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1931 Rolls-Royce 20/25HP Shooting Brake

This unique Rolls-Royce started life as a Barker-bodied landaulet commissioned by the American banker, J Pierpoint Morgan II, who served...

1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Shooting Brake

This elegant Phantom II was originally delivered to S. C. Harrison of Birmingham, England, with a Weymann fabric saloon body. Shortly...

1930 Rolls-Royce 20/25HP Shooting Brake

Around 1939, as World War II erupted across Europe, the patriotic Mr. Broadhead enlisted his faithful Rolls-Royce to assist the war...

World's Largest "Shooting Brake" Archive (Part 1 of 3)

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

1939 Schlörwagen

The Schlörwagen (nicknamed "Göttinger Egg" or "Pillbug") was a prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle developed by Karl...

1924-1930 Bugatti T35

1924 Bugatti Type 35 Prototype (pictured above) Grand Prix racer or daily driver—the Type 35 could be driven to the track, on the track...

1922-1931 Lancia Lambda

The Lancia Lambda is an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing unitary...

1922-1939 Austin 7

The Austin 7 is an economy car that was produced from 1923 until 1939 in the United Kingdom by Austin. Approximately 250,000 units were...

1936 GM Streamliner

Dubbed "Streamliners," the vehicles looked much like moving vans of the period, sporting massive all-steel domed roofs. GM's Fisher Body...

1935 Car of the Future

“A motor car that runs on air-filled spheres, instead of wheels and tyres of conventional form, is the invention of a German designer....

1938 Buick Y-Job

In 1939, the Styling Division, under Earl's instruction, styled and built the Buick Y-Job, the motor industry's first concept car. While...

The World's 1st Concept Car - 1938 Buick Y-Job

The Buick Y-Job, produced by Buick in 1938, was the auto industry's first concept car (a model intended to show new technology or designs...

Before Tesla? A Look At The L'Oeuf Electrique Concept Car

The 1942 L'Oeuf Electrique Concept Car is a one-off creation by Paul Arzens, an industrial designer. Electric cars have almost made a...