The Volvo 480 ES was the first front-wheel-drive car with a transverse engine produced by Volvo. It's now been 30 years since this wedge-shaped car made its official première at the Geneva Motor Show. When the annual motor show in Geneva opened on 6 March 1986, the Volvo 480 ES was one of the cars that attracted the most attention. It was not just the première of the first sports car from Volvo in over a decade. The 480 ES was also the brand's first front-wheel-drive car in series production. The model designation was tied to the 1800 ES sports wagon, which ended production in 1973. The low, wedge-shaped body with a pointed nose and pop-up headlights provided a hint of the future, while the abruptly-ending rear section with a glass tailgate was yet another way to pay homage to the 1800 ES. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

With tip-up front seats, the generous front doors offer easy access to the rear. A large hatchback and the total absence of a loading threshold means optimum accessibility to the large useful space available. Its hydropneumatic suspension makes it ideal for passenger or goods transport under unsurpassed comfort, safety, and handling conditions, with maximum road-holding. The Citroën BX Dyana was available as a five-seater with all the engine or finishes offerings of the BX range. It could be fitted with a children's bench, facing backward and located at the rear to raise the number of passengers to seven. A two-seater commercial version was also available, allowing French businesses to recover the TVA. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This white Trans Am Kammback (chassis number 0000EX4796) is fitted with the 190-hp H.O. version of the 305-cu.in. V-8 and a five-speed manual transmission. It reportedly served as an IMSA pace car for a brief period before Pontiac put it into storage. It took Michigan-based Pontiac dealer John McMullen to bust it out of storage and then turn the 36,000-mile prototype over to Scott Tiemann for a complete restoration. The Kammback them remained in McMullen's collection -- alongside one of the Pininfarina-built Type Ks -- until 2007 when it sold at auction to John O'Quinn for $66,000. Since then, it sold at auction again -- for $44,000 at Barrett-Jackson's 2017 Scottsdale sale -- and ProTeam Corvette Sales has advertised it for $69,995. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

While seemingly at odds with Porsche's roots as a sports car maker, the Panamera Sport Turismo wagon seems like a great fit in the brand's lineup because it combines style and extra utility. The company has toyed with the concept of offering a long roof variant of an existing model before, though. For example, the firm built a one-off 928 shooting brake called the 928-4 in 1984 as a 75th birthday present for Ferry Porsche. A recent video has put the spotlight on this unique vehicle. The Porsche Development Centre in Weissach, Germany, started on this birthday present by taking the existing 928 S and stretching it by 9.8 inches (25 centimeters). The designers used the extra space to fit a pair of more comfortable rear seats inside. A higher roof ensured that occupants had enough headroom and forced the installation of a hatchback rather than the standard sloping liftback panel. They also made the B-pillar more upright, so it was easier to get back there. Upfront, fixed headlights replaced the production 928's pop-up units. Ferry Porsche must have liked the color green because a dark shade covers the exterior and much of the cabin, including the leather trim and carpet. After doing the extensive body modifications, the company left the powertrain the same as the standard 928. The 5.0-liter V8 produced 306 horsepower (228 kilowatts), which allowed for an estimated top speed of 162 miles per hour (260 kilometers per hour). View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This Jaguar was the exclusive work of a Swiss and passionate coachbuilder, Andreas Burlet. It was based on an XJS V12 HE from 1983. The Swiss homologation services approved this car after its transformation. The construction was done empirically, without a plan. Everything has been done traditionally, in curved, bent, and welded sheet metal. The five rear windows were made to measure and cast on templates. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

It was coach built by Coway Ltd of West Horton, Lancashire. The car was supplied new to Jersey via St Helier Garages, Rolls-Royce main dealers, and was serviced by them until 1998. Upon leaving Jersey, it showed a milage of 33,000 total today 36,000, which is supported by the service book and MOT certificates The vendor supplied the following information: "It is very rare to find an early Mulsanne Turbo; it must be unique to find one in shooting brake styling. They are finished in mustard with claret. Color-coded bumpers front and back, radiator shell, painted with chrome grille. It is fitted with Rolls Royce sports suspension." View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Just one month after the Polo 1 ended, the Polo 2 was released to the public. It featured a new design that combined the hatchback with a station wagon. But that wasn't all. The second generation was available in more body shapes, such as the "squareback," which combined a coupe with a station wagon, raked C-pillars, and a sedan with two doors named Derby. It was offered in three trim levels, and the top-spec CL and GL featured a drivetrain carried over from the first generation. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

With a reported conversion cost new of more than £55,000, the Lynx Eventer was an unapologetically expensive proposition new. Each car was hand-built strictly to order on a custom-made jig taking 14 weeks from order to delivery. With just 67 cars produced by Lynx, this is an extremely rare estate car version of the Jaguar XJS 5.3 HE V12. The rearward shift in weight distribution required stiffer rear suspension, but the XJS accepted this modification gracefully. The Eventer weighed less than the standard XJS - so acceleration was sharper. Here was a small home-grown engineering company with the vision and the skills to create a car, under license by Jaguar that drove like the product of a multi-million pound R&D program, matched by a level of finish and detail to rival the best. This extremely important 1982 Lynx Eventer was no less than the first-ever Lynx Eventer to be sold, and can be seen in the photographs, proudly bears the conversion No."002" (001 being the prototype). With its registration number of 1 HOP, it is the actual silver car depicted in the Lynx factory brochures and magazines. Of course, the importance of this car cannot be understated in the history of the Lynx Eventer. Copies of the original brochure and much in the way of magazine articles which, over the years, the Lynx featured in are included in the extensive paperwork that comes with this car giving the new owner not only the first Lynx to be sold but concise and complete history of the Lynx Eventer model as well. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Perhaps the most unique Gamma of all was the Olgiata station wagon, shown in Paris in 1982. This was an elegant three-door station wagon similar to the Beta HPE. Again, this variant was not taken into production, and the car was advertised for sale in 1994. All four Lancia Gamma-based concepts by Pininfarina: 1976 Gamma Coupe (Pininfarina) 1978 Gamma Spider (Pininfarina) 1980 Lancia Gamma Scala by Pininfarina 1982 Lancia Gamma Olgiata by Pininfarina View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This particular shooting brake, ‘The Croisette,’ is based on a Ferrari 365 GT4. Willy Felber was a Swiss businessman and Ferrari dealer who often made one-off versions of Ferraris and other cars. The 365 series might have been his favorite, as he also turned a Ferrari 365 GTC/4 into a Beach Car. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

There was never, of course, an official factory-bodied estate version of the Shadow, but that did not deter those wealthy enough from commissioning their own, this example being created at the behest of the late John Entwhistle, legendary bass guitarist with 'The Who.' The coachbuilder is not known, but eight years ago, Bonhams sold a similar car that had been converted by FLM (Panelcraft) Ltd of South London. The current vendor purchased this car from John Entwhistle's wife via Hanwells in West London seven years ago and then sent it to Coway coachbuilders in Bolton to be refurbished. The vehicle has been kept at an estate in Perthshire, Scotland, where it was mainly used for grouse shooting, and has been garage stored in a 'bubble' to maintain ideal air temperature. It has been routinely serviced by Alastair Scott of Abernethy, Perthshire, a recognized Rolls-Royce mechanical engineer, and over the last over seven years has not given any trouble. The car is offered with sundry restoration invoices, current MoT/tax, and Swansea V5C registration document. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Porsche 924 Kombi was built by a German coachbuilder Gunter Artz; 20 examples of the 924 Kombi were constructed in 1980-1981, using a 924 Turbo as a base a Carrera GT-look body kit. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

ARTZ has somewhat of a knack for building strange variants of production cars. However, this took the iconic rally/road car and turned it into a 3 door estate. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Commissioned in 1984 by Krug Champagne – one of the leading brands in the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group – this panel van/shooting brake is based on a 1979 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II. It's got two seats up front for driver and passenger and a pair of refrigerators in the back. Adorned with special Krug livery in white and burgundy with acres of chrome, the attention to detail goes down to the special cork key fob. It was sold by the vineyard a few years back but has now been reacquired, returning to the House of Krug in Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France, to serve as a museum piece. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua created the only four-door Lamborghini in existence in 1978; the Frua Faena was constructed on a reinforced 1974 Espada Series II chassis (nr. 18224). It took Pietro Frua 8 months to create his four-door Lamborghini; he stretched the standard Espada chassis 178 mm (7 in) to accommodate the rear seats and ended up with a car totaling 4586 mm (18 ft) in length which added 200 Kg (440 pounds) to the total weight. This ‘special’ was revealed on the 57th Salone Internazionale dell’Automobile, in Turin during the spring of 1978, and it was shown again to the public at the 1980 Geneva Auto Show. The car’s lines looked clean at the front, with big headlights mounted in twin pop-up units, but the rear design spoiled the vehicle. It included a sliding sunroof, unlike the weird-looking glass panel found on one specific Espada. Although it was very nicely built, the Frua Faena didn’t prove a success, and Pietro Frua hoped it could be produced in small quantities, but this show car was the only one ever made. After the Geneva Auto Show, the car was sold to Lambo-Motor AG in Basle, who sold it to a German collector. He still owns the car, but it remained registered in Switzerland. In 1996 the Faena could again be admired at the Pullicino Classics in London; the vehicle was in excellent condition, although it wasn’t restored yet. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

