ClassicCar

Here's an old ad for an Australian-built '38 Terraplane coupe-utility, or "ute". For those who don't know, Australians could buy stylish, passenger car-based pickup trucks decades before the first "Ranchero" appeared in the U.S. Australian body companies converted many American brands to this body style starting in the 20's or early 30's.



I have seen present-day photos of a '38 ute which is decaying in a barn over in Oz, and I think it's a shame that this rare beauty hasn't been restored!

For an interesting article on utes with many photos, see the following message at the Die Cast Forum: diecast.org/diecast98/html/asp/forums/forum18/viewMessage.asp?id=121967&start=121965