Monday 10th August 2009
924 Wagon - The Porsche That Time Forgot
1980s Porsche shooting-brake spotted
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Is this for real? Er, no...
Recent web speculation (and dodgy photoshoppery – see right) on the subject of a Porsche Cayman shooting-brake has inspired a search here at PHHQ for other bread-van Porsches, and revealed this – the 924 Kombi.
Produced by a German coachbuilder called Gunter Artz, 20 examples of the 924 Kombi were built in 1980-1981, using a 924 Turbo as a base, with a Carrera GT-look body kit. Like in the regular car, the 2.0-litre slant four put out 170bhp and 181lb ft of torque, so the 1305kg wagon could shift a bit.
Now that's a proper wagon...
Gunter Artz also built shooting-brakes based on the 928, apparently, although we couldn’t find any pics of those. If there’s a PHer out there with one of these tucked in your garage, let us know – we’d love to come and have a look!
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angus54
Original Poster
344 posts
67 months
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Nice.
I'd like the red one.
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deadmau5
2,086 posts
49 months
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Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well.
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Justayellowbadge
29,412 posts
111 months
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I have an '80s hardback called 'Extraordinary Automobiles" which details a number of coachbuilders/modifiers such as this and Koenig and the like.
It has a few pages on that, I'll see if I can dig out and scan.
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RichB
24,231 posts
153 months
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deadmau5 said: Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well. I won't do that silly "let me Google that for you" thing but needless to say this was top of the list when I Wiki'd Sooting brake  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake.
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Kentish
13,426 posts
103 months
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deadmau5 said: Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake
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ginV8
104 posts
145 months
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The 928 estate was built for the MR Porsche himself to use for his family trips. Its in the new Porsche museum on display. Very impressive place to visit along with the Merc Museum both in Stuttgart.
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Trommel
10,482 posts
128 months
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Justayellowbadge said: I have an '80s hardback called 'Extraordinary Automobiles" Ditto. Artz did 928s too:  DP Motorsport did the 944 Cargo: 
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Staffy1984
314 posts
49 months
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Kentish said: deadmau5 said: Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake Soooooo by that definition, John Dodds 'The Beast' is the daddy of all shooting breaks Edit, trying to get a pic in here but it's not working!!!
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RichB
24,231 posts
153 months
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Staffy1984 said: So by that definition, John Dodds 'The Beast' is the daddy of all shooting brakes What this   I think they were intended to be used by gentlemen on their estate and would have been the height of tast and discretion. I'm afraid that fails on most counts  
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g7jhp
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107 months
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deadmau5 said: Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well. Thought it was Aston Martin who adopted the name.
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hora
16,571 posts
80 months
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 This thread
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Essex Exile
390 posts
62 months
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I like that. A lot!
An underrrated breed of cars, I loved the Lancia Beta HPE's I owned and i think the Lynx Eventer is the best looking XJS
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PompeyM3
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74 months
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Reminds me of the old Lotus Elite.... 
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RichB
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153 months
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g7jhp said: deadmau5 said: Where does the term 'Shooting Brake' come from? I've seen the 456 based estate called that as well. Thought it was Aston Martin who adopted the name. nope, think about 50-60 years ealier...
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sday12
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80 months
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hora
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80 months
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sday12 said: There was a cracking one here in Manchester. Saw it a few times then a couple of weeks back it went past on a flatbed truck. Looked like it had been wrapped round a lamppost on the drivers door 
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dickieandjulie
844 posts
126 months
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I saw a Ferrari 456 Estate in town last year, looked remarkably good actualy (in an estate car kind of way)
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B10
690 posts
136 months
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The 924 SB reminds of the Rapport Forte 
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Chriz
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Justayellowbadge
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111 months
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B10 said: The 924 SB reminds of the Rapport Forte I'm normally a fan of 80s wedginess, but that's more Basil Forte tbh.
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