Classic estate cars.

[plasticpig]

[deltashad]

I'm with the RS2, has to be the ultimate classic rapid estate car. Can only appreciate...

Left field with the Alpina E30 C2.

Personal choice would be this car. Never made by MB/Porsche though, it's a one-off.

http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

[E24man]

deltashad said:

Personal choice would be this car. Never made by MB/Porsche though, it's a one-off.

http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

A 500E Mercedes estate, nice. I'm sticking with my B10 4.6 Touring but my one-off, or nearly 3 off (hurry up Vixpy), that was never made would be this monster....

Edited by E24man on Wednesday 8th January 17:31

[lufbramatt]

[deltashad]

E24man said:

A 500E Mercedes estate, nice. I'm sticking with my B10 4.6 Touring but my one-off, or nearly 3 off (hurry up Vixpy), that was never made would be this monster....

Edited by E24man on Wednesday 8th January 17:31

Did you know I have a real soft spot for e34's?
That's gorgeous.

[gforceg]

Thanks to all contributors. You've certainly brought up a few I'd forgotten about, or didn't know about and some I hadn't considered.

Cheers!

[gizlaroc]

This was a cool estate car, the AC Schnitzer X-Road E46 Touring.....

[V8forweekends]

lufbramatt said:

Yep, the B3 was available in both 2.8 VR6 and G60 Syncro flavours. The G60 was a very rare car indeed over here with only 3 ever being imported (LHD only). Lots sold in scandinavia and Canada though. Apparently there are less than 10 B3 VR6's left on the road over here too- they were mainly autos which have all died by now, the VW autobox of the era was pants.

They are decent wagons, loads of legroom in the back and pretty solid, after 23 years mine is virtually rust free. Mine has the 2.0 16v lump with 150bhp and its as quick as the VR6 due to less weight to carry around. With decent shocks and springs they handle just like a corrado.

I had a B4 VR6 estate. GL trim, manual, (wider) steel wheels. Fabulous Q car. On the A1 roundabouts BMW 318s, 320s etc would pull off the roundabout expecting to "blast" past the Passat diesel and then see me disappear - infantile, but I was younger and sillier then.

[FRA53R]

My vote goes on this:




Only because I grew up with two of them would have been awesome if they'd done the turbo engine in it though!

[billywhizzzzzz]

My all time favourite estate. I had a brown one, with an orange velour interior. Miss it dreadfully...

[billywhizzzzzz]

Also like these:

and these:

and these:

and this rarity:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

[billywhizzzzzz]

Just how much cooler than the saloon is this:

[williamp]

V8Wagon said:

Lovely..



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C417275#

4 wheels?? Boooooo-ring...

[billywhizzzzzz]

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[E24man]

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

There was also an (aftermarket) E23 Touring IIRC

[billywhizzzzzz]

E24man said:

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

There was also an (aftermarket) E23 Touring IIRC

Wasn't quite as nice as e28 above or e3 several posts above - there were several versions, one with hofmeister kink, one without

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[Huntsman]

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

I'd sell my Gordon-Keeble for a RHD E28 estate.

I see the glass looks like the W124 glass, but not the whole boot lid? Looks different.

[billywhizzzzzz]

Huntsman said:

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

I'd sell my Gordon-Keeble for a RHD E28 estate.

I see the glass looks like the W124 glass, but not the whole boot lid? Looks different.

Actually - maybe it was W123 boot:

[billywhizzzzzz]

billywhizzzzzz said:

Huntsman said:

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

I'd sell my Gordon-Keeble for a RHD E28 estate.

I see the glass looks like the W124 glass, but not the whole boot lid? Looks different.

Actually - maybe it was W123 boot:

And this one has something else:

[Huntsman]

billywhizzzzzz said:

Huntsman said:

billywhizzzzzz said:

and this other rarity (used a w124 boot) - sublime. Not sure why they never made it...:

I'd sell my Gordon-Keeble for a RHD E28 estate.

I see the glass looks like the W124 glass, but not the whole boot lid? Looks different.

Actually - maybe it was W123 boot:

That does look closer.

If I remember rightly, the e28 Touring were built by Schulz, about 20 or so cars, all left hookers, I would have though BMW had an opinion about a Mercedes rear hatch being used!