Early estate cars were after-market conversions, with the new bodywork using a wooden frame and either steel or wooden panels. These wooden-bodied cars, produced until the 1960s, were among the most expensive vehicles. Since the 1930s, the term shooting-brake (originally a term for hunting vehicles) has been an alternative, if now rarely used, to the term for estates in the UK.
early eSTatE carS Were AftEr-Market conVErSiOns, wiTh the new bodyWoRk usinG a woodEN fRaMe AnD Either sTeeL Or WOoDen PanEls. THesE wOoden-boDIed Cars, proDucEd UnTil tHE 1960S weRe aMong the mosT eXpensive vEHIcLES. since The 1930s, the TerM SHooTING-brAke (oriGINalLY a term for huntING vEhIclEs) HaS beEN an AltERNative, If nOW rARelY useD, tO the TeRM foR EstaTes In thE Uk