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Automotive Aristocracy: The Shooting Brake



Is it a sportscar? Is it a coupe? Is it a GT?
Or is it a wagon?

Well, it looks like a sportscar. It looks like a coupe. It looks like a GT also. And it sure looks like a wagon, too. At least some of them.

Wikipedia says a Shooting-brake is "a three-door car body style with a squared-off rear. They generally have a rear liftgate like a wagon or a hatchback although one or a pair of side-hinged doors is also sometimes seen.
The term originated with custom built 2-door luxury estate cars altered for use by hunters and other sportsmen such as golfers, riders, and polo players requiring easy access to larger storage areas than offered by the typical automobile boot."
Now that we know that the shooting brake is basically a two-door wagon dressed up in a GT suit or crossover of a high performance sportscar and a wagon, lets have a look at some the most iconic and most beautiful legendary shooting brakes of all-time.

Volvo P1800 ES
Ferrari 330 GT Vignale
Pontiac Trans Am Kammback
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Shooting Brake
Lamborghini Flying Star II
BMW M Coupe
Volvo 480 Turbo
Lotus Elite
Porsche 944 Cargo
Citroen Camargue
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Shooting Brake
Peugeot 504 Riviera
1974 Fiat 130 Pininfarina Maremma 
1956 Chevrolet Nomad
Lancia Beta HPE
VW Corrado Magnum
Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa
Citroen SM Shooting Brake
Mercedes 230SLX Frua
1971 Cadillac Eldorado Shooting Brake
BMW Z1 Shooting Brake
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake
Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer
2004 Chevrolet Nomad Concept
Bentley Touring Flying Star
2008 Mercedes Concept Fascination

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