a shooting brake.

the breadvan

V Eight

Shooting brake definition is "simply a badly designed estate" going on the previous selection of car photos........

christy02

the culture of deference wrote: »

I saw one of these last week on the N4.

Not as bad as this




Jag XF sportbrake, my next car
when i win lotto

Some are not really getting it. That jag is an ESTATE. Shooting brake has no back doors.

cerastes

the culture of deference wrote: »

I saw one of these last week on the N4.

Not as bad as this




Jag XF sportbrake, my next car
when i win lotto

What do you mean, not as bad as this? thats the best micra? bastadization I've seen yet, I like the jag mk2 look of it.
The actual jag is nice, but Im still confused over this shooting break definition, no back door, maybe 2 side doors only or maybe not?

Bigus

Ferrari FF

L-M

Saw this ugly thing over in Birmingham last year.

Kaiser D

Not really a looker, but I love the idea of it.

the culture of deference

christy02 wrote: »

Some are not really getting it. That jag is an ESTATE. Shooting brake has no back doors.

The term was later applied to custom-built wagons by high-end coachbuilders and subsequently became synonymous with station wagon or estate.


In contemporary usage, the term shooting-brake has broadened to include a range of vehicles from five-door station wagons — to three-door models combining features of a wagon and a coupé.


In 2006, The New York Times said the shooting-brake was conceived "to take gentlemen on the hunt with their firearms and dogs."[9] and "although [its] glory days came before World War II, and it has faded from the scene in recent decades, the body style is showing signs of a renaissance as automakers seek to invent (or reinvent) new kinds of vehicles for consumers constantly on the hunt for the next new thing