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[VintageLambo] Re:Shooting & flying breaks....Off topic! |
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| What dumb-bunny brought up this topic. Oops, me:-) Anyway, I like the flying star as a shooting break type. Just when I saw the rear side windows on the Frua, it looked different. It"s growing on me though. Thanks Steve for the erudition, although when I think of "woody" it would be a surf wagon in Sandy Eggo Ca, fer-sher. Estate car makes sense. Now I know way too much about English coach building. Doc --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "John P. Riddell Jr." wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I knew one our British members would have the answer. I misspelled it as > "shooting brake" but what the heck. Wasn"t the one-off Flying Star > considered a shooting break? I think I heard it called that once so this > is on topic after all ;-). > > Jack > > Steve Hale wrote: > > > Shooting break is a description derived from an old British tradition. > > In the first half of the 20th century shooting parties were a popular > > pastime on privately owned estates across the UK. Moving these parties > > around the estate was done in a "shooting break". This was normally a > > large British or American car which had a coachbuilt back half to > > carry the "shooters" and their weapons etc. Think in terms of a woody > > and you`re almost there. The term break was originally a type of horse > > drawn carriage. > > I believe that as the vehicles were mostly used on private estates > > they eventually became known as "estate" cars and this term went on to > > refer to all roadgoing "station wagon" type vehicles from the fifties on. > > Sorry for no Lambo content! > > Steve UK. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: docmirror > > To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:03 AM > > Subject: [VintageLambo] Re: Lamborghini Faena > > > > I think the English would call it a shooting > > brake? And I never understood where that term came from. I > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > > > > > * > > > > > > * > > > > > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > > Service . > > > > |
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