While Evil Genius Racing was building the roll cage for the Members Only car, it became apparent that making a shooting brake rear body on a 928 just required a couple of cuts in a pillar, some bending, and some welding. The Members Only car was then sold to a team in Florida and shipped across the country. After a few years of racing in California, the 928 shooting brake was sold to Come Monday Motorsports and shipped from California to Florida. Since that time, this car has campaigned at various South and Gulf Region LeMons events. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

A small, sporty shooting brake developed in partnership with Ligier from an original idea by Robert Broyer, who had designed the Renault 14, upon which this concept was based. Had the project gone ahead, Ligier would have built the car for Renault. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In 2015, this custom 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Shooting Brake appeared on eBay and had bids reaching $4,150 in the final hours. This breadvan is powered by a 400 cubic inch Pontiac V8 that was emissions choked down to 180 horsepower and 325 ft-lbs of torque. Performance with a stock 400 and slushbox transmission will be lackluster but uncorked, they can make plenty of power and noise. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Type K (for Kammback) concept, initially shown in 1977, was developed by Gerry Brochstein under GM executive David R. Holls. The design did away with a conventional rear tailgate in favor of long, gullwing-style rear windows on either side that permitted easy access to the entire cargo area. Outback, a vertical rear window sat above a four-bar array that traversed the width of the rear, masking the taillamps and stop lamps unless they were illuminated. Seeing the potential for such a product, GM design head Bill Mitchell approved the construction of two concepts based upon production Firebirds. One was gold with a beige interior, while the second was a more striking silver with a red interior. The conversion, which utilized steel body panels, was farmed out to Italy's Pininfarina, which had ample experience in assembling such concepts and low-volume models. The public gave the Type K concepts an enthusiastic thumbs-up, and GM began to explore its options for production. One idea was to farm the work out to Pininfarina in Italy. At the same time, a second and potentially lower-cost plan called for building the Type Ks in the United States under Pininfarina's supervision. Somewhat of a halo car, GM targeted a selling price of around $16,000 for the Type K, at a time when a base Firebird was priced from $4,753 and a Trans Am from $5,889. Though the reasons why are unclear, the gold Type K was reportedly destroyed by GM. The silver car, fitted with a 1979 Trans Am-style front end, appeared in a March 1979 two-part episode of The Rockford Files ("Never Send a Boy King to do a Man's Job"), driven by Odette Lepandieu (played by Trish Noble). With this much exposure and positive press, the Type K almost seemed destined for production. Until the final build cost assessment came in, that is. Even with Pininfarina doing all it could to contain costs, the final retail price of the Type K would have needed to be in the $25,000 range for GM to turn a profit, making it as expensive as two 1979 Corvettes. To make matters worse, a new Firebird was already in the works by the 1979 model year, which meant that the cost of developing a new Kammback body would also need to be factored in. The idea of a two-door wagon on the F-body platform was killed off a second time. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Besides a couple of photos, not much else is published on this clean Silver Shadow. Please comment if you know more. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The 1976-only Sportshatch was based around the Vauxhall Magnum Estate but fitted with the famous (and slippery looking) front end of the HP Firenza coupe. The HP was meant to be a new sporting flagship for Vauxhall, with anticipated sales of around 2000 a year. In the end, however, just over 200 were built in total, leaving Vauxhall with a large quantity of its ‘Droop Snoot’ nose cones leftover. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Coachbuilder Crayford was commissioned by a Triumph dealer, Page Motors (notice the dealer logo on the side), to convert the 2 seater TR7 into a sporting brake. The Tracer was the result. In addition to the elongated roofline and large boot area, two additional fold-down seats were added, turning the car into a 2+2. Only two cars were built as part of the project in 1976/77. They were making this one of the rarest TR7 conversions. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Lancia Beta HPE 2000 is a passenger car from Lancia, with front-wheel drive, a front-mounted engine, and a three-door estate/station wagon body style. The Lancia Beta HPE 2000 belongs to the 828 model family from Lancia. Powering the Lancia Beta HPE 2000 is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder motor and A 5-speed manual transmission that delivers the power to the driven wheels. The claimed maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph). View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Ferrari 365 GT4 Croisette by Felber, 1975. Willy Felber was a Swiss businessman and Ferrari dealer who made bespoke versions of Ferraris and other cars. The Croisette was a shooting brake version of a Ferrari 365 GT4; it remained a one-off. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

