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#531 of 23860 Interesting... by andre1969 May 13, 2005 (10:22 am)
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. Replies to this message: rsholland (May 13, 2005 10:33 am)
#532 of 23860 Re: Interesting... [andre1969] by rsholland May 13, 2005 (10:33 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (May 13, 2005 10:22 am) I think in Australia the name started out as "coupe utility," but just like "station wagon" (wagon) and "sport utility vehicle" (SUV), just over time got shortened to "UTE."   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
#533 of 23860 You know what's weird.... by andys120 May 13, 2005 (2:38 pm)
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. Replies to this message: rsholland (May 13, 2005 2:53 pm)
#534 of 23860 ?? by andys120 May 13, 2005 (2:44 pm)
#535 of 23860 Re: You know what's weird.... [andys120] by rsholland May 13, 2005 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (May 13, 2005 2:38 pm) Dodge trucks were sold as DeSotos in Europe as well. I came across a '54 DeSoto panel truck in Switzerland recently.   Africa too.   Bob
#536 of 23860 . by fintail May 13, 2005 (3:25 pm)
Looks like a SWB Mini Moke Replies to this message: andys120 (May 13, 2005 5:41 pm)
#537 of 23860 Re: . [fintail] by andys120 May 13, 2005 (5:41 pm)
Replying to: fintail (May 13, 2005 3:25 pm) 'At's right, it's a bloomin Mini Moke.
#538 of 23860 Morning mystery.... by andys120 May 14, 2005 (5:09 am)
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#540 of 23860 Re: Morning mystery.... [andys120] by rsholland May 14, 2005 (5:36 am)
Replying to: andys120 (May 14, 2005 5:09 am) AC Aceca-Bristol   http://www.allsportauto.com/english/ac_aceca_bristol.php   Bob Replies to this message: andys120 (May 14, 2005 7:11 am) rsholland (May 14, 2005 7:19 am)

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