ericsb210 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 ^^^Which thread is this? Car porn or Mad magazine. I am not refering to crazy eyes. 2 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 looks like a truck? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 looks like a truck? Nothing gets past you... ^_^ Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Here in AUS a "ute" is a car and a well "utility" we don't call something that small a "truck" 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Here in AUS a "ute" is a car and a well "utility" we don't call something that small a "truck" Here we call everything with a bed/box a truck. :rofl: Though regionally the smaller trucks are often referred to as "pickups", and the big heavy rigs are "trucks". And to further obfuscate things, the DOT has classifications of "light truck" (what you'd call a ute) and "heavy truck" to separate them. 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 The only comparable designation for domestically available USA vehicles as "UTE" would be the Chevrolet ElCamino or Pontiac Cabalero, The "truck" like bed is integral with the cab. A separate cab and bed would be a pickup. Early Ford vehicles may confuse this definition! Like Maverics. Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle) The worlds' first "Closed Cab" Pickup truck was developed by Henry Ford in 1928, and whilst the Ford Model A (1927–1931) Roadster Pickup was produced in the United States from 6 years earlier, Ford is claimed to be the first company to produce an Australian "ute".[4] This was the result of a 1932 letter from the unnamed wife of a farmer in Victoria, Australia asking for “a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays”.[4] In response, Ford designer Lew Bandt developed the ute and the model called a "coupe utility" at the time was released in 1934.[4] When the Australian version was displayed in the US Henry Ford Nicknamed it the "Kangaroo Chaser". A convertible version, known as the roadster utility was produced in limited numbers by Ford in the 1930s.[5][6] In 1951, Holden released a "utility" model, which was based on the 48-215 sedan. With both Ford and Holden now producing utes, this started the long-standing tradition of Australian-designed 2 door vehicles with a tray at the back, based on a passenger-car sedan chassis.[7] 1 Quote Link to comment
scooter stuff Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 The only comparable designation for domestically available USA vehicles as "UTE" would be the Chevrolet ElCamino or Pontiac Cabalero, The "truck" like bed is integral with the cab. A separate cab and bed would be a pickup. Early Ford vehicles may confuse this definition! Like Maverics. Don't forget the Dodge Rampage! I was working as a lot boy at a dealership when those things hit the show room. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Completely forgot the ford ranchero Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Yeah I was thinking utes were one body not separate box and bed. Mini trucks pickup's and trucks are what we usually see, brats, El Caminos, rancheros and rampages would be utes up here Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 There's only one descriptor for El Caminos, Rancheros, Brats, Rampages, etc: fugly Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 The only comparable designation for domestically available USA vehicles as "UTE" would be the Chevrolet ElCamino or Pontiac Cabalero, The "truck" like bed is integral with the cab. well, there is one more wild card to throw into the mix but it is actually built on a track platform instead of a car. It did have the integral bed & cab though. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 well, there is one more wild card to throw into the mix but it is actually built on a track platform instead of a car. It did have the integral bed & cab though. The only US ute I would own is this.. Quote Link to comment
ericsb210 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 ^^^Same time as the NL320? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I feel like since Ute is short for Utility, can't we use it for any truck? :rofl: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 ^^^Same time as the NL320? Ford F-100 Uni-Cab was '61-63. NL320 was '63-65. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I feel like since Ute is short for Utility, can't we use it for any truck? :rofl: Not really! The convention has arisen that "UTE" refers to an integrated cab and open cargo body [think Chevy ElCamino / Pontiac Cabalero] while "Pickup" refers to a separate cab and an independent open cargo body separately attached to the frame/chassis and so free to wiggle. Like the 521. Quote Link to comment
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