When the Jensen Healey convertible was introduced in 1972, it became obvious that there were a few issues with the reliability of the Lotus Type 907 1973cc engine. The sports estate proved to be a competent and practical road car with a Lotus Twin-Cam 144 bhp engine now mated to a 5-speed Getrag gearbox, 2 + 2 seating, and a reasonably sized boot. Still, by the time the Jensen GT was introduced in September 1975 (they had dropped the Healey part in the name as Donald Healey had now left the company), most of the early teething troubles had been ironed out. Under the shadow of the industrial crisis of the 1970s, including rising fuel costs which saw the demise of the big-engined Interceptors, Jensen Motors went into liquidation in May 1976, meaning that the GT production runs only lasted nine months with a total of only 509 cars built, less than half being right-hand drive. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In 1975, the SE6 series was promoted to the executive market. These models were two-door sports estates, again with the Ford V6 3.0 L engine used in the SE5A with 135 bhp. The wheelbase was increased by 4 inches (10 cm) and the track by 3 inches (8 cm), making the cars correspondingly longer and broader than their predecessors. The extra length improved rear-seat legroom and access, which enhanced the car's credentials as a 'genuine' four-seater. Noticeable changes from the earlier models were the increase in the size of the outer headlamps and the replacement of the chrome-plated bumpers with rubber ones. 543 SE6 models were produced. In 1976, the SE6A was introduced. An easy way to spot an SE6A from an SE6 is the change to orange from red reflectors on the rear extractor vents, and the three vertical grooves in the front bumper (in front of the wheel arches) were removed. 3877 SE6As were made, making it the most popular version of all the SE6 shape. Ford had stopped making the "Essex" engine by 1981, and production stopped completely in 1988, so one of the major differences with the SE6B was the engine. The German-built Ford "Cologne" 2.8 L V6 was used instead. The SE6B failed to replicate the success of the earlier models. The design may have aged gracefully, but demand tailed off. The last models were a real improvement over the earlier SE6s, though, as they were lighter, stiffer, and more comprehensively equipped. Only 437 SE6Bs were manufactured. Production ceased by 1986. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included) 1978 Reliant Scimitar GTE 1980 Reliant Scimitar GTE

Triumph TR6 Shooting Brake. The TR6 was sold only as a two-door convertible (with a factory removable hardtop), but at least one owner has converted the sports car into a sports estate. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The sloping wedge we see here was the second time Lotus used the Elite name in its lineup. The first was back in the late 1950s when the Elite was a super-light coupe weighing 1,110 pounds. This original Elite remained in production from 1958 to 1963, replaced by the entirely more famous Elan. Lotus would leave the Elite name dormant for some time until it was ready to use it on an entirely different sort of vehicle. Debuting for 1974, the Elite shed its light on a compact coupe body for a wedge design with a hatchback. It was the sort of thing the British and select other humans call a shooting brake. Though it was still considered a sports car, the Elite’s new persona no longer focused on being light and bare bones. Much more a luxurious grand tourer, the Elite paired its 2.0-liter inline-four engine to a manual transmission of four or five speeds or an optional three-speed automatic. The 2.0 was a more modern engine than Lotus used in previous vehicles, featuring dual overhead cams, an aluminum block, and 155 horsepower. This engine would go on (with modifications) to power the Esprit. The original, simple tiny Elite was turning in its grave — but that was the plan. All Elites had four comfortable seats, room for cargo, and wood on the dash. Lotus was in the middle of a product revamp and image revitalization, the goal being competition with bigger and more serious manufacturers. And those manufacturers didn’t just offer tiny composite coupes. Lotus’ rivals had larger, more serious cars with buttons embedded in their wood panel dashes. Lotus continued with a fiberglass shell for the Elite, mounting the whole thing to a steel chassis from the predecessor Elan and Europa. The slick (though blocky) shape made for an impressive drag coefficient of just .30. The Elite’s design had considerable input from Lotus founder Colin Chapman, and along with the similar Eclat, would become the last two roadgoing cars with significant Chapman influence. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In 1974, Sergio Pininfarina presented two versions of the Fiat 130 that he had dreamed up to Fiat management: the Maremma and the Opera sedan. True, there's no ruling out that the designer's close friend Gianni Agnelli was the one to propose a shooting brake version of the 130. At the time, the Fiat 130 sedan sales were far from impressive, even after launching a coupé version in 1971 with a 3.2-litre V6 engine and a revamped interior, so they needed something extraordinary that could pique the interest of potential buyers. Something luxurious that also had a sense of sportiness – for example, the Maremma, named after the region in Tuscany famous for its olive groves and vineyards and was popular among hunters. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

