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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
1953 Bentley R-Type Shooting Brake
This particular R-Type was converted into a shooting brake in the early 1960s – it is believed to carry gun dogs – by W M Collett & Sons...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1955 Packard Request
Due to a steady flow of requests to bring out a modern interpretation of its classic pre-war grille, Packard developed the "Request"...
1955 Packard Saga Concept Car
This fabulous Packard concept car is the first of four built by the Mitchell-Bentley Corporation for Packard who used the car at auto...
1959 Ghia Selene
A very talented man called Tom Tjaarda became one of GHIA's leading stylists, and he made a big impression with the 1959 Selene, a sort...
1958 GM Firebird III Concept
The third in a series of gas turbine-powered experimentals, Harley Earl, took his imagination to new places with his final dream car –...
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