Estates That Never Were.....
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Conian said:
but why are they known as Shooting Brakes?
A brake was a type of horse-drawn wagon, a shooting brake was a horse-drawn wagon with seats that was used to transport shooting parties out to the fields. When horsepower replaced horses the term continued to be used for the coachbuilt vehicles that were used for the same purpose.Edited by gareth_r on Saturday 8th January 15:47
gareth_r said:
Conian said:
but why are they known as Shooting Brakes?
A brake was a type of horse-drawn wagon, a shooting brake was a horse-drawn wagon with seats that was used to transport shooting parties out to the fields. When horsepower replaced horses the term continued to be used for the coachbuilt vehicles that were used for the same purpose.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff