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Overseas Dodge trucks were sold as DeSotos. Check out the Aussie DeSoto UTS. http://www.roadkillontheweb.com/truck.html Bob |
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I had never seen a DeSoto Ute before! BTW, did anybody ever come up with a "correct" term for that type of body style? I see that DeSoto was calling it a "coupe-utility", and I've heard Aussies just refer to that style as a "Ute". And here in the US, they usually just got called by their brand name...El Camino or Ranchero. I've heard them called "car/trucks" or "car-based pickups", but never did hear a technical term for them.
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 13, 2005 10:22 am) I think those early coupe utilities were based on our "business coupes," which were 2-door coupes with no rear seat, a small cab. but with a huge trunk. They were used by travelling salesmen back in the 1950s. Bob |
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In Australia with thousands of square miles of rugged Outback, they like car-based utes but here in the USA we use 4wd pickups to go to the mall on paved super highways....in Florida! Dodge trucks were sold as DeSotos in Europe as well. I came across a '54 DeSoto panel truck in Switzerland recently.
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Replying to: andys120 (May 13, 2005 2:38 pm) panel truck in Switzerland recently. Africa too. Bob |
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Looks like a SWB Mini Moke
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Replying to: fintail (May 13, 2005 3:25 pm) 
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