RE: 924 Wagon - The Porsche That Time Forgot

[niggtv]

That silver 944 looks lovely.

[Beefmeister]

Want that one!!!

[Lord Croker]

This would do me

[Staffy1984]

taldo said:

RichB said:

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

the beast was the daddy, great ruddy tank/aircraft engine IIRC

Yea it had a Merlin engine in it, 27 litre V12, crazy!!!!

Idles at 125rpm

[Droptheclutch]

very cool & very retro - me likey!

Loving the 928 and 944 versions also

[scubadude]

Beefmeister said:

Want that one!!!

Good lord thats nice!

I am looking for a "van" for the factory, that would certainly make an impression :-)

[BoRED S2upid]

Dont BMW do something identical to this? Z3 M Coupe?.

[MiniMan64]

BoRED S2upid said:

Dont BMW do something identical to this? Z3 M Coupe?.

You mean the one that was posted about 10 posts ago on page one?

:facepalm:

[jonlwright]

Staffy1984 said:

the beast was the daddy, great ruddy tank/aircraft engine IIRC

Yea it had a Merlin engine in it, 27 litre V12, crazy!!!!

Idles at 125rpm

Hmmmm... wonder if it had stop start technology to improve mpg

[Valentin]

A thread on shooting brakes and no one mentioned the Volvo 1800ES??
Seems I it's up to me...
here you go:


gorgeous, isn't it?

[mightymouse]

Question is...... have any of the Porsche ones survived in someones collection ??
I think they would be rather nice to see in the flesh (so to speak)

[havoc]

That 924 does have a remarkable resemblance to the later Z3M Coupe from the B-pillar backwards...wonder if the same design studio was responsible for the Z3M alterations...?!?


And yes, both the 924 and 944 conversions look rather nice. Not so sure about the 928 though...

[Dan S]

Staffy1984 said:

taldo said:

RichB said:

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

the beast was the daddy, great ruddy tank/aircraft engine IIRC

Yea it had a Merlin engine in it, 27 litre V12, crazy!!!!

Idles at 125rpm

Like this

action starts 1min in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84

[G0ldfysh]

Are these not potentially the perfect car, plenty of performance, room in back for diy tools, trips to diy store, carrying dogs room on roof for mountain bike, surf board

and less weight over the back for the empty days to allow a looser approach to corners.

Now if some of the more challenging sides of the appearance can be addressed yes please.

[OnTheOverrun]

This must surely be the best looking shooting brake conversion and I suspect sold in the greatest numbers:

[dudleybloke]

so far i love every car on this thread.

[Justayellowbadge]

To die for.

[clarkmagpie]

That XJS is rather lovely.

[900T-R]

Absolutely. That would do me as a 'company van' for my little venture, someday... - what was the build quality of the conversion like?

[mark1970]

Justayellowbadge said:

To die for.

What film was that from?