Comments by "John D" (@johnd8892) on "American Reacts to How the Ute Became so Popular in Australia.." video.

  1. Australian made Austin 1800 ute making a river crossing: https://youtu.be/VrxQlkj_YTQ Based on a UK design from 1965 with a 1800cc transverse front engine front wheel drive sedan car. As well as the sedan the local Australian factory made a ute model at little extra cost. Did not sell that well so a rare car even in Australia.
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  2. 1963 Australian assembled Standard Vanguard ute six cylinder : https://youtu.be/XqepuV74pkk A rare car now. Vanguard sold better in Australia than the UK but not enough to keep in production. Impressed more people when they got a new body and upgrades including price and sold as a Triumph 2000. No utes with that sports image.
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  3. 1948 Ford Australia ute , and references to earlier ones : https://youtu.be/O-G-c20TUYs Before the Holden and all working vehicles so few survivor cars.
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  4. Virtually every car assembled in Australia pre 1940 had a ute version in Australia with Australian automotive engineers producing the extra body panels in the assembly plants to satisfy demand for a ute version. Usually a tax saving to sell a ute Within a month of that 33 Ford,which was after the model A, the locally assembled Chevrolet here had a ute version for sale. Pontiac, Dodge, Plymouth, Austin, Morris , British four cylinder Ford's all had local Australian ute version for sale here. All in the thirties before the first 50-2106 Holden ute. Often called an FX ute or a 48-215 ute , but both names not correct for the first Holden ute. Even pre the Ford ute , local body builders offered ute versions of early sedans. Searching Trove for Australian newspaper illustrated utes will show lots of the early ones like a 1930 Austin 7 ute made by local car body builders. Pre the Ford claim to be first. Will provide some links to YouTube of pre Holden utes.
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  5. 1948 Chevrolet ute made by Holden in Australia. https://youtu.be/QHp3uCxuIVc One of many utes that Holden made before the 50-2106 that many call a FX ute.
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  6. 1937 Chevrolet ute made by Holden before there were Holden's: https://youtu.be/afBD3SLV5Ww Right hand drive for Australian roads. Rare early survivor.
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  7. A lots before the Mainline like this 48 Ford ute and references to the panel van version and earlier ones : https://youtu.be/O-G-c20TUYs
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  8. Australian made Ford Zephyr ute made before Ford here saw the pre production Falcon and decided to make that the Australian volume production model : https://youtu.be/klyOgbyAOhE English Zephyr collectors wanted it more than the local owner.
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  9. 1948 Chevrolet ute made by Holden , but chopped and modified : https://youtu.be/UvMKgJMW-LA
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  10. A 49 Ford ute coverage : https://youtu.be/4nv-s7ZAlOE
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  11. Japan also had sedan based utes that they would call pickups. That was an advantage for Australian sales as a ute. Like this 68 Toyota Crown : https://youtu.be/RTaVptapjU8 Lots of earlier ones too, like the Tiara ute version of the sedan.
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