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The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake is a rear-wheel-drive road car, with the motor placed in the front and a three-door estate/station wagon body. It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and four valves per cylinder. It produces 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6000 rpm. The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake is claimed to achieve a maximum speed of 245 km/h (152 mph). View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Subaru of America's 250-horsepower Amadeus concept sport wagon was presented at the 1992 Tokyo Motor Show. The Amadeus was an all-wheel-drive sport wagon based on the exciting Subaru SVX platform and includes the luxury sports coupe's controversial "window-within-a-window" design. Performance and safety features include a five-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel steering, electronic navigation system, heads-up instrument display, distance-monitoring system, and a 3.3- liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine. "We took the Subaru SVX platform, which is the epitome of what we know about building cars, and applied it to one of the most traditional Subaru vehicles: the all-wheel-drive station wagon," explained Chris Wackman, Subaru, vice president marketing. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Magnum project was VW’s attempt at a larger capacity, shooting-brake version of its sporty Corrado. Production on that car was limited in its own right, but the original plan for the Magnums, according to sources, was to develop as many as 200 models for the European public. When numbers didn’t add up, Volkswagen pulled the plug on the project in 1991, and Marold was left with two ultra-rare Corrado concepts and zero plan. The vehicles were abandoned by Volkswagen and held by Marold, which eventually put the duo up for public sale. It put out ads for the pair at an astounding asking price of 3.2 million Deutschmarks, or over $2.2 million, which included all the paperwork, technical documents, wind tunnel test results, construction documents, German TÜV road safety appraisals, and even prototype tools. The cars failed to sell and disappeared off the map for some time. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

DP Motorsport's most famous project may have been the Porsche 935 K3 that dominated endurance racing for many years, but they also made one of the most beautiful shooting brakes of all time in the late eighties. In place of the 944's large glass hatchback, DP Motorsport installed a heavily modified squared-off roof from a Volkswagen Passat wagon to make the dp44 Cargo, per Flat Sixes. It's pretty fitting, given that the 944's predecessor, the 924, was a project that got bounced around from Volkswagen to Audi and eventually Porsche. The 944 remained a similarly cross-Volkswagen-Group affair as it was built at Audi's Neckarsulm plant. It's such a well-executed build that it looks like it came from the factory, but no! Porsche did not give us a 944 three-door. Perhaps they should have followed DP Motorsport's lead—again. As Petrolicious notes, people were so enamored with DP Motorsport's slant-nose cars that Porsche decided to make their own. According to Speedhunters, only eight dp44 Cargos were built globally along with a one-off turbocharged 924-based Cargo. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

After production at Reliant ceased, Middlebridge Scimitar Ltd. acquired the manufacturing rights to the Scimitar GTE in June 1987. This company produced a 2.9 L version of the GTE with many modifications and modernizations (over 450), including electronic fuel injection and a five-speed Ford T9 gearbox (with the Ford A4LD 4 speed auto as an option). Middlebridge ever produced only 78 Scimitars before the company went into receivership in 1990. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The Aston Martin Lagonda is a special car. Just 645 were built over 12 years of production, all sporting genuinely stunning William Towns design. This particular Lagonda, one of 85 fuel-injected Series III examples built, underwent an utterly unique shooting brake conversion in the mid-2000s. According to Sotheby's, this car has had just two owners from new. The first, a Danish man living in Switzerland, optioned the car with a complete cocktail set, a television, picnic tables, and lamb's wool rugs. He kept the car up until 2006 when it was sold to the second owner in Sweden. From there, it was given to Swedish industrial designer Ted Mannerfeldt for its shooting brake conversion. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

In 1987, Porsche decided to stretch out the 928 and make a shooting brake out of it. Called the H50, this 928 featured a lengthened chassis to accommodate more legroom and boot space. Upfront, the V8 was tweaked to give it a monstrous 330bhp, around 100bhp more than the standard 928. Interestingly enough, although this car was made over 30 years ago, it was not unveiled to the world until 2012 at the Pebble Beach Concourse. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

The 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show was a big event for BMW, marking the debut of the 750i powered by Germany’s first post-war 12-cylinder engine, the 3 Series Touring, and the Z1. At this stage, the Z1 was still a prototype, but that didn’t stop one visitor to the BMW stand offering 150,000 Deutschmarks for the privilege of owning a BMW with Gwyneth Paltrow doors. It’ll come as no surprise to discover that BMW refused the offer – not least because the prototype had cost two million Deutschmarks to build. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

Making its debut in 1986, the ‘N13’ Nissan EXA (dubbed Pulsar NX in some markets) wasn’t mechanically remarkable. Far from it - the car was front-engined and front-wheel drive, and in its entry-level form, made a paltry 70bhp from a single-cam GA16i engine. A modest 90bhp from the later 1.6-litre CA16DE N/A inline-four was also available with a CA18DE 1.8 making a more reasonable 130bhp. Production ended in 1990, with the EXA replaced by the considerably less attractive and cutely-styled ‘N14’ NX. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

This 1986 Honda Accord AeroDeck was sold new in Japan and was recently imported to the US by the selling dealer. Power is provided by a carbureted B18A inline-four paired with a five-speed manual transaxle. The shooting brake bodywork affords a drag coefficient of 0.34 and features two-piece rear windows and a hatch with glass that wraps over the top of the roof. View the World's Largest Shooting Brake Archive Here (Sources Included)

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)