1965 Lotus Elanbulance (Shooting Break)
1965 Lotus Elanbulance (Shooting Break)
"I don't take any photo, just collect in all the web and share"
What does "shooting brake" mean anyway?
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also know 'break de chasse', I think
"I don't take any photo, just collect in all the web and share"
... and sorry for my poor english, of course... I do my best
"I don't take any photo, just collect in all the web and share"
Shooting Brakes are estate/stationwagon versions of exclusive, luxury cars that are meant to be taken on shooting/hunting trips and the like.Originally Posted by denisvn93
Basically big cars for posh people.
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Originally it was "shooting break". It meant a kind of a carriage, with larger baggage space, used for carrying equipment, dogs etc. for shooting parties, a popular pastime in UK, in years before the WW2. Later, as motorcars became popular, coachbuilders switched from building carriages to converting/building cars for that purpose. But the name stayed the same.Originally Posted by denisvn93
Generally, it was a specialized version of a station wagon/estate, which was a carriage used for carrying baggage from railway station to the estate (thus the name ).
PS. It's been the fourth time in last half year someone asks this question and I answer by copying this here post of mine: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...0&postcount=17
Maybe we should just make it sticky
It's not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.
HAHA, I remember that post...
When I saw the thread title, I thought someone had made a chop of a Lotus Elan as an ambulance.
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It must be really tiny back there. The Elan was never a big car.
The Elanbulance looks a bit like a Reliant, I never liked the lines so much, a little weird. Here's some more Shooting Brakes. When I was younger I thought they were unnattractive. Somehow after a few years I can see the beauty in them along with the added bennies of space.
Jaguar "Lynx" Eventer:
Aston DB5
Aston (I can't remember the model, I can't believe it!)
And for the seriously luxury minded, the Lagonda.
I get 5 little red Xs there... try using the attachment system.
Last edited by pimento; 10-06-2006 at 12:38 AM.
Yeah, none of the pictures exist. What gives?
I'll try the attachment again. I can see them, but I understand with the red x's. I tried the attachment thing before and it would never accept my photos, so I'll give it a shot again. OK here goes, I guess they are small enough. Sorry. It goes DB5, Lynx Eventer (2 & 3), Lagonda, and the Aston I can't remember!
Yikes! That Lagonda looks more like a hearse than a gentleman's sporting vehicle.
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I've always hated the lagonda; it's the only ugly car AM ever made. I like the Lotus, though I doubt that that is an areodynamically efficient shape, I'd want to see a fast back version-retain the flow of the lines and you get more space in the rear.
Last edited by Mr.Tiv; 10-06-2006 at 03:01 PM.
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