A number of coachbuilding companies created Cadillac station wagons back in the 1960s and 1970s. Many were based on Fleetwoods or DeVilles and wound up looking like hearses. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In addition to its Camaro-esque exposed peepers, this Corvette has been upgraded to a 1980-82 front clip, with its integrated chin spoiler. We don’t know when this conversion was completed, but its designer/builder must have had a crystal ball–not only did they predict the AeroWagen concept, they also knew that pop-up headlights were a thing of Corvettes past. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This wild Corvette wagon for sale on Craigslist has a practical hatch in the back and a proto-lightbar upfront. Builders have been grafting a more extended roof onto the rears of Corvettes for decades. In the 1970s, several designers and builders all made their takes on how a long-roof C3 Corvette should look. One such builder, Michigan-based custom car builder Chuck Miller had a client with a tall order. As Corvette Magazine reports, Uriel Jones, a drummer in Motown’s the Funk Brothers, loved his Corvette but was disappointed that it couldn’t haul his gear. Miller decided that the best way to fill Jones’ needs was to build a wagon. Miller contacted Harry Bradley, an industrial designer that worked at GM and designed Hot Wheels for Mattel, to design a wagon rear end that matched the Corvette’s design. The result was a wagon with an expanded cargo capacity that looked like it rolled out of the factory that way. Miller built a handful of Corvette wagons before passing the torch onto Ralph Eckler, who sold the wagon conversions as a kit. Bradley’s design for Betterton would take the Corvette wagon idea to the extreme. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Volkswagen Brasília is a rear-engined compact car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen in Brazil between 1974 and 1982; in Mexico from 1975-1982; and as knock down kits in Nigeria, where it was marketed as the Igala from 1976–1980. Designed to replace the Beetle (or Fusca) in the Brazilian market and initially available in a three-door and five-door hatchback body style, the Brasília combined the air-cooled engine of the Volkswagen Beetle, the chassis of the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, and styling reminiscent of the Volkswagen 412. Developed by Volkswagen do Brasil (Volkswagen of Brazil) and internally designated as the Type 321, the Brasília was named after Brazil's capital city. By the end of 1982, over one million examples had been manufactured. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

