<P> Station wagons are generally called estate cars or simply estates in the United Kingdom . The term shooting - brake , a term for an original hunting vehicle , came to be known synonymously with station wagon and were also custom built as modified luxury coupés with an estate car - like back . They generally retain two side doors . Until the early 1960s many of them were built with structural wooden rear frames , making them some of the most expensive and luxurious `` woodies '' ever built . </P>
<P> Station wagons are generally called estate cars or simply estates in the United Kingdom . The term shooting - brake , a term for an original hunting vehicle , came to be known synonymously with station wagon and were also custom built as modified luxury coupés with an estate car - like back . They generally retain two side doors . Until the early 1960s many of them were built with structural wooden rear frames , making them some of the most expensive and luxurious `` woodies '' ever built . </P>
what do the english call a station wagon
what do the english call a station wagon
generally called estate cars or simply estates
generally called estate cars or simply estates