Shooting Brakes, I want one !

beaulieu

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• Jul 29, 2005

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Anyone know of a cheap "shooting brake "

I had a Lea Francis one back in the 70s but had to sell it

 

Keoke

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• Jul 29, 2005

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OH ; An old Ford Escort Station Wagon is probably as cheap as you can get.---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

Radford

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• Jul 29, 2005

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Hey young Skywalker, put the gun back in the holdster and step away from the darkside.

Seems to me that Practical Classics ran a feature on these about a year ago. You might start there.

 

Keoke

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• Jul 29, 2005

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Yeah Radford,. I saw that too sometime ago.---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cowboy.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

JPSmit

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• Jul 30, 2005

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I'd love one too, here's one on ebay
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1952-52-H...1QQcmdZViewItem
However, since I'm shooting broke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Maybe I need to go here instead.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Hill...1QQcmdZViewItem
who knows, a little love, a little polish...
JP

 

Sherlock

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• Jul 30, 2005

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Hmmm... Which one do I want? er, lust for?

I'll take that beautiful old Humber /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Open up the wallet... empty! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif

Hillman Husky's are a dime-a-dozen, plenty more of them around

 

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Hayfever

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• Jul 30, 2005

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I thought the definition of a shooting brake required wood like the old US "Woodies", and that a "station wagon" in the US was an "estate wagon" in the UK, no? Or is the second one wood and just painted?

 

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beaulieu

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• Jul 30, 2005

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shooting brake = woodie wagon

 

curtis

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• Jul 30, 2005

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In UK it is shooting brake or estate car.

Curtis

 

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• Aug 1, 2005

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If it's a defined as a woodie only then try here
https://www.oldwoodies.com/4sale.htm#woodies4sale

 

Keoke

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• Aug 2, 2005

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Nope Hayfever, Curtis has it correct.---Keoke

 

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thegoodbeamer

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• Aug 2, 2005

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There is a gentleman here who has the Humber shooting brake.
Won't part with it ever.Needs some stuff and his brother is going to england for visit and hopes to ship the stuff back.I spoke to him last night and he still won't let it go .he is the second owner.

 

Radford

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• Aug 2, 2005

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OK, its not British but this Delahaye shooting break look pretty cool. Delahaye

 

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beaulieu

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• Aug 2, 2005

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Shooting brakes, Woodies etc are cool,

I went to the Show in Santa Cruz last year , 100s of woodies on display,

I may just have to make a "kustom" woodie /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
anyone have an extra Delahaye front section laying around ?
or another large classic car .......

 

GregW

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• Aug 2, 2005

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I may just have to make a "kustom" woodie /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
anyone have an extra Delahaye front section laying around ?
or another large classic car .......

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No cars laying around, but I can point you to an awesome exotic hardwood store down in Torrance CA. Eisenbrand I bought the wood for my dash and steering wheel from them. Good people.

 

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beaulieu

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• Aug 2, 2005

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ummmm wood for steering wheel, do you have someone to bend it to re-wood an old steering wheel ?

 

MattP

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• Aug 2, 2005

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Here's one. I don't know if it qualifies as a shooting brake, but it will probably brake, and you might want to shoot it.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-EDSE...1QQcmdZViewItem


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Keoke

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• Aug 3, 2005

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You see Radford, I knew the good ones were not cheap. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif How about the Ferrari Bread Wagon, not original,nor is it British, but interesting though- but not cheap either.---Keoke

 

Banjo

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• Aug 3, 2005

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My grnadmother had an Edsel wagon. It broke down on on them in Flordia on a trip. My grandfather diden't want to wait to get it repaired, so they traded it in on somthing else. She never forgave my grandfather for that. She said that Edsel was the best car she ever owned.

 

GregW

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• Aug 3, 2005

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ummmm wood for steering wheel, do you have someone to bend it to re-wood an old steering wheel ?

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Sorry, don’t know anyone. I thought about rigging up a steamer of some sort but wussed out. I wound up cutting a series of arcs from a plank of Lacewood and gluing them to the steel rod hoop of the wheel. I like the spokes on the original Healey wheel, but I wasn’t finding one with wood. Plus I wanted it to match the dash and the gearshift knob.