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1958 Tornado Cars LTD Typhoon Sportsbrake

Tornados were a British outfit that built cars in the '50s and until 1964 when they stopped producing cars and became a successful body...

1950S

1959-1978 Saab 95

The Saab 95 is a seven-seater, two-door station wagon produced by Saab from 1959 to 1978. Initially, it was based on the Saab 93 sedan,...

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1959 Bentley S2 Shooting Brake

This unique left-hand drive Bentley S2 features shooting brake coachwork by Harold Radford Ltd., the exclusive London firm established in...

1950S

1959 Jaguar XK150 3.4-Litre 'Foxbat' Sports Estate

The 'sports estate' concept is not new; there had been several such bespoke creations on quality chassis before WW2. Harold Radford's...

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1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I

This 1959 Rolls Royce shooting brake has the standard 4,887 cc F-head in-line six-cylinder engine mated to a smooth four-speed automatic...

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1958 Porsche 356 Kreuzer

In late 1955, the 356 A was introduced with more powerful engine options, a newly standard front sway bar paired with softer front...

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1956 Fiat 1100 TV Speciale Shooting Brake

This Fiat 1100 TV Speciale was an advanced idea for a “shooting brake” model, one of the first seen in Italy, an ideal car for the golf...

1950S

1956 Pontiac Safari

The sporty Nomad/Safari wagons started with a 1954 General Motors Motorama concept car, a two-door hatchback built from the newly...

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1954 Miller Shooting Brake

Geoffrey Miller of Cornwall, England was a craftsman who had earlier built his own motorcycle when he decided to build himself a station...

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1954 Chevy Nomad Concept

At the 1954 General Motors Motorama in New York City, GM introduced their Chevrolet Nomad show car. It was a sporty wagon with two doors,...

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1952-1954 Allard P2 Safari Shooting Brake

Allard was never known for producing cars in great numbers, and the P2 is no exception, with only ten examples being built from 1952 to...

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1952 Ferrari 212 Export Shooting Brake

The first known Ferrari Shooting Brake is based on the 212 Export Spyder. It was converted into a shooting brake in 1952 and served as a...

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1951 Peugeot 203 Pathé Marconi Shooting Brake

1951 Peugeot 203 Pathé Marconi advertising Shooting Brake was converted for the Tour de France. It was designed by Philippe Charbonneaux...

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World's Largest "Shooting Brake" Archive (Part 2 of 3)

The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what...

1950S

1955 Tucker Sno-Cat Type 743

This Sno-Cat was one of four to be used in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctica Expedition from 1955-1958. The Sno-cat had been developed to...

1950S

1950 Plymouth XX-500

Thanks to its tall, boxy Plymouth heritage, Ghia did its best to make the XX-500 look sleek and Italian, but the result was nevertheless...

1950S

1958 Ford Nucleon

1958 Ford Nucleon concept car model, designed by Jim Powers The Nucleon, a 3/8-scale model, provided a glimpse into the atomic-powered...

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1957 Studebaker-Packard Astral

The Astral made its debut in 1957 at the South Bend Art Center, then was shown again at the Geneva Motor Show. This car went all out with...

1950S

1951 Buick XP-300

The overall futuristic design of Buick’s XP-300 is emphasized in this view of the new experimental car. The hood and front fenders are a...

1950S

1958 Ford X2000

This astonishing recreation (original is depicted in the first picture) is the Ford X2000, a styling fantasy from 1958, what the Ford...

1950S

1957 Oldsmobile F-88 Mark II

A Mark II version was finished for the 1957 Motorama. An updated version of the, painted blue metallic and featuring design aspects of...

1950S

1955 Lincoln Capri Woodie Sportsman Convertible Show Car

In 1955, Lincoln built twelve "Colour Cars" to display at Auto Shows throughout the United States. Each was specially designed to appeal...

1950S

1953 Lincoln XL-500

1953 XL-500 had the pushbutton transmission in the steering wheel, telephone and dictaphone, and automatic jacks that lifted it for...

1950S

1952 Packard Special Speedster

The restyling of the 1951 Packard was managed by John Reinhart, who became the styling chief in 1947. It was a well-received and...

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