As if Citroëns weren't unique enough, here's a rare shooting brake version. However, it's difficult to dig for more information. Comment if you know more. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The RV-2 was a 2-door wagon concept car shown during the October 1972 Tokyo Motor Show and the April 1973 New York International Auto Show. Styling was up-to-date with sharply formed edges and large rectangular headlights. The front bumper covered only the corners, allowing the grill to be much more prominent than usual. The roofline terminated behind the large door on each side. Above the rear waistline was a pair of side-hinged clamshell doors covering the entire rear section. An integrated roll bar terminated the bodywork and also formed a place for the clamshell doors to seal. The clamshell doors met each in the middle of the roof with no center support. When the doors were raised, you could stretch a tent between them. Two adults could sleep in the tent section, and another two could sleep on the front seats, which could fold down flat. Finally, the rear section included a full-width tailgate with a wind-down window nestled under the rear roll bar. Larger than the 1971 RV-1, some sources say the RV-2 was based on the Mark II, while others say it was based on the Crown. Both the Mark II and the Crown shared major mechanical parts with the RV-2 (4M engine, transmission, suspension), so either could be true. The RV-2 uses wheels with 5 studs, just like the Crown and unlike the 4 stud Mark II wheels, but these parts are easy to swap between the cars. The 2600 cc 4M engine was uprated to include SU carburetors to give 190 km/h. A fully working prototype in RHD was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show and reviewed in the August 1973 issue of Penthouse magazine. It was generally well-received but not enough to put it into production. Toyota also printed a large number of a brochure for the USA market to gauge the market reaction. The brochure included sketches with the steering wheel clearly shown on the left-hand side, but the photographs of the actual vehicle hid the steering wheel - which was on the right-hand side. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona shooting brake was commissioned after the original owner decided he wanted to combine the performance of an Italian sports car with the practicality of a small station wagon. It took two years, but the resulting car looks stunning. Perhaps one of the best parts of this car is the inclusion of side-opening rear windows, which increase access to the cargo area. As a 365 GTB/4, this car is powered by a 4.4-liter V-12 making 352 horsepower. Luigi Chinetti Jr. did the design for a customer at his dealership. The body was built by Panther Westwinds, a manufacturer of sports cars in their own right. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Reliant (and later, Middlebridge) Scimitar GTE was a two-door shooting brake wagon/sports car. Initially – in 1964 – there was a two-door Scimitar coupe, but that evolved into the GTE wagon-ish sort of thing in 1968. Production of various models continued through 1990. They were all front-engine and rear-wheel drive. Except for this one. It still has the same fiberglass body as other Scimitars, but it also has a four-wheel-drive system from FF Developments. This company worked with developing such systems, including for a Formula One car (via its predecessor company, Ferguson Research). Power is from a 3.0-liter Ford V6. This car remained with FF Developments until one of the engineers working on it managed to buy it. From there, it passed to another owner, eventually ending up in the Jaguar Land Rover collection, cars from which were sold a few years ago (including this one). The current owner bought it then and has brought the thing back to life. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Back in 2017, this 1972 Chevy Vega Kammback made its way to eBay. It was located at a dealership in Los Angeles, California. Where is it now? View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

At 1971's Geneva Salon, Peugeot showed a very special wagon: The 504 Break Riviera, based on the 504 Coupé. Sadly, this breathtaking estate never made it into production. It would have been ahead of its time. Rumors said there were three prototypes and that only one car has survived and is now hidden by an unknown Spanish collector. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included) 1971 Peugeot 504 Break Riviera If you see this brown Riviera Break, it's actually a 2004 replica from Germany. It's called "Côte d'Azur" and produced on the basis of a V6 Ti. It differs from the Riviera by its canvas sunroof and rectangular lights.

