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Old 03-05-2017, 07:00 PM   #31
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Default Re: Most obscure Utes built in Australia?

Seen a few people do simalar to the Terra, works well out bush.
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Old 03-05-2017, 07:24 PM   #32
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I believe that other 'Australian' Utes which should be included are:

Zephyr Mk1 & 2
Austin A40
Ford Prefect
Armstrong Siddeley
Vauxhall Velox
Valiants (all models)
Falcon (XA-FG)

I don't believe that many other countries got to see these cars.

Also, I'm not 100% certain but I think that the Datsun 1200 ute was a full import.

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There were lots of British made utes way back. Ford 4 cyl Consul & 6 cyl Zephyr.Ford Prefect.Vauxhall.Vanguard.Austin A40 & A70 Morris Oxford,Morris Minor. A very rare VW Kombl dual cab with 2 LHS doors but only I door on the drivers side.
Hi. The zephyr MK1 ute never made it into production ( may have been 3 made at Geelong late in the MK1 production run as a concept for the MK2). The consul and zephyr MK2 utes were only made in australia and the Aussie MK2 station wagon was the only one made in house, the english ones were sent to specialist coach builders to be turned into wagons. Cheers MD
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Old 04-05-2017, 12:16 AM   #33
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By sheer coincidence, I literally saw this today. At first glance it's just an XF ute... from talking to its owner he's of the opinion there was 115 of these "made"

The Nissan Ute. Model code was XFN

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I was told by an old Used Car Dealer that back in the day he traded a few of the Nissan XFN utes, but they were never quick to sell. So he changed the badges back to Ford and they sold. Said that a lot of dealers did the same thing. So who really knows how many are still around.
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If changing the badges is all it took then that says more about the buyers than the utes.

A mate of mine owns the very first right-hand drive Nissan 1000 ute sold. The first left-hand drive one they sold is in their museum.
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Isuzu Wasp - 122 brought into Australia, about 20 known to exist
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Surfer Roo is my favourite.
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Loved those Holden overlander, thought the ute was cool but always wanted the panel van version.
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