This 1971 Lotus Elan is said to be one of two cars converted into a wagon body style in early 1972 by a firm called Hexagon. Little is known about this rare car. Fortunately, there is a write-up in an Autosport paper from 1972. The car was recently sold on eBay in Nancy, France, for 55,000 GBP (USD 75,658) around 2012. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This was a prototype car designed by Harris Mann and commissioned by Martin Lilley with sports estate fiberglass bodywork by Specialised Mouldings in Huntingdon and built based upon a TVR Vixen 2500 M series multi-tubular chassis, first displayed at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1971 as an engine-less rolling chassis. In 1972 the running prototype was completed, powered by a Triumph 2.5litre 6-cyl engine. Saved from the TVR factory yard and would appear to have spent some time in the USA powered by an SBF 289ci V8?, but since around 2008/09 is with a TVR enthusiast in Germany, undergoing lengthy restoration. In the late 90’s AC Cobra manufacturer Gardiner Douglas considered producing their MSE (Motor Sport Estate), which may have shared modified Zante bodywork, but on their Cobra chassis? View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Throughout the Seventies, Toyota and other Japanese manufacturers produced a string of sports cars with a distinct US muscle car influence, notably demonstrated by the 1973 Celica liftback, which became known as the ‘Japanese Mustang.’ The Celica liftback was previewed with the Toyota SV-1 concept at the 1971 Tokyo Motor Show, and alongside that future production model, Toyota also displayed the RV-1 concept. The shooting brake-styled RV-1 was presented to the public as a recreational vehicle (hence its ‘RV’ moniker), an image projected in the brochure from the motor show. With its extended roofline and abruptly cut-off rear, the RV-1 provided a considerable amount of storage capacity compared to the Celica coupe upon which the concept was based. The sportier design cues of the Celica were still evident but wrapped in a more sensible and practical body. As well as having space to carry a family of four in comfort, the large rear luggage area was accessed by two futuristic gullwing-hinged window panels or via the central portion of the rear panel, which folded downwards between the novel rear lights. Further emphasizing its lifestyle status, the RV-1 concept could also hook up to an innovative trailer designed by Toyota. Called the Marinetta, this trailer contained an inflatable tent (complete with a portable generator and air pump) and camping equipment, and its hard-shell top cover could be flipped over to become a small boat with an outboard motor. The RV-1 concept’s bold vision of a family-sized recreational vehicle wasn’t destined to become a production reality, instead of paving the way for the RV-2 concept in 1972, which incorporated a tent into its clamshell-opening rear. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This rare British estate was spotted in the streets of Amsterdam. The Estate version only available in 1971 and 1972 and came equipped with a Ford V6 (2994cc). View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Bad Mojo Racing swapped in a Ford Ranger 2300cc engine and manual transmission into their 1971 Opel GT, converting the body into a "Ferrari Breadvan" while they were at it. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This unusual custom makes appearances at car shows and even appeared in an auction. However, it's challenging to dig up any more details. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This was only a clay model that GM constructed. Under the source for this car are several other Cadillac wagons. There is always more research to be done. Comment if you know more about this rare Cadillac Eldorado Wagon. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In the autumn of 1971, a new version of Volvo's famous 1800 model was presented. The latest version was called the 1800ES. The 1800ES had a newly designed rear end compared with the previous versions of the 1800. The roofline had been extended, and the car had a more reminiscent profile of an estate. The 1800ES had increased luggage capacity to provide extra space for golfing or hunting equipment, for example. Under the surface, the technology in the 1800ES was the same as that in the other 1800 models. The new version was produced for two model years, 1972 and 1973. In 1972, both versions were produced simultaneously, but only the 1800ES was produced in 1973. When the last cars were built in 1973 and production was wound up, this was due to the increasingly rigorous safety requirements in the USA, in particular, which would quite simply have been too expensive to comply with. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

While Harold Radford and FLM Panelcraft made a small number of shooting brakes based on the DB5 and DB6, only a single example of the DBS was ever similarly converted. It was built for a Scottish laird with a love of fishing, ordered through the AML and general car dealer, HR Owen, and built by coachbuilders, FLM Panelcraft. The coke bottle design was cleverly retained, and the side windows were simpler than the previous FLM converted DB6. A Hillman Hunter estate tailgate completed the car. Also unique to this car was a full-length roof rack designed to carry fishing rods. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The RX-500 was first shown to the public at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show, celebrating 50 years of the company. It was intended to be an experiment in high speed and lightweight and powered by a 982cc twin-rotor Wankel engine – albeit one with 247bhp that could spin up to 15,000rpm. The RX-500 used lightweight plastic body panels and a steel tube space frame around the engine, cutting down on bulk wherever it could. The car weighed just 850kg in total, and the top speed was said to be around 150mph. Various bodies were tried out in the wind tunnel, including a coupe version, but engineers ultimately followed the breadvan/Kamm tail design. The 2dr coupe featured butterfly doors that swung forward (and predated the Lamborghini Countach) and a wedgy design that was all the rage back in the days and indeed still looks good now. The engine was fitted behind the driver but in front of the rear axle, a layout the company hasn’t flirted with since in its production cars but did, of course, use for its Eighties Group C racers. The four-speed manual box came from the 1969 Luce R130 Coupe. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The idea of a two-door Chevrolet wagon was first revived with the 1970 Camaro Kammback concept, a two-door wagon that featured a conventional top-hinged tailgate and was reportedly due to hit Chevy dealers for the 1970 model year. Pontiac wanted its version of the two-door wagon as well, harkening back to the days when the two-door Pontiac Safari was the automotive cousin to the Chevy Nomad. Producing standard tooling for the F-body wagons could have made the endeavor cost-effective. Still, the story goes that Chevy and Pontiac stylists could not find common ground on door size and quarter panel shape issues. Knowing that such a product would appeal to a limited audience, and without an agreeable economy of scale, GM killed the idea before it progressed beyond the design phase. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)